【Historical Live Broadcast】Watching videos and being seen by our ancestors

Chapter 566 Bizarre Things My Family Bought Online

My mom snagged a pair of pants on Pinduoduo for only 0.9 yuan, not 19.9 or 9.9 yuan. She called me to brag about it, but a few days later she told me she couldn't even get the sleeves up.

My father-in-law bought a bicycle online for just over 80 yuan. He thought he got a great deal and would brag about it to the family all the time. But when it arrived and he opened the package, it turned out to be a small and exquisite bicycle ornament for the table.

A few years ago, some people would come to the countryside selling water purifiers, and my mom was completely fooled by them. Luckily, she didn't have several thousand yuan in her WeChat account at the time, so she called me to ask for the money. I chased those people away, and she even blamed me.

My mother-in-law is a big fan of online shopping.

Before, when my child was young, I would buy everything during Singles' Day: formula, diapers, pull-ups, cotton wipes, tissues, toilet paper, clothes, shoes, socks, etc. My husband would usually help carry the packages home.

She told me to buy less, and later when we didn't need any more formula, diapers, or pull-ups, the number of deliveries decreased significantly. Now I rarely buy them anymore; I just go to the supermarket and buy them as needed.

Last year, I don't know which video she watched that taught her how to shop online, but she got hooked. Just from washing pots and pans, there are six or seven delivery boxes. The thing is, she opens those boxes but can't bear to throw them away, saying she wants to save them to give away and sell to others to do favors.

I secretly threw them away several times. Last year, cockroaches started appearing in our house. My husband and I were cleaning out the clutter when we found cockroach eggs, right next to a cardboard box she couldn't bear to throw away. I insisted on throwing them away, and she got really angry, saying she risked her life and that I was making decisions for her.

"My uncle bought a dog on Pinduoduo for 5 cents, but it hasn't shipped after several days. When he asked me about it, I checked and found out it was a 5-cent deposit, and the dog hadn't even been shipped yet [laughing and crying emoji]"

"My elderly relative bought five TV remotes, saying they were very cheap. When they arrived, they were five remote control covers! [laughing and crying emojis]"

“My dad bought breakfast cookies on Pinduoduo. He said it was 9.9 yuan for a huge box, and I was worried I wouldn’t be able to carry it back by electric scooter. But when I went to pick it up, it was just a small box. It was the kind of thin biscuit that probably weighed less than a pound. I couldn’t stop laughing.”

"My dad said the day before yesterday that he bought 50 kilograms of sheep manure to grow vegetables. He had already prepared the land and was just waiting for the manure. When the package arrived, he borrowed a tricycle to haul it away. He spent ages looking for it at the courier station and finally found out that the seller had sent him more than a dozen bags of sheep manure, each smaller than his palm [laughing and crying emoji]. He was furious, and it delayed his vegetable planting [laughing and crying emoji]."

"These days, old people... [facepalm] My father-in-law bought 100 leek roots online for 5.9 yuan, but only about 20 came back wilted and droopy. He went to the village and bought 2 yuan worth, and they gave him over 80. [facepalm]"

"My mom completely believed what they said during the live stream, like 'Originally priced at several thousand, now only a few dozen.'"

"When Pinduoduo first came out, my dad bought a bunch of stuff. He couldn't use it all, so he didn't return it. He just secretly hid it away because he thought returning things was shameful [disappointed]."

"When Pinduoduo was developing its user base, my dad bought a bed sheet. He said it was super cheap, only five yuan. My mom and I both scoffed at it."

Back then, Pinduoduo had a bad reputation, and many people were unwilling to use it. I told my mom that he must have bought a piece of junk, but she didn't believe me.

After waiting for days, the bed sheets I'd been longing for finally arrived. When I opened them, my mom and I burst out laughing. They were the same size as his washcloth, but the pattern and fabric were definitely bed sheets—a true miniature version! I ended up using them as a bedsheet for my dog ​​[smirking].

"My mom doesn't shop online, but she wanted to buy a moxibustion chair that someone was promoting at some physiotherapy center near our neighborhood. It cost over 8,000 yuan. It's just an ordinary plastic chair with moxa wool added for heating."

I told them that it was all a scam and that it wasn't worth more than 8,000 yuan. My mom said, "How is it a scam? The saleswoman is a graduate of a proper medical university." I said, "Then go ask my sister and brother-in-law if they can buy it." (My sister and brother-in-law are both chief physicians at a top-tier hospital in the provincial capital.)

My sister and brother-in-law also said it was a scam and I shouldn't buy it. My mom started saying that you can't listen to everything the doctor says, that they don't understand anything (they weren't referring to my sister and brother-in-law, nor to the so-called medical school graduate girl who was trying to sell her the moxibustion chair)... Sometimes it's really speechless..."

“My mom is pretty amazing. When I was still in school, she bought a full-length mirror with a thick metal frame and thick rims that didn’t deform for only 36 yuan. At the time, I thought she bought it from a physical store and didn’t ask her why.”

Later, when I rented a place, the landlord made mirrors. The thickness of the mirrors was similar to my mom's. I chatted with her and asked her how much a single mirror cost (very large, solid wood, mostly custom-made).

When I got home, I asked my mom how much she paid. Knowing it was 36, I immediately asked for the link, but the store had closed down [facepalm]. The quality was really something that would cost hundreds in a physical store.

"I study art, and my dad bought several paintings online. The problem is, they're not very good, and each one cost several hundred yuan. My mom says he's crazy and won't let him hang them on the wall."

Our ancestors: Although we don't have any online shopping channels, everyone can be fooled by false advertising. The unscrupulous merchants here, apart from not being very technologically advanced, are no less numerous than those in later generations.

The old lady who used to sell pancakes had pictures on her stall of fragrant and crispy meat pancakes filled with meat, thin crusts and lots of filling, bursting with juice when you bite into them.

It looks so tempting that it makes your mouth water. People who are hungry will inevitably buy one or two pieces to fill their stomachs and enjoy a hearty meal.

But actually?

The meat pie I received and the painting on the shop were not exactly the same, but they had absolutely no resemblance.

Not only was the meat filling pitifully small, but it was also mixed with vegetables. The crust was so thick that after biting into it for a while, I felt like I was eating a plain white flour pancake!

There was only a tiny bit of minced meat, and the taste wasn't very good. Some were terribly bland, some were terribly salty, and some had no salt at all and no flavor.

Needless to say, this pancake gives you the pleasure of eating large chunks of meat, but one bite is enough to choke you to death. It takes at least two water sacs of water to digest one pancake.

After eating, the crumbs will stick to the palate and between the teeth, and they are impossible to clean, which is very annoying.

Look at this! This isn't selling pancakes; it's clearly a blatant case of false advertising.

Moreover, that old lady was quite unreasonable. Even if you pointed to a larger meat pie, she would insist on giving you the smallest one; if you couldn't finish the large one, she would insist on giving you a larger one.

This rebellious boss never follows the customers' requests.

The key point is that even so, business is booming, with long queues of people.

What? You're asking me why I have such a bad temper? My pancakes are so awful, yet my business is booming!

Hehe, a pancake costs only one coin; even an annoying beggar could afford it.