My spoilt daughter's made £1k selling my stuff on Vinted but refuses to share the cash, I'm fuming
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A MUM has been left fuming with her daughter after she refused to share her £1,000 Vinted earnings with the family.
The disgusted parent says her 19-year-old teen has been flogging old clothing from her sisters, gran and even the mum herself on the popular marketplace.
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A teen has left her mum fuming after making £1k on Vinted
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But when it came to giving a share of the profits to her younger siblings, the "spoilt" Vinted entrepreneur refused.
Her fed-up mum took to Facebook to ask for advice about the situation.
In a post, she said: "My oldest daughter (19) has sold loads of stuff belonging to me, my mum and some of her own on Vinted.
"To date she has made over £1K and has more or less been allowed to keep it all, we've been delighted that she's made a success of it.
"This week she uploaded some old school bags and a school skirt belonging to her younger sisters (6 & 8), and they sold quickly, totalling £20."
She added: "I said that she should give her sisters £10 each, partly to let them feel involved but also as gesture of goodwill since it was their items being sold.
"However she flatly refused and said if they were getting the money she wouldn't be packing up the stuff and taking it to the post office.
"I was furious and said I would do it because I was going to the post office anyway.
"Given that the majority of the stuff on Vinted belongs to me and the account is in my name I tried to change the password - but somehow she managed to lock me out instead.
"I'm angry, sad, embarrassed all in one fell swoop. I just feel she is being so grasping and horrible.
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"I've tried talking to her explaining that she is being unreasonable but I am met with an 'I don't care' or 'I don't need you'."
The mum later revealed that she does all of her student daughter's chores, cooks all of her meals and bought her a car.
She also pays for her car insurance, road tax, mobile phone, personal toiletries and personal grooming appointments - despite the teen having a part-time job.
And furious social media users have branded the 19-year-old as "spoiled rotten".
One fumed: "She's basically stolen from her sisters! Very entitled behaviour."
A second wrote: "I think this is a terrible attitude to have and sounds very selfish if I'm honest. She has everything paid for her and I think she's very lucky.
"She's 19, not 9 and is unwilling to share with her siblings. It's poor and I think if you don't act now she will continue the way she is in her adult life. It sounds like she has no financial responsibilities at all, hence acting the way she does."
A third added: "You've done what you think is the best for her and she's throwing it back in your face. She's behaving very entitled, which isn't nice."
"To be honest you are enabling her selfishness and unless you change you can't expect her to", claimed a fourth.
Meanwhile, a fourth suggested: "I would contact Vinted to say you've been locked out of your account and get control of it again or delete it and get a new one. Time for some tough love."
Social media support
Some people, however, were on the teenager's side and hailed her entrepreneurial spirit.
One person pointed out: "The effort involved in taking photos, writing descriptions and uploading product is a graft and yes packing and going to the post office is work too.
"It's not worth the effort if you're not getting money for it. "
Someone else said: "What a smart little business lady would do is invest her capital (what she's earned so far) into accumulating her next items to sell.
"Try not to be annoyed because the boundaries weren't set about this in the first place so it's sort of on you as the mum to let her know what she should do ethically about selling other people's things.
"Mindset shifts are needed around money, money doesn't need to come in to go out on bills. She can have £50,000 and get herself a flat ALL from Vinted money if she's smart enough."
A third insisted: "It's good she is being an entrepreneur it will help her to maintain her lifestyle in the future and at least she has ambition to earn so don't knock it.
"Her siblings will get their own back in years to come slagging her for for being tight."
And a fourth advised: "Encourage her, be a supporter but get some boundaries in place and ensure her ethics and morals are straight."
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