A ‘gangster granny’ accused of being the mastermind of an elaborate supermarket discount scam is fighting back against the allegations of Gran Theft Auto.
Jan Rhodes, 67, was barred from her local Asda on Hall Road, in Norwich after allegedly operating a yellow sticker scam.
The supermarket claims to have caught her red-handed swapping reduced stickers on products in the store.
They handed a three-year ban to Jan, who has shopped at the superstore since 2015.
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She is now clapping back, claiming Asda have ‘got the wrong gran’.
Jan told the Eastern Daily Press: ‘I went in to buy three things and while I was there, the security came up to me and said I wasn’t allowed in anymore. I’ve never done that [switch stickers].
‘I’m angry and I’m upset. I used to go in there all the time. I know loads of them in there. I just want to prove them wrong.’
The scheme she is accused of involves swapping reduced labels on products to net cheap deals, all before fleeing on her mobility scooter.
The beef revolves in part around a pack of bacon.
Jan is alleged to have bought the meat the day before she was banned as part of her yellow sticker trick.
But her husband Rob says she bought the pack on the same day it was expiring.
He went back to the store to try and show the expiration date in an effort to clear her name.
The gran’s stepdaughter, Leanne Hutchings, has rushed to the store to plead her stepmother’s case.
Leanne said: ‘They say she’s been doing it for a prolonged period of time.
‘I explained saying that this is a case of mistaken identity. They also said she’s been abusive. She would never be nasty to someone.’
A spokesman for Asda said: ‘We ask all customers to treat our colleagues and stores with respect and do not tolerate any form of abuse.
‘While banning a customer is always a last resort, this decision was taken due to repeated disruptive and abusive behaviour.’
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