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Police were called to a shop in Cardiff – following a complaint about a MUG in the shop window.

Staff at Ginger Whites shop in Rhiwbina were stunned to find officers had received a call regarding one of their best-selling products.

The mug, displayed on a high shelf in window, has a picture of Father Christmas and holly with the words “Oh bollocks it’s Christmas” written across it.

The shop, on Beulah Road, is run by Clare Powell and her partner Jason.

Following the visit they posted a picture of the mug on Facebook with the comment: “We had the Police in the shop today, Ginger Whites, due to a complaint being made about our Bollocks Christmas mugs.

“Absolutely gobsmacked as to why anyone would waste police time over this. Seriously, put your time to better use!”

Clare, 48, said she was annoyed that the offended person didn’t voice their complaint to them.

She added: “What gripes is that someone went to the police instead of just talking to us.

“I don’t understand why they would waste the police’s time.

“They are not visible to children because they are on high shelf, at adult eye level.

“I said to the police it doesn’t say anything like s*** or f***.

“We do have items like that but we wouldn’t put them in the window."

The mug has been on sale, without problems, in previous years and is one of the shop’s top sellers.

The response from customers has, apparently, been one of exasperation.

“People think it is a lot of bollocks!”, Clare joked.

“No action was taken by the police and they didn’t tell us to take it down. They just let us know a complaint had been made.”

There is now only one of the popular mugs left in the shop – which remains on display in the window.

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