‘Dollar Tree quality’: Customer says boutique ‘scammed’ her after she spent almost $90

Photo by@livtsetsilas/TikTok

A boutique customer went viral after receiving what she described as “disgusting” service from the online boutique Aylifun. “OK, TikTok, I need you to do your thing and blow this up because I’m literally fuming right now,” Liv (@livsetsilas) began.

She continued to explain that she placed an order for almost $90 worth of products from an "adorable overseas shop," but the process took a turn for the worse. Initially, she had placed the order on June 4, but she alleges that she only got the items around Aug. 10, which is more than two months after she placed the order.

The TikToker was disgusted

“I think this is really disgusting that a company could wait this long when they promised seven days max,” she said in the clip, which has amassed 399,300 views. “And it took two months.”

Secondly, based on alleged screenshots, she received a counterfeit tracking number for her purchases. And thirdly, Liv herself has stated, “None of it that was supposed to come was even correct. It was just one thing.” She eventually found out that this “one thing”—a set of earrings—was damaged.

She then presented the audience with a pair of patterned, stretchy pants from a "Dollar Tree" brand, which was noticeably different from the brown romper she had initially ordered.

The following item she displayed was a pearl necklace, which would have been acceptable if Liv hadn't requested a black beaded necklace instead. She then shared a screenshot of the 3-in-1 pendant necklace she had ordered and contrasted it with the single, knotted, metal dice necklace she ended up with. Regarding the fifth item mentioned in the screenshot, Liv mentioned that it never made it to her.

“None of these are even the same color,” Liv added. “It’s not even like they mixed up the product because of the color, or they just grab something next to it because it’s similar.” She then went on to question whether the items she received had been returned and told viewers that, preferably, she wanted the items she paid for.

“I think this is really terrible that a company could do this to somebody,” she added. “It’s just—it’s really gross.”

What did commenters think?

In the comments section, viewers were dubious about the actual source of these items. “They had to get their order in from Shein and Temu before sending it to you,” one claimed. “Looks like Shein lowkey,” another added. Meanwhile, a third wrote, “Whenever I see something on a boutique website that I like, I screenshot it and search the image on SHEIN and Temu, I usually find the exact thing.”

A fourth viewer urged Liv not to give up on boutiques. “Don’t write off all boutiques now PLEASE. There are some hidden gems out there!” they said. “But I understand your frustration, definitely push to get your money back.”

This isn’t the first time a boutique went viral for acting shady. One former boutique worker went viral after claiming her boss asked her to display Shein clothes. “She said, ‘Cut the shein tags off, put our tags on it, take a pic of you wearing it and put it on the website,” the TikToker wrote.