I went to the Aldi toy event to buy items to sell on Vinted for double the price – trolls call me vile but I don’t care

A WOMAN has revealed that she went to the Aldi woody artifact event, not lone to bargain items for her child, but to besides nab bits to merchantability connected Vinted for a nett too.

Atlanta Hatch, a 25-year-old mum from the UK, confessed that she sold items for treble the terms connected the marketplace app, and arsenic a result, has been called ‘vile’ by trolls.

The savvy mum claimed that she went to her section Aldi store the nighttime earlier the lawsuit started and was capable to nab a trolley load of goodies.

The event, which started connected Thursday 10th October and sold retired wrong minutes, saw shoppers contention to nab constricted variation toys, mostly made from wood.

Not lone did Atlanta springiness immoderate arsenic presents to friends and support immoderate for her child, but she was besides capable to currency successful a hefty profit too.

But radical person been near wholly divided by the mother’s claims - and whilst immoderate didn’t spot an issue, others described her actions arsenic ‘shameful’ and ‘disgusting’.

Posting connected social media, Atlanta said: “So this is gonna beryllium rather controversial, but I did spell to the Aldi woody artifact event and I did bargain to resell.”

Atlanta claimed that whilst she had the volition of selling items connected for a profit, not everything she bought was to resell, arsenic she did nab immoderate “genuine presents” too.

She explained that she was fortunate capable to nab a quality instrumentality belt, 3 enactment boards, a dilatory cooker, a biscuit tin, and a doughnut set, amongst a assortment of different cheap buys.

The parent confessed that erstwhile she arrived astatine Aldi and saw the woody toys, she called her friends to inquire what they wanted.

Not lone did she nab items for her pals, but she besides claimed that she besides knows “at slightest 3 different mums that did bargain to resell”, arsenic she stated: “It isn't conscionable maine and to beryllium honest, I basal by that I bash it.”

Atlanta explained that a TikTok clip was made astir her Vinted page, slamming her for re-selling the Aldi buys, to which she continued: “On Vinted, I got astir 100 messages astir however vile I am, I'm being reported to HMRC, virtually immoderate connection you tin deliberation of, I was called it yesterday erstwhile I listed connected Vinted.”

Not lone did she flog items connected Vinted, but she besides listed the woody toys connected eBay too.

She past explained that she resold 2 woody cakes for £16 each and the dilatory cooker astatine £20, arsenic she admitted: “Yes, they were double, but they weren't utmost prices.”

Revealing her “reasoning” for re-selling, Atlanta explained that if she didn’t bash it, idiosyncratic other would, truthful wherefore shouldn't she beryllium capable to payment from it.

Whilst parents person slammed Atlanta for buying items that others wanted to get for Christmas presents, she explained that she needs the other money for her child, who has autism. 

She highlighted: “I could bash with the other wealth for a pushchair oregon the sensory items that neurotypical children besides tin have, but my kid would request them more. I don't spot the contented with it.”

BIG DIVIDE

The TikTok clip, which was posted nether the username @atlantahatch0, has intelligibly near galore open-mouthed, arsenic it has rapidly amassed 398,900 views.

But societal media users were near hugely divided by Atlanta’s claims.

One idiosyncratic said: “You are taking vantage of parents and it is shameful.” 

Another added: “This is disgusting. Parents are struggling to spend to bargain presents for their children astatine Christmas and you are bulk buying for selfish reasons leaving others without.

"I anticipation Vinted removes them.” 

A 3rd commented: “Yet radical similar maine who genuinely privation immoderate of these toys for my twins Christmas but virtually precise small left!” 

Despite this, astatine the aforesaid time, 1 parent wrote: “I complaint this, get your breadstuff girl.

"Honestly determination are radical retired determination really doing atrocious things not similar trying to marque a spot of other money.” 

Whilst a 2nd agreed: “I haven’t done it with toys but I made truthful overmuch wealth reselling to money my maternity leave!

"If radical aren’t paying your bills it’s not their business however you marque money.”