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Sky News AU
27 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Sky News AU
'This is insane': Aussie mum mortified by response she received from a parent after son's RSVP to 5th birthday party - and how she got her revenge
An Aussie mum has been left mortified by the response she received from a parent after she sent off her son's RSVP to their child's 5th birthday party. Nicole Sherwin took to TikTok this week to share how her friend responded to the party invitation on time via text, only for the parent of the birthday child to curtly respond, saying there were already too many other kids attending. The woman said her friend's son was "left devastated" over being uninvited to the celebration and thought it was because he was naughty. "This is insane. I've never heard of this happening before," Nicole, who is a fellow mum from Melbourne, said in a video. "But it just happened to my friend, and she does not know where to go from here. "Her five-year-old got invited to a birthday party. She RSVPs on time: 'Thanks so much for the invite we'd love to come. See you Saturday'. "Then she gets this reply: 'Thanks for your RSVP. I'm so sorry, but we've reached the limit for children attending the party'." Nicole said it turned out the parent invited the whole class of kids, but a bunch of other five-year-olds also missed out, along with her friend's son. She described it as "the most savage kids' party guest list management". "Treating a five-year-old's birthday party like it's Saturday night at Prince (nightclub) in 2007. [Turning away] people at the door. Insane," Nicole said. "So, what's her next move? What does she do from here?" Viewers took the comments section with their advice on how the mother should best respond, with one person advising her not to "sugarcoat it". "I would go back and say, 'For next time, FYI, it's incredibly rude to invite more people than you can accommodate'," they said. "'Especially kids who are now disappointed and confused about why they can't go'. Don't sugarcoat it. Explain why it's rude AF." Another person suggested the mother should organise a separate gathering with the other children who were uninvited. A third person took a more direct approach, suggesting she should trick the other parent into believing she had already bought a present. "I'd straight up reply, 'not a problem; please ask xyz's teacher as I've handed the present and card we purchased for said child to them'. "Then, when they ask the teacher, the teacher looks at them like, wtf? Because there was no present, humiliation will get them. Many other people questioned why the whole class was invited when the number of children in it exceeded the capacity the parents had set. "Since when is it first in best dressed with RSVPs?" a baffled viewer said. "This is absurd! I would be having an adult conversation with said parents and just letting them know the impact it has on said child because surely they haven't considered how a 5yo would react to this." "I invited far too many kids to my 5YO's party. You know what I did? Hired a bigger venue! There's no way I would uninvite anyone," another person said. Nicole in a separate video said the mother in the end didn't respond to the parent who sent the text, which they discovered came from the child's father, because it would be too "awkward" having to see him at school. She said the dad "has a reputation among all the other parents" for being a real d*ck, him yelling at teachers in front of everyone." The mother eventually sought her form of "revenge" by signing the father up for mailing lists, which resulted in him getting spammed.
News.com.au
4 hours ago
- Automotive
- News.com.au
Woman reveals $3 Temu product solves common winter car problem
A woman has raved about a $3 product from Temu that solves a common car issue, calling it the 'best money she has ever spent'. Nicole took to TikTok to share a clip of her bargain purchase from the online marketplace – a tiny squeegee for her car side mirrors. In the video, she shows her frosted-over side mirrors from the driver's seat, extending the $3 device and quickly clearing the mirror so that she has complete visibility. 'Best $3 I've ever spent,' she declares. Other social media users were equally impressed with the handy little device. 'This is revolutionary,' one social media user commented. Another said: 'OMG I need to get one of these.' 'I got one of these. Best thing ever,' another happy customer declared. Fellow social media user Alexandra posted a very similar clip raving about the gadget. This time, the video featured the popular song Car Wash playing while she cleared the side mirrors. 'If you haven't got one, you need one,' she said. Kmart also stocks a car side mirror squeegee, which sets back customers $5, and Amazon also stocks similar products. It's not the first time a cheaper item has been used to solve a routine car problem, with a woman keeping a $2 pair of tongs from Kmart in her car. The social media user, who goes by @ on TikTok, said whenever someone new jumps in her car they ask about the Kmart item. 'Great question, I have an even better answer,' the young woman explained, saying she wasn't the best driver. 'But you know when you come up to those boom gates at the car park and they've got a little ticket machine? 'I can never get close enough so I just whip out my handy dandy tongs.' The driver explained she uses the tongs to grab the ticket with ease, revealing that if there is someone behind her waiting she always checks the review mirror and catches them laughing. The driver said she'd rather be the 'weirdo with the tongs who is low-key kinda smart' than the person struggling to get a ticket who holds up the line behind her. Social media users had a strong reaction to the hilarious hack. 'I always have to put my car in park, take off my belt and lean out the window or open the door,' one person complained.
Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Kmart shoppers in awe of popular designer dupe: '$900 cheaper'
In a time where it's almost impossible to buy a takeaway coffee for less than $7, it's no wonder that Aussies are always on the lookout for bargains. Whether they are looking to up their fashion game without breaking the bank or update the decor in their home, many shoppers find that dupes of more expensive items are the way to go. Perhaps nowhere understands this customer need better than Kmart, with the budget retailer cementing itself as the go-to place for affordable versions of everything from Birkenstock clogs to Owala drink bottles. Now, interior design enthusiasts are going nuts about a Kmart dupe that looks nearly identical to its designer counterpart, but for a tenth of the price (yes, you read that correctly!). The Anko Charles Coffee Table, which retails for $89 in Kmart, is over $900 cheaper than the James Lane Bon Coffee Table, which retails at a whopping $999.00. While it isn't the only similar take of the designer furniture piece out there, with Temple and Webster also selling a $600 version and Fantastic Furniture with a $599.00 version, it is by far the cheapest. RELATED: Kmart's $5.50 gadget to solve common bathroom storage issue: 'Amazing' Wild detail in 38-year-old Kmart photo stuns shoppers: 'Bring it back' Kmart shoppers go wild for $10 must-have WFH gadget: 'Great find' Kmart shopper Nicole is one happy owner of the inexpensive coffee table, telling Yahoo Lifestyle that her mum came across the decor item on Kmart's Facebook page. 'My mum sent me a screenshot saying this coffee table will suit my living area. I always loved the James Lane Bon Coffee Table, but the price didn't suit me,' she tells us. 'As soon as I saw the price, I started calling Kmart stores," she adds. "I called Liverpool in Sydney and asked them to check which store had stock, and they told me, and then I called the store and asked them to hold it for me." Excited, Nicole shared her new homewares find with her followers on TikTok, captioning her clip with the now ubiquitous saying, "Run to Kmart! Don't walk." 'I want one so bad just for the legs lol,' replied one viewer. 'Love this,' said another. It's worth noting, though, that many shoppers replied on her TikTok and others who have shared their savvy buy, that they can't find the item online. 'They're not even online, I have looked,' posted one. 'I can't find one ANYWHERE! They aren't even online,' says another. Nicole also identified this issue, but said in-store, there was stock. 'As soon as I picked it up, I noticed they had so much floor stock but none on the website, which is so wild. Apparently, it's new stock and they haven't yet updated the website,' she tells Yahoo Lifestyle. 'I've had so many people message me about not being able to find it online, which is very frustrating.' Although the coffee table has not yet appeared on the Kmart website, meaning you need to call your local store to check stock levels, its bedside table version, the Charles Bedside Table, is retailing for $39 and is showing up online. The original Bon Coffee Table and its Kmart dupe are modern, statement pieces of furniture with bold, bowling ball feet and a disk-shaped top. The Kmart version has dimensions of 28 cm H x 70 cm diameter. The original is handcrafted and made from Mango Wood, available in black or whitewash. The Charles Coffee Table is available in the whitewash option. Both the design and colour scheme, Nicole says, she loves. 'You're getting a designer-style table look for an affordable price. The quality is great too, it's sturdy and the style is my absolute favourite, the three balls just give it a unique look and feel,' she says. 'It's neutral themed, so it suits it beautifully,' she adds. It also makes the furniture piece simple to style. SHOP: 🧥 'Customer-obsessed' Aussie brand still going strong after 40 years: 'Comes in sizes 6 to 3XL' 💁♀️ Two-minute product that works wonder on brows in 28 days 🩲 'Favourite' Aussie brand slashes prices by 30 per cent: 'Available in XS to 2XL' 'I have a beautiful James Lane couch that has very similar tones in my living room. I've got a few Kmart pillows that go with it, too,' she says. And people are noticing, with both viewers online leaving positive comments and visitors to her home, too. 'Everyone said it's so beautiful and can't believe it's under $100. Many have said it looks so similar to the James Lane one, just a little shorter in height,' she says.
