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Good afternoon FF’s.

Thought I had better check in. let you know I am still here – well, I am!! Life has got somewhat in the way recently but, unfortunately for you, I am getting back on track, so you can look forward to more of my gibberish.

Now… as you know… I love a bit of VINTED, but, recently, I have felt a bit duped. Here’s why….. I had ordered a NEW Anthropologie pendant and earrings set, lobster style. When it came, I knew it wasn’t Anthropologie, the quality wasn’t there . No big drama as I paid about £10 with p & p, however, I did see the exact same set on SHEIN/TEMU etc some days later and I thought…. you cheeky rascal of a VINTED seller you (something like that anyway). As a result, I have been keeping an eye out for any jewellery pieces I fancy, from anywhere, and just double checking – I didn’t expect what I found yesterday.

As I have a BIG birthday coming up and a lot of events to attend, I require many outfits and no two can be the same or have been worn/seen before… that’s a well known FACT. As a result, I am constantly thinking about my attire – hey, that’s what fashionistas do. I have a few to chose from (well, a lot actually, if they fit – if not, I am screwed) and decided I needed to jump onto ZARA website to look at some accessories ( one needs just the right finishing touches) AND I found exactly what I was looking for…

As you can see below, not 1, but 2 of pairs of the exact same earrings…. what on earth is she doing, has she lost even more of her tiny mind??

NO…. KEEP READING

I was sure I had seen the first pair of earrings on SHEIN before and guess what, I was right, I then started looking for the other pieces I liked from ZARA, to see if they maybe had those too.

TA DA….

These are also ZARA and available on SHEIN. These were not the only things I found on SHEIN, and not just from ZARA, but you get the point by now.

I was happily going to pay £17.99 for the ZARA earrings, but, these earrings are for one specific outfit, which will probably be only worn once, so I bought the SHEIN pair. I am sure the ZARA ones will be of a much higher quality but I literally don’t care.

So FF’S. It really is worthwhile, if you have the time or inclination, to have a proper old browse around.