Mum thought she'd bagged luxury cabin bargain for family holiday
A mum thought she'd bagged a luxury cabin bargain for a family holiday - only to discover it was an unfurnished 'shed'.
Jade Rathbone and her family went on a two-night getaway to a holiday park in Nottinghamshire on August 8. The 32-year-old thought she'd spotted a bargain when she booked the £116 wooden cabin but was shocked to arrive and discover it was completely empty.
The baffled mum-of-two quickly realised her mistake after going back onto the website and sheepishly admitted she hadn't read the listing properly when making the booking.
Jade admits she only saw one picture and 'jumped to conclusions' of what it would look like inside - conceding she 'didn't read the full description or look at the other pictures'.
Red-faced Jade posted video footage of the 'world's smallest pod' captioned 'who left me in charge', which has gone viral with more than 1.3 million views.
In the rib-tickling clip you can see Jade's three-year-old daughter Pria Shakespeare looking confused and asking 'where are we going to sleep, Mummy?'
Marketing manager Jade forked out £32 on two air mattresses but 'made the best' of the £348 trip, which ended up being more expensive than a hotel stay.
Now Jade is warning holidaymakers to always read holiday adverts thoroughly to avoid the same thing happening to them.
Jade, from Lichfield, Staffordshire, said: "I was shocked at first and I thought it'd been ransacked especially because we'd driven past ones that did have stuff inside. When I went and looked at what I'd booked I thought 'oh dear, this is actually it'.
"We originally looked at camping but I saw there was an upgrade option for the pods. I spotted a bargain and thought I found a good deal so didn't research it anymore. There was one main picture of the outside of the pod so in my head I jumped to conclusions of what would be inside.
"I didn't read the full description or go through the rest of the pictures and it wasn't until we got there that I realised it didn't actually have anything in it.
"We all just burst out laughing. I don't think I was too surprised because I see something and just go with it and don't really read all the details. My partner was just laughing about it, which was lucky for me. We made the best out of the situation.
"The whole process of getting the airbeds Pria absolutely loved because we were all crammed in one room. My partner was pressed up against the wall most of the time.
"It wasn't ideal when you're all coming back drenched after having a water day and cramming into the smallest pod in the world but it was all part of the adventure. It ended up more expensive than if we'd stayed in a hotel but we had the best time.
"In the future I'll spend a bit more time reading the description. I didn't realise pods like that existed with nothing in them so I'll be sure to check. If it seems too good to be true it is."
Bemused social media users flooded her video with comments. One user wrote: "Booked a literal shed." Another commented: "Hey, so that's a shed." A third user wrote: "When the bargain seems too good to be true." Another commented: "So in essence it's a wooden tent."