NextSharkNextShark.com
Latest Newsletter🍵 Kelly Marie Tran in racism studyRead

Article

Man Orders a Razor off Chinese App, Gets a Potato in a Box

    Asian America Daily - in under 5 minutes

    Get our collection of Asian America's most essential stories, to your inbox daily, for free!

    Unsure? Check out our Newsletter Archive

    A man identified by his surname Liu had the most WTF moment of his life when he ordered a razor online — only to receive a potato in the mail instead.

    The man, believed to be from northwestern China’s Shaanxi Province, made his order through a local online shopping application called Pinduoduo.

    According to Sixth Tone, the app offers a unique promotion to its consumers by dropping prices through its group buy discounts. Basically, the more people that buy through the app, the greater the discount.

    In the case of Liu, however, he shared the shopping link for the razor he wanted to buy on social media. Then, 500 friends helped him bring down the price from 120 yuan ($19) to 0.

    On the day of the delivery, he was surprised by the contents of the box. Instead of a razor, Liu received a potato.

    It is unclear what message the vendor was trying to send with this delivery. But in modern internet pop culture, a potato could mean a lot of things, and in this case, it’s probably a sign of trolling.

    Liu tried to contact the vendor. He was promised a razor, but sadly, the vendor did not offer any kind of explanation as to why they sent him a potato. Pinduoduo is reportedly investigating the man’s case.

    Images via Weibo

    Support our Journalism with a Contribution

    Many people might not know this, but despite our large and loyal following which we are immensely grateful for, NextShark is still a small bootstrapped startup that runs on no outside funding or loans.

    Everything you see today is built on the backs of warriors who have sacrificed opportunities to help give Asians all over the world a bigger voice.

    However, we still face many trials and tribulations in our industry, from figuring out the most sustainable business model for independent media companies to facing the current COVID-19 pandemic decimating advertising revenues across the board.

    We hope you consider making a contribution so we can continue to provide you with quality content that informs, educates and inspires the Asian community. Even a $1 contribution goes a long way.  Thank you for everyone's support. We love you all and can't appreciate you guys enough.

    Support NextShark

    Mastercard, Visa, Amex, Discover, Paypal