A VINTED SELLER has caused backlash online by admitting she's a 'Vinted fly tipper'.
Mischa took to TikTok to explain what the term means and why she thinks she might be one.
Vinted is an online marketplace for buying and selling clothes, shoes, accessories and other items - it's similar to Depop and Facebook Marketplace.
Mischa is one of the 16 million UK users who head to the app to flog their old stuff.
But she had a question around correct seller etiquette and asked users for their opinions.
She uploaded a video explaining her controversial behaviour while she sat at a table and put her makeup on.
The seller applied her foundation while asking: "If you ordered from Vinted and randomly got an extra item would you be happy or not?
"I'm moving house soon and I've had some bits on my Vinted for absolutely ages - this lady just ordered one of my jumpers and I've got this T-shirt in the same size, it just isn't going to sell, even for a pound and it's not like I have enough stuff to warrant a trip to a charity shop.
"So I just put this random T-shirt in her bag too, and I was like is that nice or am I just fly tipping and giving this lady stuff that she has to get rid of?"
Mischa went on to explain that she'd previously bought some children's clothes from the app, and the seller had included an extra pair of jogging bottoms in her parcel.
She said that when it happened to her, she thought the gesture was "nice" so hoped the lady she was doing it to wouldn’t mind.
In the caption, she justified her action by saying the extra top she'd thrown in was an "almost new" pink Kangol T-shirt, not a "random rag with stains."
Because the item was in good nick, she felt like she was doing a good deed.
But other people agreed it was a form of online fly tipping and told her she was just dumping her old, unwanted junk for someone else to sort out.
TikTok users react
Some viewers even said they would complain if she did it to them.
One person wrote: "No, I wouldn’t want it, the chances of me liking it are very slim and then I’d be stuck with it."
A second user wrote: "I'd be raging, I'm a borderline hoarder trying to declutter, I don't need extra."
A third person said: "I'd complain and say you sent the wrong thing and get a refund."
While someone else commented: "Fly tipping is the best description but personally, I wouldn’t be happy if you’d not checked first. Someone might be really glad of it but for me it’s just extra rubbish for my bin instead of yours."
Another person suggested: "What I used to do is have items that never sell listed as FREE, and just list in descriptions that it’s free if you buy another item, this always works and people can pick out a free item they want."
And somebody else said: "I think I'd message and ask first."
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