Shoppers rush in and out of supermarkets to beat baby formula limits as they make their kids stand guard over their trolleys
- Shoppers have rushed in and out of supermarkets to defy the baby formula limit
- Three customers could be seen purchasing two tins at a Melbourne Woolworths
- They were filmed placing cans in a pile of shopping near supermarket entrance
- The trio were seen immediately walking back inside to purchase two more cans
- In nearby Keysborough, a Coles customer said she'd witnessed the same thing
- A Woolworths spokesman said formula stock availability had not been affected
- Coles said it was committed to ensuring shoppers had access to infant formula
Shoppers have been captured on video rushing in and out of Australia's leading supermarkets to defy the nationwide baby formula limit - with some even leaving their children outside to guard their stockpile.
At least three customers could be seen purchasing two tins - Woolworths' limit - at its Doncaster store in Melbourne's north-east over the weekend.
They were filmed placing the cans in a large pile of shopping near the supermarket entrance before immediately walking back inside to purchase two more.
'Most Woolworths and Coles have a policy that you can only purchase two tins in one transaction. There was about four or five of them doing it,' the woman who filmed the incident told 3AW.
'What's the point in having a policy that cannot be policed?'
Shoppers have been flimed rushing in and out of supermarkets to defy the nationwide baby formula limit - with some even leaving their children outside to guard their stockpile
About half and hour drive away in Keysborough, a Coles customer said she witnessed the same thing.
'Yesterday, I witnessed children left alone to guard their trolley, loads of it, while their guardian kept going back in for more,' the woman told the station.
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Yet another customer described the 'chaos' that ensued when a staff member at Woolworths' Box Hill store dumped boxes of formula in the aisle and 'let customers help themselves'.
'They cleared everything in a few minutes and when I asked the staff member if I could get a tin he told me there was none left,' he said.
Some were filmed placing the cans in a large pile of shopping near the supermarket entrance before immediately walking back inside to purchase two more
A Woolworths spokesman told Daily Mail Australia baby formula stock availability had not been affected by the incident in Doncaster.
'We have a two tin transaction limit on baby formula in place and our store teams work hard to ensure customers have access to stock when they need it,' the said.
'Baby formula stock was readily available to customers at our Doncaster East store throughout Sunday and remains so today.'
'We encourage any parents who find their chosen baby formula is unavailable on the shelves to speak with their Store Manager, so we can help get them stock as quickly as possible.'
Another customer described the 'chaos' that ensued when a staff member at Woolworths' Box Hill store dumped boxes of formula in the aisle and 'let customers help themselves'
A Coles spokeswoman said the supermarket was committed to ensuring shoppers had access to infant formula.
'As a result we are limiting sales quantities to two units per customer. We are working with our suppliers on solutions to improve availability for customers,' they said.
'Where formula is unavailable, we encourage customers to speak with their local store manager.'
Demand for Australian brand formula has surged amid a massive growth in daigou shopping - a method where people buy products and re-sell them for an inflated price overseas.
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