Star Trek icon William Shatner has randomly weighed in on a British dad's fallout with Aldi over £97. The 95-year-old actor tagged Aldi on X, telling the CEO to 'look into' his accounting department after a worker was asked to pay back salary.
Dad's letter complaint
Chris Brooks, a radio DJ from Essex, had shared a letter from the company 'intimidating' his son after he was overpaid for his August hours. He added that the company made the mistake 'not him', and shared a picture of the letter which asked for £97.64 to be transferred back to Aldi.
In the letter, dated September 30, the supermarket requests the money be sent back by September 14, or they will engage the Debt Recovery Centre. 'Threatening him with debt recovery action and asking for immediate payment (on a date 2 weeks before you've even sent the letter) is awful,' the disgruntled dad wrote.
Shatner's response
It seems Shatner wasn't impressed with Aldi's actions and wrote: 'Hey @aldiuk tell your CEO that he should be looking into his accounting department as the department obviously does not how to count or use a calendar.' The Canadian star added: 'While he's at it, he should figure out how much the company spent sending this letter. I'm sure it more than £97! 🙄.'
Brooks replied that it was 'slightly surreal' that Captain Kirk had got involved, which was the sentiment of others in the comments. 'It's said if the universe is infinite, there are infinite possibilities, and I think William Shatner posting about an Aldi grievance is proof!' said Iamspeakingman. Ego9Alter joked: 'I'm now hoping for Chekov and Sulu to step up and help resolve my vouchers dispute with Sainsbury's. 🙂.'
Resolution and Aldi's response
Brooks, who is a former Capital Radio host, confirmed that his son is going to pay the money back but wanted to share as he felt the letter didn't need to be so 'awful'. Aldi's social media team responded to the post, saying the brand was 'sorry to see this'. They advised Samuel, Brooks' son, to get in touch with the number on the letter as customer service was unable to help.
He replied: 'It's not about paying it back, he is already working on that. But the letter you sent as FIRST contact is awful and needs toning down, you've spoken to him as if he's done something wrong. 'He was really worried. I posted this to show him that you can stand up if you feel wronged.' Metro understands the matter has since been resolved.
Aldi hasn't responded publicly to the Miss Congeniality star's comments but Shatner did double down on his quip that the letter probably cost them as much as the kid owed. 'Some people just don't understand all the costs,' he wrote in another post. 'If you do a look-up on the CEO, he forces suppliers to do what he wants or they don't supply the chain. 🙄 'He should review how this issue happened instead of trying to get a paltry sum out of a young man for their mistake.' Metro has reached out to Aldi's team for comment.
