Woman instantly regrets decision to order Dr. Martens from eBay
Well they're certainly... different.
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Plenty of people order stuff from the internet nowadays, and nine times out of ten it's probably fine.
But when you're paying for something you've only seen in a tiny thumbnail image, there's always the potential for mishap.
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Take Robyn Moore's recent purchase, for instance:
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Oh dear.
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But hang on, why the sweet hell does that shoe have the Royal Mail logo on it anyway?
Well, according to this 2010 article on Highsnobiety (which features a picture of the same footwear), Dr. Martens once created a shoe specially for the Royal Mail (known as a "Postman Shoe").
Still, the whole thing could've been worse.
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Be careful what you order.
