Čeprav nas do božiča ločita še dobra dva meseca, se počasi že spogledujemo z nakupi božično-novoletnih daril. Trgovske police se polnijo s praznično ponudbo, na spletu pa nas že vabijo lično oblikovani adventni koledarji, ki že dolgo niso več rezervirani le za otroke in čokoladne priboljške. Kozmetične, modne in druge blagovne znamke so namreč odkrile, da je odštevanje dni do božiča lahko tudi odlična prodajna priložnost. V praznične škatle s 24 predalčki tako skrijejo vse mogoče, od parfumov, krem in ličil do čajev, sladkarij in celo stekleničk žganih pijač.

Prav slednje so premamile 50-letno Aileen Lungrin iz britanskega mesta Stoke-on-Trent, ki je želela letos moža in očeta presenetiti z nekoliko drugačnim adventnim koledarjem. Ker sta oba velika ljubitelja ruma, se ji je zdela ponudba, na katero je naletela na družbenih omrežjih, skoraj popolna. Namesto običajnih čokoladic bi ju vsak decembrski dan pričakala steklenička priljubljene pijače. Vsaj tako je bilo videti na oglasnih fotografijah.

Story from Jam Press (Advent Calendar Scam)Pictured: Aileen and her husband.Mum in hysterics as Ł41 'rum' advent calendars are filled with NO booze and bizarre ornaments 'smaller than fingernails'A woman who spent Ł41 on what she thought were rum advent calendars has been left stunned after receiving tiny acrylic ornaments smaller than her fingernails.Aileen Lungrin claims she spotted the calendars on an advert on social media and was immediately drawn in by the promotional pictures, which appeared to show little bottles of rum.The 50-year-old says she paid Ł41 including postage and packaging for two calendars, intending to give them to her husband and father, who both love rum.But when the parcel finally arrived three weeks later, Aileen was shocked to discover the calendars looked nothing like she had expected.Instead of booze, minuscule ornamental bottles were inside, leaving her in hysterics – a moment which was documented on TikTok, racking up 219,000 views."They popped up while I was scrolling, and I thought they looked lovely," Aileen, a salon owner from Stoke-on-Trent, told creatorzine.com."I thought they'd make lovely gifts for my husband and my dad, as they both absolutely love rum."The promotional pictures looked beautiful, and the calendars appeared to contain little bottles of rum."I thought they would be something a bit different from the usual chocolate advent calendars and a lovely little treat for December."It was meant to be a gift that kept on giving throughout the month."Little did I know that the only thing it would be giving me was a very good story to tell."The pictures in the advert gave the impression of little bottles of rum, and that was what initially caught my eye."I hadn't noticed any measurements when I ordered them."I was drawn in by the pictures and hadn't paid enough attention to the finer details."I certainly wasn't expecting anything quite as miniature as what arrived."Instead of bottles of rum, she claims she found just 23 tiny acrylic ornaments – smaller than her fingernails.She said: "When I opened them, I couldn't believe it."The whole thing was so ridiculous that I had to laugh."The boxes were bashed up and looked incredibly cheap, nothing like the beautiful presentation I'd imagined from the advert."When I opened one of the calendars, all the little compartments were empty because the contents had come loose and ended up at the bottom of the box."Then I saw the actual ornaments."They were so tiny and incredibly lightweight."They were so small that my fingernails were bigger than them."My first thought was, 'You've got to be joking'."I'd clearly been taken in by the lovely pictures."It was one of those moments when you have to laugh at yourself because the reality is just so far removed from what you expected."After realising there was no rum inside, Aileen says she considered whether she could fill the tiny ornaments herself but quickly abandoned the idea.She said: "There was absolutely no rum in either calendar."Once I realised they were ornaments, I thought I might be able to fill them myself, but when I saw how tiny they actually were, that idea quickly disappeared."So, despite buying what I thought would be a rum-themed Christmas treat, I ended up with 23 tiny acrylic ornaments and not a drop of alcohol."The calendars also provided plenty of entertainment for Aileen's family.She showed her husband and son, who she says "absolutely couldn't stop laughing".Aileen said: "They are always telling me not to buy what they call 'crap' online, so you can imagine how much ammunition this has given them."At least the calendars have provided the family with plenty of entertainment, even if they haven't provided anyone with a drop of rum."I ended up with a rather expensive lesson in online shopping."They are forever telling me not to buy things online without checking them properly, so they were delighted to have proof that they might occasionally be right."I think I've had more laughs out of these calendars than I would have done if they had actually contained rum."Aileen said she had not contacted the retailer about the issue because she didn't think it was worth the hassle of returning the calendars for the Ł41 she spent.She said: "They will most likely be heading straight for the bin."I will certainly think twice and do a bit more research before ordering anything online next time."I think I'll be sticking to the normal chocolate advent calendars in our house from now on."I have definitely learned my lesson, not everything you see online is quite what it seems."Next time, I'll be reading the small print before I reach for Apple Pay."ENDSEDITOR'S NOTE: Exclusive Licence: An exclusive licence has been obtained directly from the verified copyright holder. 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Britanka Aileen Lungrin je želela moža presenetiti s prav posebnim adventnim koledarjem. Foto: Profimedia

