A FUMING mum has slammed so-called bargain hunters who rushed to Aldi’s famous wooden toy sale, only to flog their finds online for double the price.

Melissa, who runs the TikTok account @casadecullen, didn’t hold back as she blasted “the worst of the worst” people.

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Her disappointment began when she spotted toys from the supermarket’s huge wooden toy event already being sold on Vinted before shoppers had even made it home.

In a fiery rant, Melissa said: “If you went to the Aldi toy event this morning purely so you could put it on Vinted, you are the worst of the worst!”

The Aldi wooden toy sale went live yesterday, Thursday, October 9, and was billed as the supermarket’s biggest ever, with bargains starting from just £2.99.

But while mums and dads across the UK dashed to stores hoping to bag early Christmas presents, footage on social media showed chaotic scenes in the Specialbuys aisle as shoppers scrambled to get their hands on the sought-after toys.

However, not everyone was shopping for Santa.

Some eagle-eyed bargain hunters were quick to list the toys online, with jaw-dropping markups.

Wooden food crates that retailed for £7.49 were spotted on Vinted for £27.99, while the £4.99 wooden Cuthbert cake was being shamelessly flogged for £27.30.

And it didn’t stop there, the £4.99 wooden birthday cake was also being resold for £27, leaving furious parents branding the sellers “greedy” and “disgusting.”

Melissa blasted pictures from sellers who still had the carrier bags in the shot, pointing out they hadn’t even gotten home before posting the toys online.

She urged parents not to line the pockets of resellers, saying: “If you are a parent looking for these toys, do not spend that money, do not buy off these people on Vinted.”

She hoped the greedy sellers would be left with unsold items that they would struggle to return.

Melissa added that she understands times are tough but slammed those who buy up sought-after items just to make a quick profit.

“I know times are tough for people, they’re tough for everyone right now.” she said.

She explained that Vinted should be used to make some money selling off your old clothes, but that it was wrong to intentionally buy things only to hike up the price online, calling it “ridiculous”.

Other parents have shared their disappointment online, too, calling the re-sellers “greedy”.

One mum said:” Vinted is highly p***ing me off because of this today I’ve had to stay off it or I’ll go full on rampage on people”

Another added: “How It’s absolutely disgusting! Aldi makes these events so people on a budget can have nice things. People selling things like the cake for £30 are vile.”

While a third chimed in: “I’ve had to stop looking, it’s raising my blood pressure”.

Others have even admitted to taking steps to punish the resellers.

One mum said: “I’ve started to report the resellers on Vinted, just click report and say it goes against Section 12 of the terms and conditions.”

Another user said: “I keep purposely offering super low offers to annoy them”.

What’s in the toy event this year?

Aldi says this year is its biggest range yet, and it includes new products such as a Mechanic’s Car, Double Air Fryer and Spa Station.

Some returning favourites include the Wooden Aldi Supermarket, Wooden Cuthbert Cake and the Wooden Kitchens.

It’s worth noting these are all Aldi Specialbuys so once they’re gone, they’re gone.

Lidl is also holding a wooden toy event – and it’s much quieter

Rival Lidl is also holding its Christmas Wooden Toys event today, so don’t worry if you’ve missed out on the Aldi bargains.

TikTokers said that Lidl stores were much quieter yesterday and that they’d managed to snap up some great deals without fighting off other parents.

One commenter said: “I did Aldi first and then Lidl and there was literally three of us looking for toys in Lidl. Aldi was stress.”

Shoppers can also get up to an extra 20% off if they have Lidl Plus, and prices start from as low as £1.79.

Some of the items on offer include the Lupilu Dressing Table & Stool Set, which is £39.99 or £31.99 for Lidl Plus members.

There’s also the Lupilu Dinosaur Set which is £14.99, or £13.49 for loyalty members.

Meanwhile the Ice Cream Play Food Set is £4.99, or £3.99 if you have Lidl Plus.

More shops holding toy sales

Aldi and Lidl aren’t the only shops with big toy sale events on, so there’s plenty of opportunity to stock up for Christmas.

Morrisons is running a half-price toy sale, with up to 50% off big-name brands like Barbie, LEGO, Hot Wheels, Mario Kart and Bluey.

The sale is running until October 26 and is exclusive to More Card holders.

Tesco’s toy sale started on September 16 and is running until November 2.

It has up to 50% off across dolls, games and LEGO sets.

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BOXER Brad Rea has paid a gushing tribute to the late Ricky Hatton – and vowed to fight on to make his mentor proud.

Hatton – Britain’s most beloved fighter – sadly passed away aged just 46 in September – leaving behind an iconic legacy.

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Ricky Hatton with a young Brad Rea[/caption]

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The two became close friends in later years[/caption]

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Manchester light-heavyweight Rea was inspired to take up boxing by the legendary City fan and the two grew a formidable bond together.