Yahoo
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Beyond The Gates Recap: Leslie Baits Nicole Into Throwing Hands
Beyond The Gates Recap: Leslie Baits Nicole Into Throwing Hands originally appeared on Daytime Confidential. On today's Beyond The Gates recap: Orphey Gene's: Leslie walks in, introduces herself to Hayley and takes a seat. Hayley tries her best to leave but Leslie goes on about how she's being harassed by Jacob and Kat and occasionally gets a visit from her daughter but mostly is bored all day. Hayley gets up and Leslie says they have something in common; no one wants to talk to her either. Leslie notes no one will come around Hayley since she stole Bill from Dani. Hayley gets her dander up but Leslie says there's no need. She thinks the Dupree sisters have done a number on the both of them. Hayley admits she's heard a bit about Leslie. They go back and forth a bit until Hayley asks why Leslie chose to approach her today. Leslie says the enemy of her enemy is her friend and wonders how they can help each other. Hayley seems to think they have nothing in common, but Leslie notes they are both on the outs because they did damage to the Duprees. They snark back and forth before Hayley says she needs to get to her doctor and go see her husband, a think she wouldn't know anything about. Leslie grins and giggles as Hayley hits the door. Leslie is hanging alone when Nicole walks in. She baits Nicole who decides to take it and sit down. Leslie asks Nicole to spill the tea, and she goes into Laura being back to work. Leslie plays like she sort of knows her and Nicole wonders if she tried to murder so many people Laura slipped her mind. Nicole continues to be snarky and wonders if Leslie wants to confess to her crimes. Leslie pretends to not know anything, and Nicole goes into details. Leslie doesn't understand Nicole's obsession with her and says there is something seriously wrong with her. Nicole counters saying she said what she said. Leslie quotes Shaggy and says, 'it wasn't me.' Nicole talks about the evidence the police have but Leslie says it's all circumstantial. Nicole knows she needed Laura out of the way to get Eva into her house and life. Further, Nicole knows she was looking to prove Ted was Eva's daddy. Leslie says she was but has a pretty blue dress with all kinds of DNA evidence which she could have used (Not a Bill Clinton reference!). Leslie goes in saying when Nicole was dealing with her many miscarriages, she and Ted were humping like rabbits. Nicole gets up to leave but Leslie doubles down saying Ted was insatiable. Nicole assumes Leslie poked a hole in a condom in an attempt to trap him. They continue to go back and forth when Leslie takes over saying Ted still desires her as he is dealing with her trifling family trauma. She tells Nicole about Kat walking in on her and Ted in a hotel room. She pushes too far about Kat and Ted which results in Nicole wrapping her hands around Leslie's neck, just as Ted walks in. Leslie coughs and screams, saying Nicole tried to kill her. Garland Memorial Hospital – Ted's Office: Eva walks in all happy with latte for her father. He is not in the mood and says Eva let the office's accreditation lapse which is going to cost him a lot of time and money. Eva is clearly confused by her father's words. She remembers Kat telling her that they already had their accreditation visit and she could ignore the alerts. Ted can't believe Kat missed it and is going to get to the bottom of the situation. Kat arrives to check in with her father about the accreditation issue. He sends Ted off to check on the renovations. Eva side-eyes Kat before exiting. Ted goes in saying he doesn't understand how the accreditation issues happened, leading Kat to flash back to purposely screwing things up. In real-time, Kat flat out lies saying she told Eva how critical the accreditation issues were. Eva listens in as Kat tells their father that he really screwed up by hiring her. Kat continues to bash Eva saying she will need to stick around until she's fully up to speed. As Kat continues to cut Eva to the quick, Ted asks if she would sabotage her sister. Kat takes a seat and leans fully into the lie saying she would never do anything to harm her father or his business. Ted says he needs to go meet Nicole and is a bit tired of being her punching bag. Kat is thrilled they are meeting up and Kat says she will stick around and fix things at his office. With that, Ted exits. Afterwards, Eva comes out from behind a corner and re-enters the office telling Kat she knows exactly what she did. Kat thinks Eva must have misunderstood her and says she is jealous of her new relationship with their father. Kat calls her trash and says she and her criminal mother always will be. She goes in on Eva about the attacks on Laura and demands she confess. Eva thinks it's a good idea to tell their father what Kat did to destroy his accreditation. Garland Memorial Hospital – Lobby: Ashley and Shanice are all tense from the night before. Shanice asks how long Ashley is going to punish her for going out with Derek. She says she was really only thanking Derek for being a first responder and wasn't a date at all. Shanice also notes Ashley was also on a date with Andre. They go back and forth until Ashley explodes and tells Shanice to shut up, just as Derek walks up. Derek apparently tells Shanice his back is bothering him. She does a little assessment, while Ashley