One man bought a foldable house on Amazon for £30,000 (Picture: TikTok @unspeakable_fanytb)
When it comes to getting on the housing ladder, things certainly aren’t cheap.
In the UK, the average property now costs £282,000, as figures from Gov UK show. In London, this skyrockets to £687,134 – more than £400,000 higher than the national average.
But it’s not just us Britons who are suffering, as over in the US, figures average out at $492,700 (£380,055.38) – even worse.
So, it’s little surprise that one man went in search of an affordable antidote: a £30,077.98 ($38,999) tiny home on Amazon, which came wrapped in the typical brown cardboard packaging with the logo on the side. Is this, perchance, the largest parcel we’ve ever seen?
Posting under the username @unspeakable_fanytb, Nathan Graham seemed delighted with his purchase.
Noting that it was relatively compact, but that it did come with a shower and toilet, he quickly realised that there was more to the home than first met the eye.
Nathan’s foldable tiny home came ready to assemble (Picture: TikTok)
We’re not quite sure how we’d react if this arrived on our doorstep (Picture: TikTok)
Would you live here? (Picture: TikTok)
The sides of the metal home, which came in one piece and required no further construction, needed to be folded out to create extra space – just like a giant Lego project.
Perhaps the most dystopian feature was that the front door keys came glued to the house.
Bargain or bizarre investment?
Similar ready-made homes are available at even cheaper rates, as a swift Amazon search for ‘folding house’ delivers options that cost £10,000 and £22,000 respectively.
‘I’ve never folded a house together,’ Nathan can be heard saying in the TikTok video, which has now received more than 1.2 million likes.
‘This thing is so easy to build. You literally just unfold it,’ he added, noting that he’d be leaving a five-star review.
However, it’s not all roses in the world of build-your-own homes, as the Tiny Houses Reddit thread shows. Though there are many love stories dedicated to living in compact spaces, there are plenty of gripes, too.
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Arguably one of the most disgusting – and generally worrying for health and hygiene – is the lack of plumbed toilets.
‘Let me tell you, once you get sick and instinctively rush to the bathroom only to stare down at a DIY composting toilet, you reflect a little,’ @badvoodoo68 wrote.
‘Retrospectively, a bag would have been a better choice.’
@KoreKhthonia said that they and their partner had been using a camping toilet since moving into their tiny home, …read more
Source:: Metro
