A woman named Jane says it’s ‘not okay’ for Marks & Spencer to sell a range of sweet treats called ‘Plain Jane’.
Mum-of-three Jane Hudson blasted the supermarket, asking if it was ‘implying all Janes are plain’.
She said: ‘I bought them at M&S not realising [the product name] and went home.
‘My 23-year-old thought it was hilarious that they were called Plain Janes, so jokingly I said “I think that’s disgusting”.
‘They’re a plain vanilla doughnut, I don’t know why they need to name it that person’s name.
‘I’m not moaning, they were very tasty, I just think M&S should know better.’
She added: ‘My kids think I’m totally bonkers. My son now walks around calling me a doughnut.
‘My daughter says I’ve got too much time on my hands and that’s why I’m moaning about it.’
![PIC FROM Kennedy News and Media (PICTURED: JANE HUDSON, 52, WHO HAS SLAMMED M&S FOR FLOGGING A PASTRY CALLED A PLAIN JANE AS 'NAME-CALLING IS NOT OK') A furious shopper has blasted M&S for flogging a pastry called a Plain Jane - claiming 'name-calling is not OK' as 'not all Janes are plain'. Jane Hudson took umbrage when she spotted the retail giant had called their vanilla flavoured yumnuts 'plain Jane' only after she bought a pack of three. The housewife, from Waltham Abbey, Essex, was aghast at the name for the ??1 sweet treat, described as 'simply delicious, with a sweet vanilla flavour' on the store's website and took to social media on Saturday [July 31st] to complain. DISCLAIMER: While Kennedy News and Media uses its best endeavours to establish the copyright and authenticity of all pictures supplied, it accepts no liability for any damage, loss or legal action caused by the use of images supplied and the publication of images is solely at your discretion. SEE KENNEDY NEWS COPY - 0161 697 4266](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PRI_192954330.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024)
![PIC FROM Kennedy News and Media (PICTURED: JANE HUDSON, 52, AIRED HER GRIEVANCE ABOUT THE NAME OF THE YUMNUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA) A furious shopper has blasted M&S for flogging a pastry called a Plain Jane - claiming 'name-calling is not OK' as 'not all Janes are plain'. Jane Hudson took umbrage when she spotted the retail giant had called their vanilla flavoured yumnuts 'plain Jane' only after she bought a pack of three. The housewife, from Waltham Abbey, Essex, was aghast at the name for the ??1 sweet treat, described as 'simply delicious, with a sweet vanilla flavour' on the store's website and took to social media on Saturday [July 31st] to complain. DISCLAIMER: While Kennedy News and Media uses its best endeavours to establish the copyright and authenticity of all pictures supplied, it accepts no liability for any damage, loss or legal action caused by the use of images supplied and the publication of images is solely at your discretion. SEE KENNEDY NEWS COPY - 0161 697 4266](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PRI_192954408.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024)
The 52-year-old shared her frustration on a public Facebook group for fans of the supermarket.
Her post reads: ‘Feeling a little annoyed. Why do Marks & Spencer feel the need to call their yumnuts Plain Jane?
‘What’s the connection? Are they implying Janes are plain!!!! NOT HAPPY!!!!
The post sparked a huge discussion, with 250 comments from people including Karens and Debbies, who shared their own experiences of being the butt of people’s jokes.
Carole Barlow wrote: ‘Why do people get offended about everything these days? You aren’t a Plain Jane, I’m not a Christmas carol.
![PIC FROM Kennedy News and Media (PICTURED: THE BOX OF THREE 'PLAIN JANE' YUMNUTS THAT PROMPTED JANE HUDSON'S OUTBURST) A furious shopper has blasted M&S for flogging a pastry called a Plain Jane - claiming 'name-calling is not OK' as 'not all Janes are plain'. Jane Hudson took umbrage when she spotted the retail giant had called their vanilla flavoured yumnuts 'plain Jane' only after she bought a pack of three. The housewife, from Waltham Abbey, Essex, was aghast at the name for the ??1 sweet treat, described as 'simply delicious, with a sweet vanilla flavour' on the store's website and took to social media on Saturday [July 31st] to complain. DISCLAIMER: While Kennedy News and Media uses its best endeavours to establish the copyright and authenticity of all pictures supplied, it accepts no liability for any damage, loss or legal action caused by the use of images supplied and the publication of images is solely at your discretion. SEE KENNEDY NEWS COPY - 0161 697 4266](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/PRI_192954421-e1628011530186.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1007)
‘Life’s too short to be always offended, they just aren’t very inventive.’
Debbie Eibbed commented: ‘Try being Debbie… did I do Dallas or am I a downer?’
Susan Fleming replied: ‘Try being a Lazy Susan!’
Karen Willis wrote: ‘It’s a bit like being a Karen – I have found if you laugh together with those people calling these names they laugh and love you.’
Yumnuts are described as a ‘love child’ between yum yums and doughnuts.
‘Like to keep things classic? Our “plain Jane” version is simply delicious, with a sweet vanilla flavour,’ the M&S website reads.
They cost £1 for a pack of three.
M&S has been approached for comment.
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