A shopper has gone viral after revealing a little-known supermarket trick that he says could make life much easier for shorter customers.
Liam Wilson stumbled across the hack completely by accident while browsing the drinks aisle at Tesco.
The 28-year-old, from Norwich, said he was trying to grab a bottle from the back of a shelf when he realised he couldn’t quite reach it, despite standing 5ft 11in tall.
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That’s when he noticed a mechanism above the bottles designed to pull products forward.
Curious to see if it worked, Liam gave it a try and was surprised by the result, as reported by Whats The Jam.
The personal trainer, online fitness coach and content creator later shared the discovery on social media after wondering whether anyone else knew about it.
His video has since racked up more than four million views.
Viewers were stunned by the simple supermarket hack.
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One person said: “No way. I didn’t know this – I’m too short to see what’s going on up there.”
Another shopper wrote: “No fuqqin way As a 5ft girlie you just changed my life.”

A third person joked: “My god I have needed to know this all my life hahahahaha.”
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Somebody else added: “On behalf of all the shorties… THANK YOOOUUUU.”
Another viewer quipped: “I was today years old..I’m 6.2 so next time.someone asks me to reach something for them,they can get it themselves hahahaha.”

The clip continues to spread online as shoppers share their surprise at discovering the hidden feature above supermarket shelves.
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