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Where to buy the croissant lamp as woman finds Temu light is real pastry
Where to buy the viral croissant lamp as a woman found that her cheap Temu version was actually real pastry coated in a thick resin.
Living in a capitalist society we are almost preprogrammed to obsess over highly sought-after products, much like the Stanley Cup and its many variations. Videos of customers fighting over products are all too common on social media and that’s to stay nothing of the burn of second-hand resellers. We witnessed this mania earlier this week as TikTok users obsessed over ancient Chinese cough medicine.
The croissant lamp will make you hungry if you can find it
At the start of the month, TikTok user @froginahatgirl took to the video-sharing platform with a devastating story that left many users with feelings of hunger.
You see, she had purchased a croissant lamp from Chinese budget retailer Temu only to realize that it was a real croissant. She discovered the peculiar details of her new home product after she noticed ants crawling inside of it.
I just poked a bigger hole and it, like, low-key looks like a f******g croissant under there, she said, breaking it open to find flakes of pastry.
Knowing there was only one way to truly know, she began to eat her lamp. It was a croissant and not a realistic fake as she first thought. Her video has since amassed 13 million views on TikTok, with it also racking up thousands of likes on comments on Twitter.
“I have a chicken nugget key ring from Temu and Ive always been convinced its a real nugget in resin,” one person wrote beneath the video, as another said, “I gotta check my cat lamp I got from Temu&.”
Though most commenters were shocked by the hidden food item, many still admitted to wanting a real croissant lamp of their own. Let’s find some.
Catbird’s croissant lamp might be the original
A bit of internet sleuthing seems to suggest that the original croissant lamp is from Catbird, for a not-so-humble $88! As it turns out, the lamp is supposed to contain a real croissant, as inspired by art pieces by Yukiko Morita who used real bread and pastry in their designs.
“The perfect way to say, ‘You light up my life.’ A real croissant, preserved in resin and retrofitted with an electrical belly – we think its a terribly romantic gift for someone you love/yourself,” a description reads. “Made in Japan by a one-time baker, using unsold bread from several bakeries in Kobe.”
It seems the Temu version might be poorly made – who could have guessed?
In a bid to find other avenues that won’t break the bank, we threw Catbird’s URL into Dupe, a website that can collate similar products from across the internet.
Currently, there are other options at retailers like Urban Outfitters, where a croissant lamp will set you back $23. Amazon is also selling a smaller version for $19, described as the perfect side for your desk.
If you want to buy a croissant lamp straight from Yukiko Morita, who also sells lights in bread varieties, you’re going to need to shell out $120.
The cheapest of the bunch is just over $8 from AliExpress, though you might want to think twice considering the original TikToker’s croissant-induced ant problem.
