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Woman Orders Mary Poppins Outfit For Daughter, Gets Kim Jong Un Costume Instead; Company Reacts
A Melbourne mother ordered a Mary Poppins costume for her 10-year-old daughter’s school parade but was stunned when a very different outfit arrived at her door.
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A Melbourne family was left stunned after an online costume order for their 10-year-old daughter arrived with a very unexpected surprise. Instead of the Mary Poppins outfit she needed for a school Book Week parade, the package reportedly contained a costume of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
The mix-up left the young girl without the outfit she had been expecting just days before her parade. The family quickly contacted the company to report the error and ask for the correct costume.
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The Package Contained The Wrong Costume
The family had ordered a Mary Poppins costume for the 10-year-old, expecting the familiar outfit linked to the popular character. Instead, they received a black military-style tunic and matching trousers made to look like Kim Jong Un’s outfit.
Australian TV and radio presenter Jacqueline Felgate shared details of the incident on Instagram. “A costume company has sent a Melbourne family a Kim Jong Un costume instead of the ordered Mary Poppins one,” Felgate wrote in the caption of the post.
“The 10-year-old has her parade on Friday – does anyone know where she can get a Mary one in time?” The angry parent also shared a message sent to customer service about the mix-up.
“You sent me the wrong costume! My daughter needed the Mary Poppins costume for book week, and you sent me a Kim Jong-un costume!” the parent wrote.
Users Had Plenty Of Jokes About It
The strange costume swap led to a flood of funny responses from users, with many imagining what might have happened to the person who had actually ordered the Kim Jong Un costume.
“I mean, let’s spare a thought for the person who ordered the ‘Supreme Leader’ mask and is now faced with wearing a Mary Poppins costume instead,” one user wrote.
Another person joked, “You absolutely send your kid to school as the Supreme Leader if this happens.”
“I think she might need to wear the Kim Jong kit,” a person said.
The Company Explains The Mix-Up
Nikki, the CEO of Costumebox.com.au, later shared an update in the comments. She described the incident as a “simple but regrettable human error” and said two address labels had been “accidentally switched” at the warehouse.
“The Mary Poppins customer contacted us at 6:00 am this morning, we responded to her at 9.05 am, and a new Mary Poppins costume was picked and packed by 9.35 am, ready to go out on the first truck today by Australia Post Express Post,” she said.
“All going to plan from now on, the costume should arrive tomorrow in time for the Book Week parade on Friday,” the comment added. She also shared an update about the person who was supposed to receive the Kim Jong Un costume.
“As for the Kim Jong customer, he is right now on his way to the post office to collect his parcel and confirm if he has indeed received Mary Poppins.”
“If so, we are poised to send him out a new Kim Jong Mask, which he should also receive in time for his event this weekend,” she also said.
Disclaimer: This article is based on user-generated content. The claims made in the original post have not been independently verified by News18.
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The customer who ordered the Kim Jong Un costume was reportedly on their way to the post office to collect their parcel and confirm if they had received the Mary Poppins costume instead. If so, the company was poised to send a new Kim Jong Un mask, which the customer should receive in time for their event.
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