Don’t fall for TikTok influencers peddling scams

Picture: Getty Images / Michael M. Santiago Moving into a new home is supposed to be one of those life moments where everything feels exciting and fresh. New space, new beginnings, new plans for how you want your place to look.

That was me a few weeks ago. I had just moved in and was over the moon. I couldn’t wait to decorate my place and make it feel like home.

Like many people starting out, I had almost nothing. There I was, sleeping on my mattress on the floor. Not the cute “minimalist aesthetic” type of floor sleeping.

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The proper cold-tile, wake-up-with-a-sore-back situation. As the weather gets colder, the tiles start speaking directly to your bones. Call me old, but my back and knees were like, “girl, we are not young anymore.” So I thought: let me at least get a base.

I did what many of us do these days. I went to TikTok. I started watching creators who had just moved into new homes, looking at their suggestions for affordable furniture and décor and came across a page calledHaven Furniture Co.

The furniture looked good. The prices were even better. And the page had a big following.

There were comments from people who seemed happy with their purchases. One influencer had even apparently received furniture from the page, which made everything look even more legit.

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