Perils of internet shopping – a man in east London ordered a single furry slipper from a specialist firm in Hong Kong called Monster Slippers. Just the one because the poor man has odd feet; his left foot, UK size 13, can presumably be catered for in an ordinary shop, but not his left foot size 14 ½.
Something got lost in translation & back came a slipper with a foot 25 inches long & the other dimensions increased to match. The Times says that this is a size 1450, but I think they have mistakenly added a 0 to that. The company blames a ‘translation error’ & say they thought the customer wanted a novelty for a shop window display.
Be that as it may, a black furry slipper measuring some 7 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet is to go on sale on line, & will hopefully fetch enough at least to cover the purchasers costs.
I should love to know if he paid up front, & still thought he was getting a bargain price for the size of slipper he was expecting.
If so I might order one myself. It looks like a wonderfully warm sleeping bag for an icy winter with energy prices too high to leave the heating on all night
