Shoppers freaked out after accidentally buying a $35 dollhouse rice cooker online

Savvy shoppers have learned the hard way that they should always pay attention to product descriptions when shopping online.
The customer thought she had bought a rice cooker for $35 plus shipping from an online store, but when she arrived, she found that she had actually bought a one-twelfth size dollhouse appliance.
Seeing the funny side, she shared her gaffe in a post on her Facebook page “What I asked VS what I got” which sent thousands of members into hysterics.
A flushed shopper sent thousands into hysterics after sharing a “rice cooker” she bought online without reading the product description.
She thought she had bought a rice cooker for $35, but when she arrived, she discovered that it was actually a doll household appliance about a twelfth the size.
“Perhaps you will like my pain. Bought a rice cooker online with the description “Mini rice cooker 1:12 overlooking the kitchen. Fits 1,” a red-faced buyer wrote.
She admitted that she didn’t read the measurements, but “would never again” ignore them and thought the whole ordeal was fun.
“Can’t go back, so I made a decoration. It will be passed on to my grandchildren and their children. Now it’s a family heirloom,” she joked.
She admits she didn’t read the measurements, but “never again” ignores them and thinks the whole ordeal was fun.
Her post received thousands of likes and hundreds of comments, leaving many wondering how shoppers deal with confusion.
‘what is this? Ant rice cooker? One member joked while another joked, “When Amazon knows you’re not on a diet.”
“Obviously, I was just born stupid. In my opinion, I think it is 1/12 the size of a regular rice cooker. No, she replied.
Another pointed out that the term “kitchen landscape” is a spoof because it is so common among miniature collectors.
She shared the post online, leaving thousands of pins, many of which pointed out that the crockery in the description was not real.
“Your keywords are “kitchen landscape” and their scale in the description. 1:12 is the scale and 1 means one inch,” they said.
“It definitely makes sense now, but at the time I thought it was a cool way to describe your kitchen, the scenery,” laughs the used buyer.
Some have shared their online shopping mistakes with a woman who said her sister spent hundreds of dollars on a dollhouse chair.
“My sister once bought a chair from Amazon. It cost $765. It arrived and she couldn’t find the box anywhere. It was in the mailbox. her money back.
Another shared an image of a small set of mixing bowls she accidentally bought on Ebay that are barely wider than the handles.
“I used to do the same with some makeup bags. I ordered five. They must have packed a penny…maybe,” said a third.
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Post time: Nov-01-2022