YouTube star KSI has urged folks to cease shopping for his fashionable power drink at hugely-inflated costs after claims it was being offered for a whole bunch of kilos.
Chaos broke out in supermarkets final month following the discharge of the Prime sports activities drinks, which some persons are thought to have purchased in bulk as a consequence of excessive demand and are actually promoting at a lot increased costs.
The drink is created and marketed by Prime Hydration, an organization based by KSI, whose actual identify is JJ Olatunji, and fellow YouTuber Logan Paul.
A video posted on-line recommended a lady paid £1,200 for 12 “packs” of Prime drinks, prompting KSI to reply: “Oh my god, no!”
Clearly annoyed, KSI urged his followers to “stop buying it at these prices”.
The YouTuber’s video now has greater than six million views, with many individuals additionally sharing their frustrations within the feedback.
One consumer joked: “Too late, just sold my house for a pack of prime”.
On its web site, the unique value for a 12-pack of Prime drinks reveals as £24.99 however is at the moment offered out.
The drink first went on sale in Asda shops in October 2022, when clients had been restricted to a few bottles every.
Aldi additionally began promoting the drinks for £1.99 as a part of a promotion it had in December 2022.
A Twitter web page referred to as Prime Tracker UK was set as much as assist followers throughout the nation to search out accessible bottles of the drink.
An app was additionally created to assist folks discover the closest retailer that has the drink.
However, it’s nonetheless uncommon to find them on the tracker as many stay pink (unavailable) and only a few are pinned as inexperienced (accessible).
Source: information.sky.com”