{"id":350682,"date":"2025-08-17T03:14:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T03:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/350682\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T03:14:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T03:14:24","slug":"i-bought-a-strangers-unclaimed-parcels-for-less-than-10-heres-everything-i-found-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/350682\/","title":{"rendered":"I bought a stranger’s unclaimed parcels for less than \u00a310 – here’s everything I found inside"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman\u00a0who spent less than 10 euros on\u00a0unclaimed parcels while in Barcelona has revealed the bizarre items she found inside.<\/p>\n

Melika Zaidi, thought to be from the North East of England, bought the mystery packages from Surprise Box, a store in the Spanish city that sells lost mail.<\/p>\n

Taking to her TikTok <\/a>account last week, the content creator explained how customers purchase parcels that never reached their final destination.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0mystery packages – from a variety of retailers like\u00a0Amazon, eBay<\/a> and Temu – aren’t allowed to be opened before purchase, and can’t be returned, local media<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

In her clips, Melika detailed how the price of each box is worked out by the weight of the item, before sharing a collection of parcels she had decided to buy.<\/p>\n

Starting her first video about the store, which has been viewed at least 4.1million times, Melika said: ‘This is one of those shops that sell unclaimed and lost parcels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘It’s just like a mystery. You just buy like a random person’s random parcels. I’m gonna do it.’<\/p>\n

‘Look at all these parcels. Oh my God, sorry. It just goes on for ages and ages and ages,’ said the content creator as she filmed inside the store.<\/p>\n

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Melika Zaidi (pictured), thought to be from the North East of England, bought the mystery packages from Surprise Box, a store in the Spanish city that sells lost mail<\/p>\n

She quickly found several parcels of interest, including one she believed housed a bag, and another shaped like a\u00a0tennis racket.<\/p>\n

‘This is madness’ and ‘so exciting and fun’ insisted\u00a0Melika as she continued to explore the shop.<\/p>\n

Opening her first parcel, bought for three euros, the customer discovered a ‘little game console’.<\/p>\n

‘That’s like the cutest thing’, said\u00a0Melika. ‘Oh my God, look. It’s like a little gaming thing. See, it’s like a little game console.<\/p>\n

‘That’s actually really cute for three euros. I’m actually going to get another one because, like, I’m still in the shop, but I think I’m going to get another one because it’s, like, really, really exciting thing, and we’ve so excited.’<\/p>\n

Melika’s other parcels contained what she thought were spare car keys and an LED\u00a0strip.\u00a0<\/p>\n

When opening her last box, which included what she believed was a light device,\u00a0Melika admitted: ‘No idea what that is, but yeah, so that was that parcel, which was quite interesting.’<\/p>\n

Those in the comments were quick to question whether buying unclaimed parcels is legal. In the UK at least, delivery companies can sell items but can only do so after a reasonable amount of time and effort has gone in to track down and contact rightful owners.<\/p>\n

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The mystery packages – from a variety of retailers like Amazon, eBay and Temu – aren’t allowed to be opened before purchase, and can’t be returned, local media reported<\/p>\n

Last year, a\u00a0woman who bought a box of lost parcels for\u00a0\u00a3106 revealed how she bagged nearly \u00a31000 worth of goodies, including a Michael Kors bag, an expensive silk top and Adidas trainers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Becky Chorlton, from Lymm in Cheshire, bought the stray packages from a company called Unboxing Heaven, a third party company who sell on lost Royal Mail<\/a> packages.<\/p>\n

The content creator, who is known for her thrifty tips and tricks, often posts about finding hidden gems at charity shops or car boot sales.<\/p>\n

In July 2024, she posted clips of her opening lost luggage from Heathrow<\/a>\u00a0Airport, returns from Amazon and mystery boxes from various websites.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The first thing she opened was a parcel from Stone Island and it was a simple black sweatshirt with the logo on the sleeve, a video posted to her TikTok<\/a> showed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Becky put it into a website called Certilogo, which checks the authenticity of a product, and the garment turned out to be fake.<\/p>\n

She then unwrapped the next box and it was a nail set from Sassy Saints, which retails for around \u00a369 meaning she had made more than half of her money back already.<\/p>\n

The influencer then opened the next package, which turned out to be a teddy bear from the horror series Murder Drones. Plush toys from the television show can range from around \u00a37 to \u00a316, depending on where you buy them from.<\/p>\n

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In her clips (pictured), Melika detailed how the price of each box is worked out by the weight of the item, before sharing a collection of parcels she had decided to buy<\/p>\n

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Starting her first video about the store (pictured), which has been viewed at least 4.1million times, Melika said: ‘This is one of those shops that sell unclaimed and lost parcels’<\/p>\n

The next surprise item Becky got was a pair of brand new Adidas trainers, still in their original box, which retailed at \u00a390 on the brand’s website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She next uncovered a ‘random’ pair of pink-framed glasses worth \u00a34 and a soft grey jumper from Lily Silk which retails for \u00a3225.<\/p>\n

Becky then unwrapped two dupes of the Gucci monogram-style bags. The original branded accessories can sell for upwards of \u00a31,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The next garment was a white Represent hoodie with black graphic writing, which has a recommended retail price of \u00a3159.<\/p>\n

The influencer then went on to open random items such as a\u00a0Champions League trophy replica, oil for thinning hair and a portable steamer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Becky then got other accessories, such as two black shopper bags from Longchamp – which would usually retail for around \u00a3120 – but she questioned the authenticity of the products.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Last but certainly not least, Becky unwrapped a Michael Kors\u00a0Mirella Logo Tote bag, which retails for around\u00a0\u00a3120 online.<\/p>\n

Altogether, the estimated cost of the products was around \u00a3866 to \u00a3922, meaning Becky made hundreds of pounds in profit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She bought the lost parcels box from Unboxing Heaven, who sell mystery boxes from upwards of \u00a350.\u00a0<\/p>\n