A YOUNG woman has jetted off to China to furnish her UK house.
Shirley Bekker took to social media to share her experience, leaving people stunned by just how
She decided to spend six days in Foshan, , to find furniture for her new .
And it seems to have worked in her favour; not only does she cut out the middleman by going to the manufacturers directly, but she was also able to get her customised to her liking.
Shirley spent the day looking for furniture for her bedroom and managed to kit it out for just £1,000.
First, she looked for the ideal mattress to take home along with a bedframe.
She ended up finding both and was able to customise the colour of the bedframe.
In total, the two pieces cost her just £350.
Next, she spotted a large chair and foot stool for her bedroom to match her new bed frame.
“Shirley almost choked on her own saliva when the man said £185 for the set. But she quickly calmed down,”; the video read.
“After reverse search imaging the chair, it revealed that the chair alone costs thousands of pounds in the UK. Eventually, she shook hands at £165.”;
Next, she found a dressing table and chair that she was also able to customise for £170.
While she was meant to be shopping for her bedroom, Shirley got distracted with the outside furniture and picked up an egg chair for just £45.
She also bought a table and chair set for outside as well as a TV stand.
“I spent £1000 today and managed to buy: king-sized custom bed, perfect mattress for my back, egg chair, Bistro table and chair, TV table, 6 handmade ceramic pots, dressing mirror, Japanese style chair and pouffe,”; added Shirley.
The clip went viral on her TikTok account @shirley_bekker with 319k views and 47k likes.
People were quick to share their thoughts and were eager to try it for themselves.
One person wrote: “Ok I’ve seen enough... anyone wanna go China and go halves on a shipping container to the UK???”;
Another commented: “How much to ship to the UK? Cos I’m gonna need to book a flight to China.”;
“Oh so we’re being ripped off real bad here in the UK,”; penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “This is crazy. I might make a trip too.”;
“I have never been so influenced to go to China,”; claimed a fifth.
Someone else added: “£350 for the whole bed is insane.”;
