SHOP staff have defended selling bottles of a drink created by two YouTube stars way above the recommended retail price.
People have been queuing outside a convenience store in Brickfields to pay £8 for bottles of Prime Hydration - despite official sellers Asda retailing it for £2.
Nisa Local, in Derwent Close, has defended its decision to sell the drink for £8 and claims no customers have complained about the hefty price.
Schoolchildren have been queuing outside the store in the hopes of getting their hands on Prime Hydration, created by YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul.
At Asda in Silver Street, the drink sells out within 30 minutes of it hitting the shelves.
The 21-year-old said: "Nobody has complained about the price, one person asked me to put one behind the counter and paid £15 for it.
"One person bought two crates for £80.
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"People leave their phone numbers with me so I can let them know we have some in stock.
"This morning, I had two crates delivered and in less than four hours we've sold 22 bottles for £8.
"My boss came in with a third crate from another one of his stores otherwise we would've sold out before midday.
"Nobody has complained about the price, kids are mad for it."
Customers are only allowed to buy two drinks per visit due to its popularity.
The 21-year-old said: "Someone came in and bought 24 bottles when we didn't have a limit on them.
"We don't put our Prime out anymore, we keep it behind the counter.
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"It started off in the fridge but the kids started crowding it in the store.
"I just put one of each flavour up for show.
"Customers kept asking us if we sell Prime and showing us pictures on their phones and I didn't know what it was to begin with.
"But now we get a delivery every Friday. It doesn't come at a set time, so some people come every 10 minutes to ask if it's here yet.
"People go crazy for it and come after school.
"I get why all the kids want it because someone famous has made it."
Mr Khan, who has worked at the store for three years, said: "I've never seen anything like this."
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