Ants were swarming around my new Temu lamp, I was stunned when I opened it and looked inside
A quirky new lamp from Temu provided an incredibly new experience for one bewildered shopper.
When she saw ants running to her new room decor, she decided to investigate. What she would discover, she could never have predicted.
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Neta Murphy (@netamurphy) quickly revealed what she discovered in a TikTok video.
And she was far from the only one who couldn’t believe his eyes.
In just one day, her Temu fail video has already been viewed 1.5 million times and received thousands of comments from amazed strangers.
“I finally found someone who has a unique experience,” wrote one commenter.
“Temu just sells everything,” wrote another.
Neta had bought a funny lamp in the shape of a croissant for her sister and had it in her bedroom. Then she noticed that there were “hundreds of ants” around the lamp.
Confused, the thought crossed her mind: could it be a real croissant, covered in resin?
By poking a hole in the lamp, her suspicions only grew. In front of the camera, she broke the whole thing in half.
“When you broke it, I knew it was real,” one viewer told her.
Although the outside of the croissant lamp was shiny, the inside looked like a regular croissant dough, hollowed out to fit a light bulb.
When crumbs fell from the fruit when she touched it, she put it to the final test: she broke off a piece and tasted it.
“It’s literally fucking food,” she said after popping it in her mouth.
WHY WOULD YOU EAT IT?
However, viewers were less shocked by her failed attempt at Temu, and more surprised that she actually ate it.
“Taking a bite out of a lamp you bought from Temu is actually madness,” someone wrote.
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“When I take a bite after the ants have had their share, I have to laugh,” said another.
Many were grateful for her dedication to proving that it was a real croissant.
“I think it’s great that you ate it. That was important,” said one.
Temu doesn’t appear to sell a croissant lamp at the moment, but similar products are offered on sites like Ouku and LightInTheBox for around $25.
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DESIGNER BREAD DECOR
While the use of real bread may raise some eyebrows, the Temu lamp appears to have been inspired by similar products by Japanese artists Yukiko Morita.
Morita went viral when she made lamps out of croissants and baguettes, calling them “Pampshades,” a portmanteau of “pan” and “lampshade.”
Hers sell for $44 to $220.
“My concept is to explore the artistic appeal of bread, which goes beyond just eating it,” she said Company Insider until 2023.
Although her pieces are coated with an antiseptic and anti-fungal coating, she warns on her website that if this coating is damaged, mold, insects and rats can develop.
She also warned that they should not be eaten.
“Pampshades look delicious, but they are not edible,” the FAQ section of her page states.
“You may be tempted to take a bite, but please don’t! We apply a special coating to the surface and the inside to protect the lamp for years to come.”
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