British chain apologizes for major 'Black Panther' costume blunder
Tesco has apologised after a Black Panther costume being sold on its website was mistakenly described as a “Dark Panther” outfit.
You’ll struggle to find anyone who isn’t aware of the monumental success that is Marvel’s latest cinematic offering, Black Panther.
However, it seems that not everyone is up-to-date with the newly released superhero blockbuster.
Supermarket Tesco has been criticised online for failing to correctly label a Black Panther ensemble.
The fancy dress costume, which comes with an accompanying mask, was wrongly described as “Marvel Avengers Dark Panther Fancy Dress Costume.”
Those who spotted the blatant mistake were quick to express their disappointment on social media.
“@Tesco there’s a pretty big movie out at the moment called Black Panther, not sure if you’ve heard of it,” one person wrote on Twitter.
@Tesco#Tesco please can you explain this to me? Why does this costume say 'dark' #panther there is no dark panther in the kingdom of #Wakanda it is #BLACKpanther why have you done this what is it? Dark what? U dont remix #IronMan 2 #metalman so why this? #EpicFail#fixthispic.twitter.com/hV8wD5RnLY
— meeee (@missluvalot) February 25, 2018
@Tesco there's a pretty big movie out at the moment called Black Panther, not sure if you've heard of it. The merch you sell is called "Dark Panther". Is this a tesco own brand super hero?
— BrumGirlReviews (@Brumgirlreviews) February 25, 2018
A) It's a genuine mistake/oversight
B) It's due to licensing
C) It's an incredibly clever marketing ploy to get people talking about the costume
— J_Allonby (@Jack_Allonby) February 27, 2018
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