Mum’s viral plea triggers online frenzy
An image has gone viral after a woman posted a snap begging members to “pray” for her after discovering what’s located in front of her house.
Aussie mum Krystal Fisher has blown up a Kmart lovers Facebook group after she posted a hilarious snap showing off the view from her home.
The Armidale local from New South Wales, had just moved into her new home when to her shock it was perfectly positioned in front of her favourite store.
Taking to the popular Facebook group Kmart Hacks & Decor, the Kmart addict asked members to “please pray for my bank account!”
“I moved house yesterday and this is the view from my front door,” she captioned a photo showing the Kmart logo in full view from her house.
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It immediately prompted fellow Kmart lovers to comment, telling Ms Fisher that she “struck gold”.
“Good luck,” one member simply said.
“Better than a waterfront I say. Love the view,” added another.
“Oh my goodness, what a dream!!” said a third, while a fourth women commented that she would have to get the divorce papers ready if it were her.
Others warned that as long as it wasn’t open 24 hours she should be fine.
Among the string of comments, some shoppers said Ms Fisher had nothing to worry about
given the retailer’s struggle to fill empty shelves amid sluggish international supply lines due to coronavirus.
“That’s alright they’ve got nothing on the shelves anyway,” one woman wrote.
“If your store is anything like our where most of the shelves are empty you’ll save loads coz (sic) there’s nothing to buy,” another person commented.
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Earlier this week Kmart addressed the issue with retail director John Gualtieri emailing customers to explain that, as well as supply issues, Kmart had paused some shipments due to a slowdown in demand during the pandemic.
“Some of the countries where we manufacture our physical products were also put into lockdown at this time, putting production of some of our goods on hold for a period of time,” Mr Gualtieri said.
But regardless, Ms Fisher said she is still overly excited to be in such proximity to her favourite store.
“So so excited. We love the home and Kmart is just a huge bonus,” Ms Fisher told news.com.au.
Some members questioned if she purposely moved to that location because of the store or if it was a genuine “accident”.
The mother-of-one said as soon as she and her husband pulled up to view the home, the Kmart sign was the first thing she noticed.
It wasn’t the only pro to the home but it was definitely a deciding factor,” she said laughing.
Not surprisingly, the 28-year-old has already shopped at the retailer, admitting that like many, she goes in for one thing and comes out with 20.
“I end up finding so many things I never knew I needed,” she said, adding that her will power wasn’t strong enough to resist Kmart goods.
“I love the store so much because of the huge range. I love that I can decorate my home nicely on a budget. We also love the baby clothes and toys,” she said.
The new mum, who’s son is 19 months old, said she’s aware there’s plenty of Kmart lovers but never expected her post would attract nearly 20,000 like and hundreds of comments.
“Never in a million years. I thought maybe a few like and comment maybe, but nothing like this,” she told news.com.au.
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