Supermarket chain is ‘copying Poundland’ by selling £1 Valentine’s Day rings

A SUPERMARKET concatenation is copying Poundland by selling £1 Valentine's Day rings.

Shoppers person joked "there's going to beryllium tons of engagement posts everywhere" aft spotting the "bargain".

Following Poundland's occurrence with its £1 Valentine's Day Ring, a supermarket concatenation has followed suit.

Asda has launched a £1 engagement ringing conscionable successful clip for Valentine's Day.

George Home Valentine's Engagement Ring features a metallic set and a wide stone.

And it comes successful a heart-shaped velvet box.

Specific merchandise details are not outlined connected Asda's website, however, different websites person claimed the measurements to beryllium 4.5 x 4.5 x 3.5cm.

And the materials to beryllium 95% iron, 5% acrylic.

Even though the ringing comes successful 1 size only, immoderate shoppers accidental it's "the cleanable fit".

One lawsuit revealed it's a "P-Q/large".

However, different shoppers accidental "it would beryllium large if it came successful wider scope of sizes".

Several radical look to person bought the merchandise retired of sheer intrigue.

One idiosyncratic said: "I bought conscionable arsenic a silly purchase, wholly retired of curiosity, not expecting much.

"Couldn't judge the cleanable acceptable and quality. I adjacent forgot to instrumentality it disconnected erstwhile washing hands and it hasn't damaged it."

Followed by a second: "It’s pretty, the container is nice and for a £1 it’s a bargain but nary ringing size means it doesn’t rather acceptable my abdominous fingers.

"It was ne'er brought arsenic an engagement ring, I saw the bargain and had to person a peek and it does look nicely made.

"It’s fantastic ringing for the kids to play astir with oregon arsenic a video prop. So wide rather nice. It’s amended than thing if your skint."

Alas, its terms has sparked mixed reactions with different shoppers.

One idiosyncratic wrote: "Ring-£1, Her Expression-Priceless."

Followed by a second: "A bully robust and acrylic ring...just what each miss dreams of."

But 1 shopper argued that "love has nary price."

They added: "You cognize the ring,the dress,the determination is each superficial it’s the idiosyncratic you’re marrying.

"Never recognize wherefore radical walk thousands and immoderate adjacent get into indebtedness for 1 time which has the aforesaid result however ever overmuch you spend.

"Bit of paper. Love has nary price."

Asda has been approached for a comment.

It comes aft Poundland launched its affordable ringing in 2019, causing a tempest of controversy connected societal media.

The £1 accessories, disposable successful stores now, travel successful a assortment of sizes and colours - including 1 with a metallic set and reddish stone.

Another has a metallic set with a tiny diamond-looking gem successful it.

According to Poundland, a whopping 20,000 rings were sold successful 1 week the twelvemonth they archetypal launched.