Zahna Eklund

A woman paid £160 on Vinted for an Emma Bridgewater crockery collection, but most of the plates and bowls arrived shattered because the seller bundled them together with inadequate protection despite marking the parcels as fragile. The order was cancelled and a refund was being processed, although it was unclear whether she would receive the full amount. Other users blamed the seller’s poor packaging and advised wrapping each item separately.

A couple tested a travel hack by booking the window and aisle seats in a plane row and leaving the middle seat unbooked, hoping to have the row to themselves. The tactic worked for Lucy-Emma and her partner on one flight, allowing them extra space and a place to rest an injured foot. However, commenters and the report note that the method is not guaranteed: a passenger may later be assigned the middle seat, particularly on a full flight, and some airlines may not permit the arrangement. Booking the middle seat directly is the only reliable way to secure extra room.