'Died of Shame': Women Left Mortified After Mouse Escapes From Handbag Inside UK Store

Have you ever been in such an embarrassing situation where things got out of hand in a matter of seconds and the amount of damage done is far beyond your control? A woman was landed in one such mortifying situation when a mouse escaped from her bag, causing a store to close down on May 21 in morning hours. The rodent caused such widespread chaos and panic in the ALDI store in the village of Lake, near Sandown in England that customers were asked to leave immediately as the staff members went on a wild chase to catch the rodent. She added that she ‘died of shame’ in Aldi after she opened her purse to pay in the store but a ‘mouse jumped out and onto the floor.’ The unexpected guest was caught by the woman’s pet cat, the night before, and put it into her bag — a common behaviour of felines. Cooper heard the worker talk into her earpiece that ‘she couldn’t find it.’ As she went to checkout, the store announced a temporary shutdown ‘due to health and safety manner.’ Another shopper, explaining the series of events, said that the ‘poor lady’ opened her purse unaware that her cat ‘had left her a furry present in there’ and was left mortified when the mouse jumped out and ran down the aisle.