Hatton befriended, coached and mentored Rea up until his sad passing.

Today, on Friday October 10, 2025, Hatton is laid to rest with his funeral at the Manchester Cathedral.

Rea – who fights Lyndon Arthur on November 1 – is in attendance and opened up on his special bond with the heroic Hitman.

He told SunSport: “I was lucky that I did have a good relationship and we were friends.

“But I think so many people, even people that maybe just met him once, maybe people that just got a picture with him once, seeing him in the pub or whatever, because of the way he was, everyone feels like they have that kind of personal connection with him.

“He was just down to earth and he was just one of us at the end of the day, no matter how big he made it.

“I think that’s why it has affected so many people and everyone does kind of feel like they know him in a way because he was so down to earth.

“So it’s been a tough one for me to take. It’s been a tough one for most of the boxing scene to take.”

Despite becoming inseparable, Rea admits the novelty of Hatton’s presence in his life never wore off.

He said: “It just kind of merged into one. I was with him so much and I’d see him so often and we’d spend so much time together in the gym kind of every day.

“You do kind of forget how big he was, how loved he was, and how many people he had an effect on.

“Then every now and again you’d be out sparring or you’d be walking down a residential street somewhere and you’d go, ‘It’s Ricky.’ You know what I mean?

“It’s not just Rick, this is the Hitman and, yeah every now and again I kind of had to pinch myself a little bit and go, ‘This is Ricky Hatton I’m sat in Nando’s with.’ It was a bit surreal.”

Despite Hatton’s superstardom and unrivalled fanfare – he dreaded ever being looked at as anything other than a working class people’s champion.

Rea said: “He was just one of the boys at the end of the day.

“He was so down to earth and that was why the other side come with it he didn’t think he was better than anyone else.

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“He didn’t think he was a superstar and I think they probably go hand in hand, kind of just being so down to earth and then still being taken back by all the support.”

Two-weight world champion Hatton would spend 12 hard weeks preparing for his fights – and the rest of his time down the pub with his friends.

Rea was fortunate enough to have socialised with the boxing great – preferring to leave some of their more chaotic tales forever untold.

He beamed: “Oh, there’s so many. There’s so many but all of them I’m just laughing, I’m smiling because it’s just stupid times, rubbish jokes, cracking rubbish jokes.

“I’m lucky that I got multiple different sides of him. I got him as a coach, I had him as part of my team in my corner. I had him as a friend.

“I’ve been to the football with him. I’ve been out for a beer with him, I’ve been on a weekend to Dublin with him, I’ve had all different sides of him.

“I’ve got many memories to kind of look back on. Some stories that I can tell and some I’ll probably keep to myself!”

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Some of their tales will always remain untold[/caption]

Rea was hit with the devastating news just months before his European title defence against Arthur at the Co-Op Live Arena.

And he has since returned to Hatton’s Hyde – where emotions are high.

Rea, 27, said: “I’d not been there for a while. It is a bit surreal. It is a little bit weird.

“Every time I’ve been in there, the majority of the time he’s in there, and he’s cracking jokes, you know, he’s being Rick.

“But at the end of the day there’s me, there’s a load of other lads in there that still got a job to do and he’d be disappointed if we were moping about and we weren’t training.

“He’d want us to get back at it and he want us to crack on and. So you’ve kind of just got to keep cracking on and do what you can to try and make him proud.”

And the best way to make City super-fan Hatton proud? Beat United supporter Arthur – a friend of former sparring partner – in their hometown.

Rea chuckled: “You know what it is? It’s more how we’d react if I let myself get beat by a United fan!

“He would never let me hear the end of it. He would be on my case and I can’t do that to him. I can’t let him down on that front.”

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Rea faces Man Utd fan Lyndon Arthur on November 1[/caption]

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ANGRY mothers have claimed we are “witnessing the downfall of Molly-Mae” and I have to say, I don’t disagree.

Just when I thought the influencer couldn’t annoy me more, it happened – and keeps happening every week. 

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Here, Senior Digital Writer Abigail Wilson candidly opened up on Molly-Mae Hague losing her as a fan[/caption]

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Not only is Abigail frustrated with the influencer’s “constant moaning”, but she also addressed why the Maebe founder should “wake up to the real world”[/caption]

But this has struck me massively by surprise, as ever since Molly-Mae Hague, 26, walked into the Love Island villa back in 2019, I’d long been a huge fan. 

I subscribed to her vlogs and used to beam when a notification popped up to say she had uploaded a new video, and yes, I was one of the 8.5 million who avidly followed her on Instagram.

But for a while, Molly-Mae has been grating on me and now, this once mega fan is fed up. 

