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Shocked shopper claims Saks sold her ‘fake’ Bottega shoes

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Shocked shopper claims Saks sold her ‘fake’ Bottega shoes

The shoe didn’t fit. A woman based in Chicago claims Saks Fifth Avenue sold her “fake” Bottega Veneta shoes. “I will no longer be shopping @Saks Fifth Avenue!! They sent me fake Bottega slides!!” said the woman who runs the @babybeau account on TikTok. In the 42-second clip with more than 1.4 million views, she explained how … Read more

Online shopper asked for tip — to cover workers’ quarterly bonuses

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Online shopper asked for tip — to cover workers’ quarterly bonuses

This is just the tip of the iceberg. There has been a lot of backlash over “tipflation” on the internet recently, with the growth of tipping culture seeping into coffee shops, takeout stores and self-checkouts. One frustrated Reddit user recently posted on t/EntTipping thread to share that he was prompted with a request to tip … Read more

Shopper shares ‘life hack’ to get items locked up in stores with red anti-theft locks

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Shopper shares ‘life hack’ to get items locked up in stores with red anti-theft locks

No one wants to get lock-blocked at stores. But no employee, no problem. A shopper has devised an ingenious, albeit slightly controversial, DIY way to access locked-up items sans assistance, which he demonstrated in a TikTok clip with nearly 400,00 views. The TikTokker — who goes by @real_ogjr — concocted the “life hack” in response … Read more

Costco shopper says he cracked secret to wholesaler’s price tags and mysterious asterisk

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Costco shopper says he cracked secret to wholesaler’s price tags and mysterious asterisk

A Costco shopper has taken to TikTok to reveal the meanings behind the prices of Costco items. In a video that has garnered 1.3 million views and counting, Ryan Quinlan, @butthatsmyopinion, translates to customers of the wholesaler what each marked price allegedly means based on the cents. “Never miss a great deal again,” Quinlan captioned … Read more

I’m a thrift shopper — I found a signed Winston Churchill letter for $1

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I’m a thrift shopper — I found a signed Winston Churchill letter for

It gave them much pleasure. A dumbfounded thrifter snagged a sweet deal while shopping in Westchester County, purchasing a “priceless” letter bearing Winston Churchill’s signature for a meager dollar. “I felt like I was stealing,” the lucky Redditor wrote this spring in the forum r/ThriftStoreHauls under a photo of the framed artifact. “I even talked … Read more

Shopper finds dog sewn into second-hand sofa — here’s what she did

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Shopper finds dog sewn into second-hand sofa — here’s what she did

It was a ruff start to a beautiful friendship. A Brazilian woman received quite a shock when she discovered a puppy lurking within the lining of a piece of second-hand furniture. Soraya Gomes Garcia said that she was in Joinville, Brazil when she found the seven-month-old puppy at the bottom of the couch, according to … Read more