watches, and gives Derek some exercises to do at home. They giggle and flirt as Ashley rolls her eyes. Just then, Hayley arrives and greets Ashley. Hayley is clearly impacted by Leslie's words as she tries to engage Ashley in a conversation about how they used to hang out all the time with Naomi. She notices what's going on and asks what's up with Derek and Shanice. Ashley tries to ignore her and ask why she's there. She says she is there for her ob-gyn follow-up. Hayley isn't certain why she's there as her ultrasound was clear. Ashley flashes back to a few days back where a nurse told her that Hayley refused the ultrasound. In real-time, Ashley admits she's a wee bit distracted today. Hayley says she is only worried about her baby. Ashley is paying more attention to Shanice and Derek. Derek calls Shanice a miracle worker before making his exit. Ashley immediately takes the opportunity to get snarky, once again. Dani's Digs: Pamela is fretting about their fledgling modeling agency. Dani isn't quite so concerned but Pamela wants to brainstorm. She thinks they should use Dani as their lead model to create buzz. Dani isn't thrilled with the idea, but Pamela puts on the hard sell. Dani thinks she's too old, but Pamela says not to ever use that word. Just then, Andre walks in and interrupts asking what the hell Dani thinks she's doing. Pamela thinks it's time for her to get going and leave Dani and Andre to whatever they are doing. Andre can't believe how embarrassing Dani's behavior was the night before. Dani says he's the only one impacted as she wasn't embarrassed and Ashley was too daft to know what the hell was going on. Dani tells Andre he can keep playing with little girls or let a real woman rock his world. He can't resist the temptation, and Dani quickly wraps her legs around him and they begin to undress for sexy time. Previous Beyond The Gates Recap: Endings Dani and Andre bask in their afterglow. Hayley returns from her exam and tells Ashley she's thinking about planning a baby shower. With that, she exits. Eva calls Kat a 'spoiled, selfish, little bitch' who risked her father's business to prove a petty point. She thinks maybe she'll take a page out of her 'crazy ass mama's book' and pay Kat back the way she deserves. Ted pulls Nicole back as Leslie says the crazy ass heifer tried to kill her. Ted tells Leslie to take a sip of water which infuriates Nicole. She says maybe he should take Leslie back to his hotel room and have a talk with her. With that, she exits. Leslie rises saying Nicole attacked her out of nowhere. She says she's too dizzy to drive and asks Ted to take her home. For some reason, he decides to do as Leslie asks. Keep checking back for the latest Beyond The Gates recaps! This story was originally reported by Daytime Confidential on Jul 11, 2025, where it first appeared.
Fast Company
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Fast Company
Antipasto-gate: How a $40 salad sparked viral small-town drama on TikTok
Southern small-town drama has made its way to TikTok. If you're not familiar with antipasto-gate, read on. The saga began on July 4, 2025, when a woman named Nicole attended a party she had been invited to by her son's friend's mom. The event was hosted by a local couple who, according to Nicole, had been informed she would be attending. As a newcomer to the town and appreciative of the invitation, she brought along a homemade antipasto salad. But when Nicole and her son arrived, she says they were immediately met with hostility. Called a 'stranger' by the host's mother, she was made to feel so unwelcome that she eventually left in tears. 'I don't normally post things like this, but I am absolutely humiliated,' she says through tears in a video posted to TikTok. 'This is why you don't make friends in your thirties.' The perfect storm of TikTok's appetite for drama, the 'you can't sit with us' relatability, and the wasted salad ('It was like, probably a $40 salad,' according to Nicole) helped the incident go viral. The original video now has over 35.3 million views. 'I'd recognize this salad anywhere lol. I've been so invested in this drama,' one user wrote in a dedicated Reddit thread. Memes, comedy sketches, explainer videos, and AI depictions of the scene have since circulated. 'There's a Netflix meeting somewhere right now discussing a mini series!' one comment read. Unsurprisingly, the hosts of the party soon found themselves in the crosshairs of TikTok backlash. In a since-deleted video responding to the criticism, they insisted they weren't 'mean people.' 'We just didn't want her in our house, OK?' they say. Both online and off, things have gotten messy. Nicole received threatening messages from neighbors, with some suggesting the sheriff should get involved. Her underage son was reportedly doxxed. One viral video even claims the party host lost her job as a result of the drama. What once would've remained small-town gossip, antipasto-gate is now a textbook example of how TikTok's viral discourse cycle works: someone posts a personal grievance, internet vigilantes doxx those involved, and suddenly a local spat becomes the internet's topic of the day. For those caught in the eye of the storm, the best strategy is often to stay quiet and wait for the internet's attention to shift to its next villain. Nicole, meanwhile, has continued sharing updates on her account—including a highly requested tutorial for the antipasto salad.
