‘How did you get here so quickly?’ Confusion at Boston supermarket from two sets of identical twins

Jay and Callum Troop, of Boston, who are 17, serve on the ambient section, while 20-year-olds Lauren and Charlotte Whisker, of Bourne, work on checkouts and in the home shopping department.

The coincidence (co-twin-cidence?) has naturally led to some confusion among shoppers – and colleagues.

Lauren and her sister – who work at the store when they return home from university – joined Asda on the same day a year ago.

She said: “We pretty much work the same shifts – we come as a pair! It’s nice working with my sister but a lot of people do get confused though. They say ‘I thought I just saw you ... how did you get here so quickly?’ And I do get a lot of questions about being a twin, especially when we are on checkouts and Charlotte is on the one next to me.”

She added: “It’s really unusual working alongside other twins too and people think that being a twin, you can tell other twins apart but you can’t. It’s a good job everyone wears their name badges!

“It’s fun being a twin. When we were little and went to my aunt’s we used to go to the bathroom and change over our clothes to trick everyone!”

Asda Boston store manager Jon Desborough said: “It’s great having both pairs of twins working in store and I’ll be the first to say it can get confusing at times.

“I’ve worked in stores where there’s been one set of twins, but never two, so it’s very unusual. A lot of customers get them muddled up as they do look identical, so it’s a good job they wear their name badges.

“They are great members of the team and have got great energy and just get on with their jobs. They’re a credit to their parents.”