‘Aldi is the ultimate troll!’ Supermarket leaves shoppers in hysterics with their VERY cheeky take on Dr Pepper (and it’s not the first time they’ve done it!)
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Aldi has left social media users in hysterics with their cheeky copycat version of Dr Pepper.
Earlier this week, a UK-based X user shared a picture of the supermarket’s ‘Professor Peppy’ soft drink – which appears to have been inspired by the popular American soda.
As well as using a very similar shade of maroon in their branding, the drink also includes ‘Professor’ in the name.
After spotting the ‘knock-off’ in the aisles of his local store, X user Lazarus Kumi shared a photo with their 16,600 followers.
They wrote: ‘I love Aldi. Personally, I think it takes more creativity to come up with these dupe names without getting in trouble.’
UK-based X user Lazarus Kumi shared a picture of the supermarket’s ‘Professor Peppy’ soft drink
Professor Peppy seems to have been inspired by the popular American soda Dr Pepper (pictured)
The X user wrote: ‘I love Aldi. Personally, I think it takes more creativity to come up with these dupe names without getting in trouble.’
The post has been seen by over 213,000 users – and delighted other shoppers.
One wrote: ‘Aldi is the ultimate troll haha.’
Another joked: ‘[Dr Pepper] lost his medical license?!?’
‘Sorry but Professor Peppy is absolutely hilarious,’ a third replied.
However, this isn’t the first time that Aldi seems to have turned to other supermarkets’ products for inspiration.
Last year, Marks and Spencer took their rival to court over their ‘Cuthbert Caterpillar’ cake, which they claimed infringed on their famous Colin the Caterpillar design.
Here FEMAIL looks back at some of the cheekiest copycats available to buy – from Seal Bars to Snack Noodles.
Left: Seal Bars are produced by Belmont and sold in Aldi stores. Right: They were seemingly inspired by McVitie’s Penguin bars
The branding of Aldi’s spreadable butter Norpak (left) is almost identical to Lurpak (right), which is produced by Arla Foods
Aldi’s Snack Noodle (left) has almost identical branding to Pot Noodle and also makes a Chicken and Mushroom flavour
Aldi also sell Fruity Blasts for children – which seems to have been inspired by Robinsons Fruit Shoot drinks
Cheese Curls (left) – which are produced by Snackrite and sold by Aldi – and has similar branding to Walkers’ Quavers (right)
Although the branding of Aldi’s Choco Rice is a little different, the product looks near identical to Kellogg’s Coco Pops
Aldi’s Cart Wheels are packed with jam and marshmallow just like the original Wagon Wheel snack
Aldi’s take on Jammie Dodgers has a variation on the spelling and features stars in the centre instead of hearts
Aldi’s Teddy Faces (right) only feature the bear heads while the original Pom-Bears (left) include their entire bodies
Aldi’s Monster Claws crisps seem to have been inspired by Monster Munch, which was created by Smiths in 1977
Aldi’s ‘Ballycastle’ Irish cream (left) looks almost identical to Baileys (right)
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