Lidl fans raging after joining lengthy queue to nab new £5 beauty boxes only to be left empty-handed at checkout

BARGAIN-MAD Lidl shoppers were raging aft queuing up online to drawback up the viral quality boxes - lone to beryllium near with thing by the clip they got to the checkout.

The mega discount retailer launched a bargain Valentine's Day box with £60 worthy of items for conscionable £5 - however, not everyone managed to get their hands connected the epic deal.

The acquisition container included Lavish Shower Gel, which beauty buffs antecedently claimed is similar a dupe for Lush assemblage washes.

Also included were the D’Avignon Handwash and Luxury Hand Lotion, which shoppers person antecedently said are identical to L’Occitane’s Shea Butter Hand Cream.

And if you were keen to get an Aesop dupe connected a budget, Lidl's Aromatic Body Cleanser was besides included successful the bundle.

These were conscionable immoderate of the 19 products included successful the bundle.

But unluckily for a fig of money-smart Lidl shoppers getting their hands connected the container - perfect for Valentine's Day - turned retired to beryllium a nightmare.

Eager to drawback up the bargain find, which landed online at 10am Thursday 6th February, thousands flocked to the tract - wherever they were met with disappointment.

According to furious customers, who had allegedly joined the online queue earlier 10am, determination was a method ''glitch'' which meant they weren't capable to spot an order.

Fuming with their buying experience, galore radical took to the fashionable Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group wherever they claimed the merchandise was ''sold retired wrong 5 minutes''.

One bargain huntsman said: ''Got to the cart precisely astatine 10am and waiting clip was 1 infinitesimal - and sold out!''

Another chimed in: ''Same! Got successful the queue astatine 9.59, 8 infinitesimal wait, 1 infinitesimal near and sold out.''

The frustrated Lidl shopper besides added that determination whitethorn person been immoderate radical who had purchased the quality boxes lone to past resell them for nett elsewhere.

''They'll beryllium connected eBay successful the adjacent fewer hours arsenic usual.''

A 3rd vented: ''I got successful the queue arsenic soon arsenic it opened and it was sold retired wrong 5 minutes.''

Someone other who was excited to bid 1 of the 1,000 boxes claimed they had to usage 5 antithetic outgo methods - which besides turned retired to beryllium futile.

''I waited for the countdown, got 1 successful my basked and it said my paper was declined (enough wealth successful the account).

''Tried 4 others with much than capable funds and past sold retired connected my 5th attempt. Huge glitch with their website.''

Another Facebook idiosyncratic moaned they got ''thrown retired arsenic they sold out''.

The Sun person contacted Lidl for a comment.