Shopper gets hot and cross over $1000 buns

Hot cross buns are delicious but there was no way Canterbury woman Krissy Upritchard would fork out $1000 for the treats.

And if it was not for a random thought about a woman charged $600 for mince recently, Upritchard might have done exactly that.

“Remembering the mince thing meant I checked my docket,” she told the Weekend Herald.

“All of a sudden, my bill went from $150 to over $1000! I was like ‘what the hell?’ and that’s when I saw the hot cross buns.

“I think it’s funny but I’m worried about the oldies with everything going on.”

It is the second time this week the Herald has reported on overpriced items at Countdown supermarkets.

The supermarket blamed IT for the hefty price of the hot cross buns.

“IT issues like these are very rare but obviously like in any industry, they can happen from time to time,” a spokesperson said. “We’d always encourage customers to check their receipts, just as you would for any purchase at any retailer.”

The Herald earlier this week reported on essential worker Helen Carmichael, who was charged more than $600 for mince.

After her items were processed, she was given an $826.91 bill, $600 more than expected.

The support worker said the checkout operator tried to give an explanation before the $626 mistake was eventually found.

The checkout operator at Upritchard’s till just laughed and wiped the $979.68 mistake.

Oddly, the second packet she bought was registered at its standard price of $4. “They had two packets for $7. I thought sweet, I’ll grab two,” Upritchard said.

After the initial shock, Upritchard ate the hot cross buns and said they were “bloody awesome”.