‘Ugly outside, funny inside’: Human face phone cases, brain hats, gaudy princess jackets make ugliest item list on Chinese shopping site, spurring buyer interest


Taobao’s annual top five ugly things list has been released and prompted a surge of buying interest in the items. This year’s top-five list included a brain-shaped hat, a human face phone case, a green horse head costume, a frog outfit and a garish princess down jacket. — SCMP

An annual list of the “top five ugliest things” by Chinese shopping website Taobao has unexpectedly led to a surge of interest in the items listed among mainland consumers.

This year’s top five published on Feb 22 were brain-shaped hats, a clay phone case in the shape of a human face, a green horse head costume, a frog outfit and a gaudy princess down jacket.

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