"Reminds me of Sarafina": Mom Shares Shein Outfit Expectation vs. Reality, Leaving SA in Stitches

"Reminds me of Sarafina": Mom Shares Shein Outfit Expectation vs. Reality, Leaving SA in Stitches

  • A mom shared a video of an outfit she ordered from an online retailer and what she got in reality
  • The mom had picked a cute combo set for her toddler on Shein and could not believe her eyes when she saw it in person
  • The post left social media users rolling on the floor with laughter, and many shared who the toddler reminded them of in the comment section
A TikTok user had Mzansi peeps in stitches after showing off her daughter wearing a dress bought from Shein
A mom amused social media users after showing what she received in a clothing order from Shein. Image: @g_anathii0
Source: TikTok

Ordering items online is a gamble as one never knows how they will be when seeing them face-to-face.

A mom took to TikTok under her user handle @g_anathii0 to share her disappointment after she ordered an outfit from an online retailer for her toddler.

Shein expectations vs. reality

The video shows a picture of a cute black-and-white outfit from the Shein website paired with black boots. It then shows the toddler wearing her items after receiving them, which she paired with cute black loafers.

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Watch the video below:

The toddler outfit steals many hearts

Almost 1.4K social media users took to the comment section to share their amusement after seeing the clip. People started making jokes about how the outfit looked on the toddler, while some felt she needed to grow a bit more for it.

User @luya_jele commented:

"But uyithenge uyibona nje kutsi (you bought it seeing that), it’s giving SarafinaπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚."

User @YondiG shared:

"Ohh but she looks like such a cute freedom fighter πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ₯°β€οΈ."

User @thevisualizer added:

"But, it was giving church vibes even on the photo njeπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚."

User @FaithπŸ’¨β€οΈ said:

"Yazi, I can't stop laughing coz nami, I'm waiting for something πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚βš°οΈ."

User @Nkateko commented:

"Nooo sisi uzotrenda. Shein dresses make our kids look like elders. I bought mine this other orange dress. Yoh, she wore it only once."

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User @Lisa August said:

"Lol, but it’s literally what you ordered. I think if you went with a smaller size."

Student shows off Shein Nike sneakers order

In another Briefly News article, a student left the online community in stitches after showing off what she received from Shein after ordering Nike sneakers.

The hun got sneakers with a tiny Nike swoosh compared to the one she wanted, which led to social media users advising her never to buy branded items online.

Source: Briefly News

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Bongiwe Mati (Editor) Bongiwe Mati is an experienced reporter currently working under the Human Interest desk at Briefly News since (Aug 2024). Prior to joining the Briefly team, she worked for a campus newspaper at the University of the Western Cape (2005) before joining the Marketing and Sales department at Leadership Magazine, Cape Media (2007-2009). She later joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant (2023-2024), writing for digital and print magazines under current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. She can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za