Malaysian shoppers rush to supermarkets on fake news the Johor Crown Prince would foot the bill
Some 1,000 shoppers showed up and abandoned full trolleys when they realised the news was fake
Some 1,000 shoppers at two supermarkets in Malaysia were left disappointed when news that The Crown Prince of Johor was going to pay for their groceries turned out to be fake.
Shelves, baskets, shopping trolleys and even food was damaged as shoppers rushed for the items, believing that Tunku (Prince) Ismail Sultan Ibrahim was going to foot the bill, just like the day before in the suburb of Tebrau.
Many trolleys, piled high with goods, were abandoned once the shoppers realised that he was not coming.
The Econsave Pontian hypermarket and the AEON Big Kluang supermarket were jammed with shoppers after fake messages circulated on social media that each person would receive RM200 (US$52) from Tunku Ismail to spend.
Storekeeper Salwa Hassim, 28, said she and her colleagues had been at Econsave since 11am yesterday.
“My boss even closed his store to be here. I think that whoever started this has troubled a lot of people,” she said.
It is learnt that Tunku Ismail is currently in Spain.
