Woman living on remote Irish island jumps on plane just to do ASOS return
Most of us have bought something online only to instantly regret it when it arrives, whether it looks different on your body shape to the model's or simply doesn't fit.
Returning the item can be bothersome, with some people opting instead to keep the item and give it to a loved one or sell it on locally rather than make the trek to the Post Office.
One woman could be forgiven for keeping all her unwanted shipments instead of returning them as she has to catch a flight just to go to send her ASOS parcel back.
Living on a remote Irish island means there is no Post Office without getting a tiny flight back over to a larger island or the mainland.
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In her now viral TikTok, @lydiaeakin shared her arduous journey to return her ASOS parcel which included her short flight over the sea.
Lydia is living on one of the three Aran Islands, County Galway, which are found off the coast of Ireland and can only be reached by ferry or plane. The flight takes just eight minutes, when the weather is good, and most residents use bikes to travel around the small islands.
The TikTok shows Lydia cycling down country lanes with the caption "when you have to do an ASOS return but you live on an island". She then shows a small plane taking off and footage of her travelling over the sea to return her parcel.
Student Lydia explained there was "multiple planes for the 3 islands, and goes 3 times a day to each" and jokingly captioned the video as "just a wee day trip".
In Lydia's bio she says she is a "knitwear design student living and interning on a tiny Irish island for a year". The Aran Islands are an all-Irish speaking community and work to maintain traditional Irish heritage and culture, including making Aran Jumpers on Inis Meáin.
To return a parcel from her home on a remote Irish island, Lydia had to go on a plane (Getty Images/iStockphoto)People in her comments were baffled by the lengths she had to go to, and one said: "I can’t even return stuff on time when the post office is a block away."
Another added: "I would just keep the item" while a third joked: "My post office is next door and I can't bring myself to go."
Others asked how the parcel even got there to start with, to which Lydia explained: "So there is a little post office in the shop but I was going to have to pay for the postage and it was a bit sketchy and I wanted my money back lol."
This sparked further questions of how much Lydia was paying just to take her ASOS return back, to which she said: "So a student islander return fare which I get is €36 (including bus) and I think visitor rates are double!!! so pricey enough! I usually take the boat."
Some recognised the island and added: "I absolutely loved the Aran islands. My favorite place in Ireland."
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Another said: "The Aran islands are absolutely beautiful!!! Was there last week for the day while visiting family in Galway."
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