- A TikTok user said she bought a set of chairs on Facebook Marketplace for "a steal" three years ago.
- But she told TikTok viewers it was a "kind of a red flag" when the seller then deleted his profile.
A woman was thrilled with the Facebook Marketplace purchase she made three years ago, although, in hindsight, she said it was "kind of a red flag" that the seller deleted his page immediately following the transaction.
The TikTok user @martressler said the four chairs she purchased were likely stolen from a McDonald's in South Georgia. She shared her awkward and hilarious discovery last week, tickling TikTok viewers.
"I thought they were cute, and I always wondered where they were from," she said of the chairs – each touting a sleek wooden structure accented with a thick, black hatching design.
@martressler love you @McDonald’s your interior designer slayed #facebookmarketplace #fail #mcdonaldssecrets ♬ original sound - mar
The creator wrote in a TikTok comment that she paid $100 for the set, which she called "a steal."
But fast-forward to last week, @martressler said she saw the "identical" chairs stacked across the dining room at a McDonald's in South Georgia. "Those are stolen McDonald's chairs," the creator said through hysterical laughter in her video, which has been watched more than 171,000 times.
She said she would return the "stolen artifacts" to McDonald's, but some commenters urged her to keep them, extolling their sleek design and sturdiness. Other viewers noted that their local McDonald's — in Philadelphia and Florida, according to some commenters — had the exact same furniture.
"Girl keep the chair. I'm sure they have a budget for things like that plus you paid for them," one user commented.
Some users said fast-food furniture was often sourced from reliable vendors.
"Usually the furniture at quick service food places is actually really good quality bc it has to last constant wear and tear over 5-10 years!" another noted.
TikTok users are mostly amused by this turn of events.
"Imagine the crackhead energy required to steal chairs from McDonald's," one comment read.
The TikTok user, @martressler, did not respond to a request for comment. Insider also reached out to McDonald's for comment.