A SHEIN shopper has warned others after wasting £30 on a non-refundable fee - but you can avoid it with an easy hack.
TikTok user Rav Sandhu (@ravksandhu) took to the popular social media platform after the unpleasant discovery she made whilst shopping on Shein.
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According to Rav, from the UK, she had placed a massive order with the China-based fast fashion retailer that was worth over a whopping £230.
But upon clicking 'Pay', the shopper spotted that she was also getting charged £29 for 'handling fee'.
However, at this point, Rav said in the video, it was already too late, as the payment had gone through.
She told her followers: ''So I Googled 'handling fee' - and it's non-refundable.
''I'm so, so disappointed with myself. I can't believe I've just wasted £29 on absolutely nothing, like admin.''
Rav added: '' I should've just gone with ASOS.
''Am I knew to this? Did you guys know about this?''
Over a hundred of fellow Shein fans flocked to comments to say that this was nothing new.
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Numerous people claimed that the brand, which pays its factory workers just £16.50 for a 17 hour day, charges the fee for orders above £160.
But according to them, there's a sneaky way of saving yourself £30 even if you do want to place a monster shopping haul.
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One recommended: ''You have to place 2 seperate orders if it’s a large one money wise otherwise they charge this [sic].
''It’s in the t&c’s. I think it’s on orders over £160.''
Another agreed, writing: ''u can order in split I think that's best n that's what I do when it's over 160.''
''This same thing happened to me,'' someone else said.
''I complained about mine, acted like I didn’t know what it was. They gave me a refund,'' penned one lucky fashionista.
''Oooh rookie error!'' a TikTok user chuckled.
