‘What the hell?’ Woman left wondering as Next totally rename traditional homeware section and leave people baffled
A WOMAN has been left baffled after discovering that Next had decided to rename a traditional homeware section in their stores.
Jade was visiting her local shop when she spotted the unusual edit, and took to TikTok to share her shock over the alteration.
Zooming in on the stand of rugs which said “Floor warmers” on the top, in the video on her TikTok page, Jade asked: “Um, sorry, Next. But when were these called floor warmers?
“Floor warmers? What the hell? What the hell is a floor warmer?
“It’s a rug!”
She added in the caption: “What the hell’s a floor warmer?
“And why does my floor need warming!?”
People in the comments section shared Jade’s incredulity, with one writing: “A WHAAAAT?”
“Omg I love it though!” another laughed.
“It doesn’t look like it warms anything – ‘floor covering’ I’d accept,” a third commented.
“But anything else they can do one!”
“Is rug an offensive word now?” someone else wondered.
“Noooo that’s insane, why isn’t rug good enough anymore?” another said.
“I knowww! Madness!” Jade replied.
“Ridiculous, why do people think its OK to change something that has worked for decades!” someone else said.
“Because rug =£30, floor warmer = £300,” another commented.
“You’re not wrong!” Jade responded.
“They’ll soon change it back when some sues then cos it doesn’t actually warm your floor!” someone else laughed.
“Did they brain fart on the word rug??” another joked.
As someone else said: “A floor warmer is something that warms your floor!”
The alteration to the name of the section only seems to have happened in stores, as they are still called rugs and runners on the website.
In fact, floor warmers have long referred to heaters that you can put on the floor or under rugs.