Once upon a time, I thought the Maebe founder was quite down-to-earth and candid, but now that couldn’t be further from the truth.

Not only did she frustrate me and let herself down with the extortionate pricing of everything from her Maebe brand, but now, it appears that all she seems to do is moan.

If she’s not wailing about having to be a mum to Bambi, she’s complaining about a family getaway that didn’t go quite as planned.

I’ve been trying to make excuses for her, but now, she’s lost me as a follower forever.

There’s only so much whimpering I can take and with a cost-of-living crisis and a war in full swing, she really has got to stop.

Yes, some fans love how “open,” and “brave” she is when it comes to sharing her constant complaints, but I’ve had enough – and don’t believe there’s anything “courageous” about it. 

Parenting woes

It doesn’t take a genius to realise that being a mother is hard, but I struggle to feel sympathetic for this millionaire who is said to have a nanny in the background carrying her heavy load.

But despite having it much easier than the vast majority of parents in the UK, as every time she posts a vlog, there seems to be yet something else about Bambi that gets her complaining. 

She is forever harping on about Bambi’s meltdowns and just days ago, left me bewildered when she complained about being “scared” to wake her toddler up from a nap – a job every parent does on a regular basis without even flapping an eyelid. 

Not only did she refuse to discipline her toddler when she bit a nursery pal, but to further frustrate us all even more, she then chuckled when Bambi listed the youngsters next up on her bite list.

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It appears that in every vlog, Molly-Mae has at least one moan about parenting Bambi[/caption]

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She recently complained about having to wake up her daughter from a nap[/caption]

I’m only human and yes, I felt a smidge of sympathy when she sobbed on camera after dealing with yet another of Bambi’s difficult days, but it didn’t take long for the star, who was branded “out of touch” by viewers, to throw it back in our faces. 

Despite needing a “minute to calm down,” moments later, she clapped back and said she “didn’t care” who told her she was “out of touch with reality” – yet again, another time Molly-Mae practically laughed at us all. 

Molly-Mae previously discussed there being “a lot of pressure” on her, but what about the rest of us? 

Yes, I don’t have a child of my own and can understand that being a mum to Bambi might be “hard work” – as Molly-Mae puts it.

Why does Molly-Mae want us to feel sorry for her? 

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But what about the vast majority of mums who work a 9 to 5 and have sleepless nights worrying about how they’ll afford jaw-dropping nursery costs? 

And the many parents who have to face the mortifying wrath from their boss about leaving early (yet again) to be there in time to pick up their little darling?

Of course I don’t carry the same hardship as many mums, but luckily I have a gorgeous niece who keeps me busy on a regular basis. 

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She previously broke down in tears after being slammed for “always complaining”[/caption]

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I felt sorry for her, but then learnt she had a nanny[/caption]

I often take days off from work to look after her, with a strict 6am sharp start. There’s no doubt occasions she will try and put me in my place, but I certainly wouldn’t then sob about it online.

To make matters worse, Molly-Mae previously boasted about being excited to have “me time” whilst her two-year-old went to nursery, but most mums don’t even know what “me time” means.

With many parents barely getting a minute to come up and take a breath of air, this blonde gets to experience the luxury of a free day in her diary EVERY Friday – whereby she asks her manager Fran to avoid booking in meetings or shoots, “just in case” Bambi needs collecting early. 

But for the vast majority of mums, having to cram five days of work into four, or to find themselves counting pennies every month just to be able to finish before nurseries close, is the reality – let alone an entire day off a week to kick back and put your feet up. 

A social life lacking one “fun thing”

Not only do her parenting woes leave me frustrated, but back in July my eyes couldn’t stop rolling when Molly-Mae told fans she hadn’t done one “fun thing” during summer.

However, it appears the mother failed to acknowledge her numerous no expense spared getaways and posh days out, which unfortunately fail to make their way into many of our calendars. 

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She moaned about her lack of social life but spent the day at Wimbledon[/caption]

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She also had a posh Valentine’s reunion break with Tommy[/caption]

Molly-Mae also claimed she had “no social life,” as she said: “I said to a friend the other day, that I’m going to make it to the end of summer having not done one fun thing.”

Speaking to her sister, she then explained: “Zoe, I haven’t socialised once. I’m going to get to the end of this summer having not done one social fun thing.

“I haven’t a life. That’s not good is it. Summer will end and I’ve not done one fun social thing.”

Following this, fans were quick to hit out at the star for taking her luxury lifestyle for advantage.

One wrote: “She’s a millionaire, she can literally wake up tomorrow and do whatever the hell she wants.”

A second posted: “Wimbledon, lunches, Spain, Dubai, France, Centre Parcs… let’s normalise that.”

“‘No life’, when she has a better life than 99.9 per cent of girls/mums her age,” a third said.