Za dva koledarja je odštela 41 britanskih funtov, kar je približno 47 evrov, nato pa potrpežljivo čakala na dostavo. Po treh tednih je paket končno prispel. A namesto prazničnega veselja jo je pričakalo presenečenje, ki ga ne bo tako hitro pozabila.

Stekleničke, za katere je skoraj potrebovala povečevalno steklo

Že prvi pogled na dostavljena koledarja ni obetal nič dobrega. Škatli sta bili obtolčeni, predalčki prazni, domnevna vsebina pa je prosto ležala na dnu embalaže. Ko je Aileen pogledala pobliže, je ugotovila, da stekleničke ruma vendarle obstajajo, le da imajo precej pomembno pomanjkljivost. V njih ni bilo niti kapljice alkohola. Namesto pravih stekleničk je namreč dobila drobcene akrilne okraske v obliki steklenic ruma. In ko rečemo drobcene, mislimo zares drobcene. Približno tako velike kot njeni nohti. »So tako majhni in neverjetno lahki. Moji nohti so daljši od teh stekleničk. Prva misel, ki mi je šinila skozi glavo, je bila: 'Se norčujete iz mene?!'« je opisala svoje presenečenje.

Toda namesto da bi se razjezila, je planila v smeh. Prizor je bil preprosto preveč absurden, da bi ga lahko jemala resno. Za trenutek se ji je celo porodila zamisel, da bi miniaturne stekleničke sama napolnila z rumom in tako rešila darili. A je ob pogledu na njihovo velikost hitro ugotovila, da bi za tak podvig potrebovala izjemno mirno roko, mikroskopski lijak in verjetno precej potrpljenja.

Svojo izkušnjo je delila na spletu, kjer je posnetek hitro pritegnil pozornost. Ogledalo si ga je že več kot 219.000 ljudi, ki jih je očitno zabavala kombinacija spletne nakupovalne polomije in njenega smisla za humor.

