A mother in the United Kingdom, was attempting to advertise a sofa she wanted to get rid of on a local Facebook group, but accidentally made the main image on the post a picture of her baby. Image: Lucy Battle/Facebook
What’s Gone Viral: Mom accidentally lists baby for sale in the UK
After trying to find a new home for her old sofa, a mother from the UK went viral for accidentally listing her baby for sale instead.
A mother in the United Kingdom, was attempting to advertise a sofa she wanted to get rid of on a local Facebook group, but accidentally made the main image on the post a picture of her baby. Image: Lucy Battle/Facebook
In another marketplace fail on Facebook, a mother accidentally listed her baby for sale!
Lucy Battle lists her baby for sale in the UK
The mother, Lucy Battle, from Morley, near Leeds in the United Kingdom, was attempting to advertise a sofa she wanted to get rid of on a local Facebook group, but accidentally made the main image on the post a picture of her seven-month-old son, Oscar.
According to UniLad, the mistake was made even worse by the lack of context in the caption, which simply read “need gone today”.
The post prompted members of the group to reply, with many taking to the comments to let Battle know that her error had “made their day”, with others offering to exchange their own children for the adorable baby.
“Can I swap for a teenager,” one Facebook user joked, with another asking, “How is he at washing up?”
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The post was later picked up by LeedsLive, who managed to reach Battle to get her thoughts on her mistake.
“I just somehow managed to upload the wrong photo when I was choosing them from my camera roll and unfortunately it was of Oscar!” Battle told the outlet. “I realised when everyone started commenting and messaging me and then I couldn’t delete it either,” she said.
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Someone later did enquire about the sofa that she actually wanted to get rid of:
“One of the messages was someone actually enquiring about the sofa! But most of them were people making jokes about me giving away my son.”
Battle eventually decided to clear things up on the post, writing, “Thanks all for being nice though and understanding this was a genuine mistake. I don’t want to give away my child”.
