Facebook Marketplace fail leaves the Internet roaring with laughter— You won't believe what happened!
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We don’t know about you, but for us here at the Senior Discount Club, there’s nothing better than finding a good deal online. Whether it’s a bargain on a new desk chair or, if you’re feeling nostalgic, a vintage teapot set, there are just so many interesting finds on offer in the online marketplace these days.
Aussie comedian Georgina Humphries and her mum are no exception. They recently tried to sell an item on Facebook Marketplace – a fish tank. Georgina, who is nothing if not dutiful, repeated her mum’s instructions. She plugged in the impressive-sounding dimensions and hit send.
‘Maths doesn’t run in our family,' she later said in a video online, still in disbelief over their blunder.
The next day, a potential buyer, John, messaged Georgina in shock – could it really be true that the tank was 3.5 metres wide? Unfortunately, it wasn’t. Because, apparently, Georgina’s mum had, in fact, given her the wrong units of measurement: she had said centimetres whereas she had meant millimetres.
It seems that John couldn’t get the tank out of his head, and he messaged Georgina the day after, asking her to prove the size. By then, Georgina had realised the mix-up and was able to confirm the correct size when the tank was remeasured.
John, though, was no longer interested, thanks to the snafu.
'Hi John, turns out the measurements are in millimetres, so the width is 35 cm. If you wanted to keep a great white shark, you won't be in luck this time, sorry! But I assure you what we lack in mathematical skills we make up for in our quality fish tank,' Georgina bravely tried before she realised that John had already given up.
And it seems as though everyone else was just as amused as the mother and daughter: commenters laughed in agreement at Georgina’s woeful recounting of what happened.
We must say, the hilarious fail gives us some pause for thought when it comes to our own online shopping endeavours. After all, we often take for granted the convenience of being able to buy a product without actually seeing it in front of us. That’s why it’s always important to triple-check measurements to ensure that it’s the right item you’re buying.
Have you ever come across any mix-ups like this?
Aussie comedian Georgina Humphries and her mum are no exception. They recently tried to sell an item on Facebook Marketplace – a fish tank. Georgina, who is nothing if not dutiful, repeated her mum’s instructions. She plugged in the impressive-sounding dimensions and hit send.
‘Maths doesn’t run in our family,' she later said in a video online, still in disbelief over their blunder.
The next day, a potential buyer, John, messaged Georgina in shock – could it really be true that the tank was 3.5 metres wide? Unfortunately, it wasn’t. Because, apparently, Georgina’s mum had, in fact, given her the wrong units of measurement: she had said centimetres whereas she had meant millimetres.
It seems that John couldn’t get the tank out of his head, and he messaged Georgina the day after, asking her to prove the size. By then, Georgina had realised the mix-up and was able to confirm the correct size when the tank was remeasured.
John, though, was no longer interested, thanks to the snafu.
Georgina Humphries and her mum took the wrong measurement of the fish tank. Credit: thepoke.com
'Hi John, turns out the measurements are in millimetres, so the width is 35 cm. If you wanted to keep a great white shark, you won't be in luck this time, sorry! But I assure you what we lack in mathematical skills we make up for in our quality fish tank,' Georgina bravely tried before she realised that John had already given up.
And it seems as though everyone else was just as amused as the mother and daughter: commenters laughed in agreement at Georgina’s woeful recounting of what happened.
We must say, the hilarious fail gives us some pause for thought when it comes to our own online shopping endeavours. After all, we often take for granted the convenience of being able to buy a product without actually seeing it in front of us. That’s why it’s always important to triple-check measurements to ensure that it’s the right item you’re buying.
Have you ever come across any mix-ups like this?
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