Scorching on the heels of Woolworth’s introducing a Chuckles magnificence vary to shops after initially labelling it an April Idiot’s Day joke, the retailer has made one other gag concerning the well-liked chocolate deal with.
APRIL FOOL’S DAY! WOOLWORTH’S INTRODUCES ‘CRYPTOCURRENCY’
In a social media put up, Woolworths tried to drag the wool over the eys of their prospects in an April Idiot’s Day joke.
The retailer claimed that they might be introducing a brand new product, a chocolate-flavoured cryptocurrency referred to as ChucklesCoin.
It learn: “Woolworths Monetary Companies is proud to announce our entry into the world of cryptocurrency with ChucklesCoin.
“ChucklesCoin is the world’s first chocolate-backed cryptocurrency, and the most recent step in our Good Enterprise Journey. Collectively, we’ll construct a future the place sustainable farming, Chuckles candies, and blockchain know-how (‘choc-chain know-how’) be part of to make a distinction.
“Keep tuned for extra on the groundbreaking ChucklesCoin journey, as we form the way forward for meals and know-how”.
Though Woolworths didn’t reveal it was an April Idiot’s Day joke, their followers have been fast to identify the gag.
CHUCKLES BEAUTY- FROM STUNT TO SHELVES
It’s not the primary time Woolworths used their well-liked chocolate vary in an April Idiot’s Day joke.
In 2022, Woolworths teased a rotisserie chicken-flavoured Chuckles deal with.
Final 12 months, the corporate claimed that they might be introducing a Chuckles magnificence and make-up vary. Curiously, prospects begged Woolies to make it occur and by December, a Chuckles flavoured physique butter, scrub and physique wash have been on cabinets.
NOTHING WORTH JOKING ABOUT, SAY SOUTH AFRICANS
In the meantime, South Africans on social media have shared their sombre posts about not having something to joke about on 1 April.
With real-life points like gender-based violence, crime, poverty and unemployment, and tense race relations, April Idiot’s Day jokes have been few and few between.
@_Hybreed_: “We gotta skip it this 12 months as a result of there’s no greater joke than dwelling on this economic system.”
@BrentLindeque: “I really feel like the previous few years have been silly sufficient. We don’t want ridiculous pranks.”
@MarkSham: “The issue with April Fools in South Africa is that just about something sounds plausible. This nation is so wild that half the jokes really feel like headlines from final week. Our actuality is satire. The one prank left is nice governance.”
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