While someone else posted: “She’s on holiday every month, she was just at Wimbledon. She was at Estelle Manor Spa.”

So why does Molly-Mae want us to feel sorry for her? 

Normally I’m gutted to see the end of her vlogs, but I couldn’t turn this particular clip off soon enough. 

While many of us struggle to get tickets to oversubscribed Wimbledon days, for this celeb, who dropped a small fortune on a head to toe ensemble from Christian Dior for the event, she managed to wangle herself free VIP tickets,

She also got to enjoy a romantic Valentine’s weekend at a £600-a-night spa and country house – again, something many stressed-out parents would die for, but simply can’t afford. 

Holidays apparently not luxe enough

Not only did Molly-Mae forget to mention her day out at Wimbledon when moaning about her lack of a social life, but she also failed to include the numerous lavish getaways she has plastered all over social media this year alone. 

In January, the former Love Islander had a luxurious “work trip” in St Moriz in Switzerland, a location I couldn’t dream of affording to visit.

Taking to Instagram, she shared several clips and photos from her stay at the posh Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, where rooms go for around £1,500-a-night.

In March, she then travelled to the UAE and praised the destination as her and Tommy’s “happy place”.

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The influencer spent time in Switzerland in January[/caption]

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She also had a city break with Bambi[/caption]

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She’s had numerous trips to Dubai[/caption]

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And even went to Turkey in August[/caption]

A month later, Tommy splurged on a luxury stay in Budapest for the pair as he prepared for his first fight since defeating KSI in October 2023.

They stayed at The Pullman, a five-star hotel with luxurious amenities, including a gym, restaurant, and bar.

The hotel’s most expensive suite, which boasts a spiral staircase, is believed to cost at least £500 a night – approximately £400 a night over what I’d want to spend. 

In May, Molly-Mae and Tommy took Bambi to Disneyland Paris.

No life’, when she has a better life than 99.9 per cent of girls/mums her age

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Molly-Mae gave fans a glimpse into the lavish getaway – complete with champagne on board and a Mickey Mouse cake.

Not only this, but in August, she added Turkey to her ever-growing 2025 holiday list.

Molly-Mae and Tommy stayed at the luxury £2k-a-night five-star Regnum The Crown Hotel, which has been “carefully curated to deliver a true family holiday without compromise” according to its promotional information.

That same month, she was spoiled with time in Tommy’s £86,000 motorhome for a long weekend.

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She flew by private jet for her birthday[/caption]

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And spent time at Disneyland[/caption]

While many would be grateful for the quality time, the influencer opened up on her “struggles” after having a “huge delay” – yet another situation that had me squirming.  

The star was then lucky enough to spend time in France for a spontaneous trip, something many of us don’t have the luxury of doing – and to top it off, of course she flew in a private jet for the occasion, just to rub a bit of extra salt in the wound. 

Thankfully Molly-Mae has treated us all to a short break from seeing glossy holiday snaps on her grid, but I can bet it won’t be long until she next jets off. 

Particularly when her fans are predominantly Gen Zs, those mostly teens and twenties, her moaning after luxury trips and days out is almost like receiving a nasty slap round the gob, especially when she continues to post and show off the enviable “adventures” online.  

It’s time to wake up

Molly-Mae is arguably the most famous influencer in the UK and the most successful star to come from the ITV dating show, but now, it’s time she woke up and smelt the (often cold and bitter) coffee. 

Unlike Molly-Mae, who’s estimated to be worth over £6 million, for most of us, we’re living in a serious cost-of-living crisis.  

With the possibility of getting a mortgage seemingly impossible for many first-time buyers, the thought of splashing the cash on a lavish holiday and then whining about it just isn’t an option.

Some may think of me as bitter or perhaps jealous, but this Hitchin-born millionaire, who lives in a huge £3.5million mansion, shouldn’t forget where she’s come from. 

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But this influencer should wake up if she wants to keep her fans[/caption]

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Many once thought she had an “untouchable status”[/caption]

I’m by no means a nasty person and I hope for her sake this isn’t the downfall of yet another out of touch celeb, but I have to say, I’m out and have unfollowed this celeb, who I once thought had an untouchable status. 

Not only is there a war going on in Ukraine, with over one million dead and wounded, but the number of homeless Brits has also hit a 25-year high. 

Of course, everyone is entitled to complain, but with many parents not being able to afford to put food on the table or heat their homes, and the majority living paycheck to paycheck, it’s time the entitled star got a grip. 

While she was once dubbed the younger generation’s version of Princess Diana, in my eyes, the moany mother has gone far too out of reach and for me, it’s safe to say that the tide has well and truly turned. 

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Many are questioning whether we are witnessing the blonde’s “downfall”[/caption]