IT retails in most shops for £39.99.
So you can imagine how thrilled one mum was when she came across the Peppa Pig party bus for just 10p.
Parents are racing to B&M to nab this Peppa Pig toy for just 10p[/caption]
It retails for £39.99 elsewhere[/caption]
Annabel’s child held on tightly to her new present after leaving the store[/caption]
Annabel was out shopping in her local B&M in Wallsend when she came across the toy.
But when she scanned it on the B&M app – the usual way savvy shoppers come across unmarked bargain buys – it didn’t come up.
It also didn’t have a price tag on it, so she decided to go up to the till to ask how much it was.
And it was at that point that she discovered it would cost her just 10 pence.
“Peppa Pig party bus at B&M scanning for 10p,” she wrote alongside pictures of her new purchase on the Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK group on Facebook.
“There was no tag and doesn’t scan on the app – says barcode not found.
“£39.99 on Amazon and Smyths!”
The party bus is a two in one playset that comes with three figures – Peppa, Danny Dog and Candy Cat – and 13 party-themed accessories.
“Imagine Peppa and friends going for a rooftop ride in the cheery red double-decker bus, then pop the bus into party playset mode to discover 3 floors of feature-filled fun,” a description of the product reads online.
“What will the figures do next? How about a dance party using the twirling platforms?
“A spin on the roundabout toy? A ride down the slide? Should the balloons go on the bus, or on top of the jukebox?”
And after Annabel shared snaps of her child with their new toy, others took to the comments section to plan their next trip to B&M with friends.
“OMG!” one wrote.
“Why not in the Dundee ones?” another sighed, tagging a mate.
“Someone buy me one and stick on Vinted for me to buy for a couple of quid lol,” a third commented.
“Can’t find none near me!”
Peppa Pig legacy
PEPPA Pig first aired in 2004 and has since been broadcast in 180 territories and translated into 40 languages.
Now it’s spawned books, toys and even two theme parks, with the global Peppa empire now worth over £1billion.
Creators Neville Astley and Mark Baker admitted they were initially worried the idea would never get off the ground, and that people at first, were bored of the idea.
Astley explained: “People in the pub would ask us, ‘What are you drawing?’ We’d say, ‘A pig, called Peppa, it’s going to be big’.
“They’d lose interest and wander off.”
“Wow, as if,” someone else added.
“When they don’t scan on the app, that’s how you know it’s deffo 10p,” another wrote.
“As soon as I’m back we’re off out,” someone else said, again tagging a friend.
“Amazing find,” another smiled.
