What Would YOU Do with This?

RustWorthy · #1 05-10-2012, 05:58 PM

A man who ordered a pair of size 14.5 slippers was left stunned when a size 1450 was delivered to his doorstep following a manufacturing blunder.

Tom Boddingham, 27, who lives in Ilford, East London, ordered the £15.50 custom-made hairy animal claw slippers online for his size 13 right foot 14-and-a-half left foot.

But after mixing up a decimal point, the manufacturing company based in Hong Kong mixed up the order and sent him one extra large 7ft slipper – also known as a size XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXL.

However, Mr Boddingham received the other slipper in the size he requested

According to the slipper firm, factory workers assumed the gigantic order was for a shop window display.

Mr Boddingham said: “It was sent from Hong Kong and measures 210 x 130 x 65cm - about the same length as a grizzly bear or family car.

“I reckon I must be the owner of the biggest slipper in the world.”
A spokesman for the British slipper Website Monster Slippers apologised for the mistake, saying: “They messed up and didn’t notice the decimal point, so here we are with a blinking great slipper that’s equivalent to a size 1,450.
“We are making him a replacement slipper of the right dimensions.”

Mr Boddingham now plans to sell the giant slippers on eBay.

RustWorthy · #2 05-10-2012, 05:58 PM

id personally keep it, throw my bed to fuck and sleep in it!!

diamondsmiles · #3 05-10-2012, 06:09 PM

Great price!

My great niece and great nephew would love it!

Brometheus · #4 05-10-2012, 06:10 PM

lol thats quite a blunder.. wouldnt he have to put a "special order" for that size? shouldnt it have cost more? that's a lot of material to keep it going for the usual price.

RustWorthy · #5 05-10-2012, 06:14 PM

made in china, probably cost £2

MCBR · #6 05-10-2012, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulman214

made in china, probably cost £2

Tom Boddingham, 27, who lives in Ilford, East London, ordered the £15.50 custom-made hairy animal claw slippers online for his size 13 right foot 14-and-a-half left foot.

RustWorthy · #7 05-10-2012, 07:33 PM

yes, i read that. i meant cost to make...

MCBR · #8 05-10-2012, 08:07 PM

Oh, sorry.

Nonetheless, I wouldn't give that away, I'm sure it's really comfortable to sleep in. Or take it in the woods and sleep in it.

diamondsmiles · #9 05-10-2012, 08:54 PM

IF they realize someone made the mistake, they will either fire the guy, throw him in a ditch with the baby girls or try to bill the recipient more money.

It was from Hong Kong, not China!

**Kelly** · #10 05-11-2012, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulman214

id personally keep it, throw my bed to fuck and sleep in it!!

Bet it's real comfy

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