HORRIFIED shoppers were aghast when excrement was found in a town centre store.
Faeces was discovered on the exit mat at Poundland in Victoria Square shortly before 11am this morning.
One shopper, who asked not to be named, said: "I was appalled. It's not what you expect."
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She added: "Quite a few customers were watching as an assistant used a mop and paper towel to clean it up. There was a feeling of disbelief."
A supervisor at the store said CCTV had been checked but the area in question was obscured.
It is not known whether the excrement was human or animal.
The shopper said it would not stop her shopping at the bargain store in the future.
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