A WOMAN who embarked on a side hustle with her friend in a bid to make a bit of extra cash has admitted the attempt was a total disaster.
Ellie and her pal thought they were going to be “Del Boy and Rodney” – the Only Fools and Horses money-making favourites – when they made the decision to fork out £195 on a returns pallet of shoes.
She explained in a video on TikTok that the listing had stated the size 3 shoes included pairs of Vivienne Westwood Melissa flats.
So she and her friend Danielle took the gamble, and drove two hours to pick the pallet up.
But when they opened it up, they realised it was a huge mistake – and the pallet was full of individual, single shoes.
“There’s no pairs whatsoever,” Ellie sighed, as she wrote over the video that their money had gone “down the drain”.
“Absolutely hundreds of single shoes – no pairs.”
She then showed that her entire car boot, and the back seats of the vehicle, were completely covered by single shoes of all variety.
“So yeah, if anyone knows anyone that’s only got one leg or any other ideas where I can give them away,” Ellie concluded.
“Then just let me know! Thank you.”
She jokingly added in the caption that she and Danielle were “business ladies in the making”.
People were quick to comment on the video, with one writing: “They haven’t mis-described it.
“They said assorted shoes, not pairs of shoes.
“It’s an auction. you can go to the site and view the pallet – the terms are clear on the auction site.”
“‘Vivienne Westwood Melissa SANDALS’ – sandals plural,” Ellie replied.
“I bought a pallet of what was advertised as joggers and jackets to get a pallet of women’s Chinese military suits ,” another wrote.
“I had to skip them all, £280 down the drain.”
But Ellie revealed she wouldn’t let the pallet situation put her off buying another in the future, as she replied: “Nooo way, win some lose some.
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“Hopefully our next pallet is a winner!”
“First rule of auctions, buyer beware,” a third commented.
“This is the risk to blind bidding and not viewing the lot in person or asking the auction house for more photos,” someone else insisted.
John Pye Auctions has been contacted for comment.
Ellie showed what the shoes looked like when they were sprawled over her lounge floor[/caption]
