I saved myself £2k by saving a rich woman’s designer furniture from the bin – all it needed was a wash
A LUCKY woman has revealed how she struck gold on Facebook Marketplace after bagging posh furniture that’s typically selling for £2k.
Mum, only known as Creating ForeverLand, took to TikTok to share how she managed to get her hands on luxurious furniture.
”Rich people just throw s**t away. I struck gold on Facebook Marketplace,” the parent claimed in her video.
According to the mum, she had seen an advertisement for an extended vintage dining table on the platform that came with a ”really cool design on the top”.
To make the deal even better, there was another bonus in the post, she later learned.
”The listing said ‘I also have these six chairs from West Elm, […] they go very well with the table and I’ll throw them in for free’.”
After sending a message to the seller, the Facebook user said she was ”going to throw them away” – however, she also added that the seats were ”very dirty”.
Despite this, she decided to bag the furniture and after her hubby brought it back home, the mum began cleaning the stained seats – a process she didn’t mind.
”This was actually really satisfying.
”I did three passes on each chair and the water from each of them got a little less gross but still disgusting.”
Although some of the stains remained, the delighted customer was all chuffed with the bargain buy – especially as she had managed to save heaps of money.
According to her, a set of two of these chairs will set you back by almost £270 – or over £800 for the six.
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”Insane – but I got these for free.”
In total, it’s estimated, she had saved almost £2k, as an extendable dining table at West Elm retails for more than an eye-watering £1k.
Since being uploaded on the platform, the video has gone viral, winning her almost 4million views.
Close to a thousand people raced to comments, where many were amazed by the bargain buy.
”Might want to coat them with fabric protector . Great find!” a fan said.
Others also shared their favourite second-hand goodies, with one writing: ”I got a $1000 rug for $100 bc [because] it didn’t match their new esthetic [aesthetc].”
Someone else chimed in: ”I got a $1200 elliptical machine for $200 bc this man said his wife used it twice and got bored lol.”
”I got 8 dining room chairs for $200. They were originally $2200 for a set of 2, I was SHOOK!!” another revealed.
”My aunt’s neighbor was selling an Ikea bookshelf for $12, bc she wanted a different color. Still using it after many years,” a TikTok user wrote.