Prank laundry basket complaint to Tesco is hilarious

We love nothing more than a good old supermarket complaint, especially when it's as funny as this one. But what makes it all the better is when the supermarket in question responds in an equally hilarious way.

And that's exactly what happened when Michael, a man from Waterford in the south of Ireland, wrote a tongue-in-cheek letter of complaint regarding his 'minor quibble' that their laundry baskets only have one exit point. Baffled? As were we. But read Michael's letter in full...

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'Hi, I am Michael and I recently purchased one of your My Style 55L Laundry Hampers, as seen in the attached image. I must say, it's lived up to almost all my expectations. I've rarely been so pleased with a laundry basket.

I do, however, have one minor quibble, which is that it only has one entry/exit point. This wouldn't ordinarily be a problem but earlier this afternoon, my brother Thomas challenged me to see if I could fit inside the hamper. The good news is that I did successfully fit in! The bad news, though, is that Thomas then sat on top of the hamper and has refused to let me out since.

I have attached a picture of my current view (photo 2) to illustrate my predicament. Thomas says that he will let me out if I agree to give him the top bunk bed for the rest of the year but I do not negotiate with aggressors.

I have checked thoroughly for an emergency escape hatch on this laundry hamper but there definitely isn't one. That seems like a serious design flaw to me. In future, I will only be purchasing laundry hampers that include a second exit point. Safety is very important to me when purchasing laundry baskets.

Anyway, there's currently a stand-off between me and Thomas so I expect I'll be in here for a while. Do feel free to send me news of any special offers you've got coming up, though. I still have a decent amount of battery left on my phone so if I can't make it into the store, I'm quite happy to do my shopping online until the stand-off ends. Many thanks,

Michael'