I woke up today and made myself a bowl of Uncle Toby's wholemeal oats with banana, honey and a scoop of Bornhoffen yoghurt. This is my breakfast of choice, keeping me full and energized (most of the time) until lunch. I love it. Most people cringe watching me eat it, almost as if to say "How on earth can you eat THAT? It looks like vom..." you get my drift.
As much as I love Uncle Toby's Quick Oats, I almost die of laughter when I see their advertisements. Can I just say, the resemblance is uncanny! I never knew my oats could look that fluffy! Yeah...Right...
Here's a picture provided by Uncle Toby's on their website (such lovely lighting used):
This brings me to my second story. I recently purchased a trench for my husband from a popular Australian online store. I am tempted to provide the name of this store, but they are working to rectify the issue (and have been very nice about it) so dragging their name through the dirt would be ungracious on my behalf.
Back to the story. I purchased this trench for my husband because I was won over by the picture. I loved the fit, the cut, everything about it. The purchase was immediate- click, click, card details, done. It arrived in the mail a few days later, and I had a "WTF" moment when I opened it and put it on my husband. Actually, we both did. I literally took out my iPad, uploaded the photo just to see if my eyes were planning tricks.
They weren't.
The trench bore some resemblance, but some details were missing. When I questioned this online store, you know what they told me? They said they reviewed the jacket and decided it could do without these details.
Another WTF moment.
How do you upload a photo on your website, allow the close-up function so potential customers can glaze over the product (finer details and all), knowing that the picture does not completely match up?
But wait, there's more.
I said earlier I loved the fit of the trench. Well,the trench that arrived was loose on my husband. It came with this weird buckle that you could attach and tie at the back to create a more defined look. It was the most awkward fashion accessory I have ever laid eyes on. In the end, we decided to do without the buckle (creating a loose look which totally defeats the purpose of a trench). At this point, my curiosity started to kick in. I went online again and checked out the behind photo of the model wearing the trench. There was an accessory, but it was not the same one I received in the mail (and no, it was not a delivery mistake). What it was, was pure and blatant false advertising on behalf of this popular online store.
Disappointing, but we kept the trench. We figured, what's the point of online shopping if you have to step out of your house to return it?
Happy online shopping,
whoYen
xox
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