Temu Croissant Lamp Discovered To Be Real Pastry After Attracting Army Of Ants
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A simple home decor purchase ended up becoming a flaky situation for one TikTok user, whose recent acquisition of an item from online marketplace Temu left a bad taste in the mouth.
It was a hot day when user @Froginahatgirl noticed an unusual number of ants congregating around her croissant-shaped lamp newly gifted to her by her sisters. Initially dismissing it as a quirky coincidence, she soon found herself in a sticky situation that would make any interior designer crumble.
Suspicion turned to disbelief as the TikToker investigated further. What she had assumed was a harmless plastic replica turned out to be something far more alarming—and dare one say, appetizing?
In a viral video that has since lit up social media, she poked, prodded, and even took a bite out of the lamp, confirming her wild theory: the “lamp” was actually a real croissant encased in resin.
@froginahatgirl Pls explain temu
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“It’s literally f**king food,” she exclaimed in the video.
The attention surrounding this buttery blunder continues to rise like well-proofed dough.
“Technically they didn’t lie,” comments one user. “It’s a croissant lamp.”
“Sooooo, is it cheaper than a café croissant? Asking for a friend,” ponders another.
One viewer says they’d long questioned if a chicken nugget keychain they’d bought off the same platform was “a real nugget in resin.”
Fascinated by this TikTok of a woman who ordered a “croissant lamp” of temu and was surprised it had ants crawling all over it on a hot day only to realise it was a real croissant that had been hollowed out and covered in resin pic.twitter.com/OCjTIP2WOr
— proton (@ProtonInspector) September 5, 2024
While the concept of food-based lighting isn't entirely new—Japanese artist Yukiko Morita has been creating lamps from real bread loaves in her Pampshade series—this offering appears to be a far cry from artisanal craftsmanship.
For now, shoppers might want to think twice before bringing home any suspiciously delicious-looking decor.
[via Distractify, Daily Dot, Evening Standard, cover 2410903 © Wael Hamdan | Dreamstime.com]