Story from Jam Press (Advent Calendar Scam)Pictured: Video grab: Aileen shows the tiny acrylic ornaments from the rum advent calendar.Mum in hysterics as Ł41 'rum' advent calendars are filled with NO booze and bizarre ornaments 'smaller than fingernails'A woman who spent Ł41 on what she thought were rum advent calendars has been left stunned after receiving tiny acrylic ornaments smaller than her fingernails.Aileen Lungrin claims she spotted the calendars on an advert on social media and was immediately drawn in by the promotional pictures, which appeared to show little bottles of rum.The 50-year-old says she paid Ł41 including postage and packaging for two calendars, intending to give them to her husband and father, who both love rum.But when the parcel finally arrived three weeks later, Aileen was shocked to discover the calendars looked nothing like she had expected.Instead of booze, minuscule ornamental bottles were inside, leaving her in hysterics – a moment which was documented on TikTok, racking up 219,000 views."They popped up while I was scrolling, and I thought they looked lovely," Aileen, a salon owner from Stoke-on-Trent, told creatorzine.com."I thought they'd make lovely gifts for my husband and my dad, as they both absolutely love rum."The promotional pictures looked beautiful, and the calendars appeared to contain little bottles of rum."I thought they would be something a bit different from the usual chocolate advent calendars and a lovely little treat for December."It was meant to be a gift that kept on giving throughout the month."Little did I know that the only thing it would be giving me was a very good story to tell."The pictures in the advert gave the impression of little bottles of rum, and that was what initially caught my eye."I hadn't noticed any measurements when I ordered them."I was drawn in by the pictures and hadn't paid enough attention to the finer details."I certainly wasn't expecting anything quite as miniature as what arrived."Instead of bottles of rum, she claims she found just 23 tiny acrylic ornaments – smaller than her fingernails.She said: "When I opened them, I couldn't believe it."The whole thing was so ridiculous that I had to laugh."The boxes were bashed up and looked incredibly cheap, nothing like the beautiful presentation I'd imagined from the advert."When I opened one of the calendars, all the little compartments were empty because the contents had come loose and ended up at the bottom of the box."Then I saw the actual ornaments."They were so tiny and incredibly lightweight."They were so small that my fingernails were bigger than them."My first thought was, 'You've got to be joking'."I'd clearly been taken in by the lovely pictures."It was one of those moments when you have to laugh at yourself because the reality is just so far removed from what you expected."After realising there was no rum inside, Aileen says she considered whether she could fill the tiny ornaments herself but quickly abandoned the idea.She said: "There was absolutely no rum in either calendar."Once I realised they were ornaments, I thought I might be able to fill them myself, but when I saw how tiny they actually were, that idea quickly disappeared."So, despite buying what I thought would be a rum-themed Christmas treat, I ended up with 23 tiny acrylic ornaments and not a drop of alcohol."The calendars also provided plenty of entertainment for Aileen's family.She showed her husband and son, who she says "absolutely couldn't stop laughing".Aileen said: "They are always telling me not to buy what they call 'crap' online, so you can imagine how much ammunition this has given them."At least the calendars have provided the family with plenty of entertainment, even if they haven't provided anyone with a drop of rum."I ended up with a rather expensive lesson in online shopping."They are forever telling me not to buy things online without checking them properly, so they were delighted to have proof that they might occasionally be right."I think I've had more laughs out of these calendars than I would have done if they had actually contained rum."Aileen said she had not contacted the retailer about the issue because she didn't think it was worth the hassle of returning the calendars for the Ł41 she spent.She said: "They will most likely be heading straight for the bin."I will certainly think twice and do a bit more research before ordering anything online next time."I think I'll be sticking to the normal chocolate advent calendars in our house from now on."I have definitely learned my lesson, not everything you see online is quite what it seems."Next time, I'll be reading the small print before I reach for Apple Pay."ENDSEDITOR'S NOTE: Exclusive Licence: An exclusive licence has been obtained directly from the verified copyright holder. 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Stekleničke so približno tako dolge kot njeni nohti. Foto: Profimedia

Doma so jo opozarjali, naj ne kupuje neumnosti

Če je Aileen upala, da bo z izvirnima dariloma navdušila družino, je dosegla vsaj polovico cilja. Mož in sin sta se namreč ob pogledu na miniaturne stekleničke neizmerno zabavala. Še posebno zato, ker jo doma menda pogosto opozarjata, naj na spletu ne kupuje nepotrebnih stvari. Tokrat sta dobila dokaz, ki ga bosta verjetno omenjala še dolgo po božiču. Aileen pa je morala priznati, da sta imela tokrat kar prav.

Čeprav bi lahko pri prodajalcu zahtevala vračilo kupnine, se je odločila, da se zaradi 41 funtov ne bo spuščala v dolgotrajno dopisovanje in dokazovanje, kaj je naročila in kaj dejansko prejela. Koledarja bosta tako najverjetneje končala v smeteh, zgodba o njiju pa bo zagotovo ostala del družinske praznične tradicije. »Naslednjič bom prebrala tudi drobni tisk, preden uporabim Apple Pay,« je svojo nakupovalno lekcijo povzela Britanka.

Njena izkušnja je lahko tudi simpatično opozorilo vsem, ki nas bodo v prihodnjih tednih mamile bleščeče praznične ponudbe na spletu. Privlačna fotografija namreč še ne pomeni, da bo vsebina paketa enako privlačna. In če se adventni koledar s 24 stekleničkami ruma zdi predober, da bi bil resničen, se morda splača preveriti, ali gre za pravo pijačo ali zgolj za okraske.

Aileen bo letos očitno morala poiskati novi darili za moža in očeta. Morda bo na koncu res izbrala kar klasična čokoladna adventna koledarja. V njiju je vsaj precej manj možnosti, da bi namesto čokolade dobila njen plastični približek.

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