'My child would be horrified': Mum's 'disturbing' find in $5 Kmart toy
"What kinda sick gimmick is this Kmart?" one fellow concerned mum wrote.
A recent discovery at Kmart has left one shopper feeling extremely unsettled and so she took to Facebook to share her eerie find.
Fellow shoppers also expressed their shock over what they saw, with many trying to figure out if it was intentional or an honest mistake.
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"A little bit dark, Kmart."
The post, which was shared in the Kmart Hacks and Decor group, quickly gained attention with over 980 likes and 100+ comments.
The shopper in question, Ren, was out shopping recently when she noticed the $5.50 Garden Fairies set on the shelves.
But one striking detail stopped her in her tracks - the fairies were decapitated.
On their website, the Kmart ornaments have their heads very much intact, which left Ren concerned over the obvious mishap.
She wrote: "A little bit dark, Kmart."
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"Maybe they're getting in early for Halloween this year."
And other parents shared her concern over the eerie mistake, with some saying their kids would be "horrified" and "sad" if they saw this.
"Imagine if you got this in an online order," one user remarked. "How did staff overlook this and let this stay on the shelves?" another said.
Then this person chimed in joking, "Hello darkness my old friend," while another asked, "What kinda sick gimmick is this Kmart?"
"Just noticed no ankles on the right one too lol," one eagle-eyed user pointed out.
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Then another said that they also noticed the fairies had detached limbs. "The one on the right is going to need some crutches ASAP."
"Maybe they're getting in early for Halloween this year," a different user joked.
Then one group member mentioned: "Wow if they break that easily, wouldn't want it near small kids, choking hazard."
On the other hand, some people said that they wouldn't be deterred from buying them. In fact, one person even said, "I want 10!"
"For $5 I'm getting some for my fairy garden," another user concluded.
Originally published as 'My child would be horrified': Mum's 'disturbing' find in $5 Kmart toy
