Tesco has made a massive change to Christmas wrapping paper – and shoppers are not happy

TESCO has made a huge change to its Christmas wrapping paper - and shoppers are furious.

The supermarket giant has removed all plastic from the Christmas essential as it tries to be more eco-friendly.

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But the move has sparked an intense debate among Tesco customers on social media.

Some say that the paper tears when you rip off the recyclable stickers that hold the roll together and leave them with an unusable section of paper.

Writing on Twitter, one person said: "Worst product design of the year goes to Tesco wrapping paper 'protectors'."

Another angry shopper wrote: "Dear Tesco, how do you get on testing panels for new stuff cos this abomination of plastic free wrapping paper should have stayed in the concept room.

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"The stickers don't peel off and wrap all the way around."

And one customer said they even had to "chuck the wrapping paper away" because it was damaged.

Tesco told The Sun it has included a "little extra paper" to allow for opening.

It added that if a customers is not happy with an item, they can return it to their local store and request a full refund.

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The supermarket isn't the only retailer ditching plastic this year.

Marks and Spencer has also removed all plastic from its wrapping paper.

While many shoppers praised the quality, some had the same complaint as Tesco shoppers and said the sticker tore the paper.

Morrisons has completely got rid of plastic film and plastic shrink wrap from all wrapping paper, gift tags and bag.

Boots and Asda have also made the eco-friendly change.

Eagle-eyed shoppers may also spot that glitter has been removed from Christmas products in many shops this year.

Glitter is made from tiny particles of plastic, and can take hundreds of years to degrade, meaning it's bad for the environment.

Here, we reveal the full list of supermarkets and retailers banning glitter.

Meanwhile, Home Bargains has some other popular Christmas items available at the moment including this cardboard present sleigh.