Aldi shoppers rush to buy £20 ottoman that looks 'identical' to £230 version

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Aldi has just released a new line of its much-loved SpecialBuys - and one of which bears striking resemblance to a much more expensive item.

The budget retailer is known for its great bargains on things like electricals and homeware, with furniture items also hugely popular with customers.And one of its latest releases, which is a stylish velvet ottoman, has got shoppers excited and keen to snap it up before it sells out.

Liverpool Echo reports that Aldi shared an image of the Kirkston House Velvet Storage Ottoman on Instagram, and it's available to buy both online and instore.Priced at £19.99, it has a storage capacity of approximately 80.5L and comes in a variety of colours - blue, cream or grey.

It is almost identical to an ottoman from Roseland, currently priced at £229.95. The storage trunk is the same shade of blue as the one from Aldi, though it does have metal legs whereas the Aldi version is situated directly on the ground.Though the Roseland version is 32cm longer than the Aldi SpecialBuy, shoppers could save almost £210 by choosing the supermarket offering.In the comments, shoppers showed their admiration for the ottoman with many saying how much they wanted it for their own homes.