Need gone today! New mum, 20, is left mortified after she accidentally put her BABY up for sale on Facebook marketplace when she tried to sell her old sofa
- Lucy Battle, 20, from Burnley, was trying to give away her her old two seater couch when she accidentally included a picture of her seven-month-old son
- People joked if they could swap little Oscar for their teenager after seeing post
- Luckily Lucy saw the funny side, despite admitting she was embarrassed and even managed to shift the sofa
A new mum has revealed how she accidentally put her baby up for sale on Facebook market place after trying to flog her sofa.
Lucy Battle, 20, from Burnley, was trying to give away her her old two seater couch when she accidentally included a picture of her seven-month-old son Oscar on a Facebook post with the caption ‘need gone today’.
She thought she had only posted pictures of the brown sofa but didn’t realise that she included little Oscar smiling in the post offering the couch for free.
A new mum has revealed how she accidentally put her baby up for sale on Facebook market place after trying to flog her sofa
Lucy Battle, 20, from Burnley, was trying to give away her her old two seater couch when she accidentally included a picture of her seven-month-old son Oscar on a Facebook post with the caption ‘need gone today’.
And she was instantly inundated with comments from people inquiring about his behaviour and how he played with other children – with some joking if they could swap adorable Oscar for their teenagers.
Luckily Lucy saw the funny side and even managed to shift the sofa.
‘I posted a picture of my old sofa on Facebook because I got a new one and I needed the old one gone as soon as possible, so I thought I’d give it away to someone who needs it,’ she explained.
‘I was going through my pictures on my camera roll on my phone and I must have selected one of Oscar.
‘At first I was confused as to what people were saying in the comments, then I looked at the post and the main picture was one of him.
She thought she had only posted pictures of the brown sofa but didn’t realise that she included little Oscar (pictured together) smiling in the post offering the couch for free.
‘I was so embarrassed – and I couldn’t even delete it.’
One local mum wrote: ‘Can I swap for a teenager?’
Another commented: ‘How’s he at washing up?’
A third joked: ‘What’s he like with other babies?’
One mum even offered a swap deal, posting: ‘How bout a two for one swap? Teenager 14, brother 6 and I will throw in the father for free?’
Luckily Lucy saw the funny side and even managed to shift the sofa. ‘I posted a picture of my old sofa on Facebook because I got a new one and I needed the old one gone as soon as possible, so I thought I’d give it away to someone who needs it,’ she explained.
She had posted the pictures in a local Facebook group for items for sale last month, but her post went viral when people flooded it with the hilarious comments.
She added: ‘I just thought ‘oh no, that’s so embarrassing’.
‘Luckily everyone made a joke about it.
‘I was overwhelmed by all how much everybody wanted him.
‘The person that came to collect the sofa didn’t make an offer for him though, they just wanted the couch.’
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