Annoying but cuddly, ahhhhhh!

mike65

A 10-year-old girl's attempt to "sell" her grandmother has been thwarted by regulations on human trafficking.

Zoe Pemberton advertised her grandmother Marion Goodall, 61, of Clacton, Essex, on internet auction site eBay.

The youngster described Mrs Goodall as "annoying" but "cuddly" in her joke listing.

But eBay bosses removed the advertisement because the site does not allow humans to be bought and sold.

"Obviously we have rules about the selling of people," said an eBay spokeswoman.

"We had to take it down but it was quite amusing and there were a number of offers.

"The little girl had described her grandmother as 'annoying' but had gone on to say she liked crosswords and was 'cuddly' and there were quite a few offers."

The spokeswoman added: "The advert was obviously light-hearted and had been done with the full knowledge of grandma - we do get these kind of things from time to time."

Poor Uncle Tom

I see eBay is 'toe dipping' again......

Sofaspud

"Obviously we have rules about the selling of people," said an eBay spokeswoman.

Well there goes my Dragon's Den idea

Back to the drawing board!

jaysusjones

And here was me thinking that this was a lost "Ladies Lounge" thread

Riddle101

Only on ebay would you find an advertisment for a grandma. They are known for old selling second hand things after all:D

thomond2006

Gotta love those little tykes.

Elliemental

I blame the parents.

thomond2006

Elliemental wrote: »

I blame the parents.

Yeah, using the kid to get rid of the ould one, pretty sneaky!

brummytom

Aww..

"Granny. Antique
Some wear and tear.

Comes with full set of teeth (included)

Money-back guarantee if she dies within a week"


Got to love those kids

stovelid

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

I see eBay is 'toe dipping' again......

You just know that their long-term business projections involve human sales.

brummytom wrote: »

Aww..

"Granny. Antique
Some wear and tear.

Comes with full set of teeth (included)

Money-back guarantee if she dies within a week"

Easi-wipe, machine-washable couch cover too, of course.

ejmaztec

If they made a "sugar-puffs and piss" scented aerosol, we could all pretend that we had a granny living with us, God rest their souls.:(

brummytom

ejmaztec wrote: »

If they made a "sugar-puffs and piss" scented aerosol, we could all pretend that we had a granny living with us, God rest their souls.:(

Replace sugar-puffs and piss with fags and ambi-pure air fresherner; then yes

ejmaztec

brummytom wrote: »

Replace sugar-puffs and piss with fags and ambi-pure air fresherner; then yes

That would be for the ultra-granny, who once worked as a coal-miner during the day, and a bouncer down the local working mens club at night.

Takk

"Obviously we have rules about the selling of people," said an eBay spokeswoman. "They have to be young and hot. Also, pics or GTFO."

.

georgem25

It was ok for Dennys to encourage us to exchange our grannys for sausages a few years ago!:p

Irishpimpdude

Granny Yard Sale

Hmm seems its becoming widespread

Senna

Why would ya buy a Granny on ebay? sure you can get them for free down the old peoples home.

javaboy

Kid woulda got more for her if they advertised back when the learner driver accompanied rules debacle was in the news.

IrishSerf

You have to be careful about finding them a good home cos they could end up with someone like Stephen Ireland.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Senna wrote: »

Why would ya buy a Granny on ebay? sure you can get them for free down the old peoples home.

:rolleyes:

Why don't you just grow your own? Everyday, I water my grandmother's burial plot. This time next year, I'm gonna have one hell of a granny tree! :D:D

Red Hand

Elliana Yummy Mush wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Why don't you just grow your own? Everyday, I water my grandmother's burial plot. This time next year, I'm gonna have one hell of a granny tree! :D:D

Don't forget to fertilise with cloverrocks and Fox's glacier mints.