Sofia, 18, received a live scorpion in the fashion giant's package

Published 13 October 2024 at 10.33

Foreign. Bristol student Sofia Alonso-Mossinger, 18, was in for a shock when she opened her package from Chinese fashion giant Shein. In the package with the ordered shoes, she found a life-size living scorpion, reports the British BBC.

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– I thought at first it was a toy, but then it moved, Sofia tells the BBC.

Sofia, who studies in Bristol, had ordered a pair of boots for her student room.

When she opened the package, she noticed something moving , and panic quickly erupted. Her roommates rushed to her rescue after hearing her screams.

– To be honest, at first we were going to kill it, but we decided to catch it instead and put it in a Tupperware, says roommate Phoebe Hunt.

They used kitchen tongs to carefully move the scorpion to a bathtub and then contacted the National Center for Reptile Welfare (NCRW). The association identified the scorpion as a Chinese species, Olivierus martensii.

According to NCRW's Chris Newman, a bite from this species could be potentially life-threatening, but for the average adult, it would primarily be a very unpleasant experience.

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Shein has responded by launching an internal investigation and says its packaging processes have been followed according to current standards. How it all happened is unclear, according to Shein.