A woman has been left mortified after buying a seemingly innocent Christmas decoration, only to find that it looks very rude on closer inspection. Nic headed down to budget shop B&M on the hunt for some festive ornaments, but got far more than she bargained for after picking up a seasonal sign for her home - as it appears to spell a rather inappropriate phrase.
B&M's wooded sign is adorned with sweet festive details, including reindeer ears and a Christmas tree. The word art is supposed to spell out the word FAMILY, but the letters 'A', 'I' and 'Y' are replaced with other features to create a fun optical illusion.
The letter 'A' is replaced with a light blue Christmas tree, while the 'L' has been ditched in favour of a darker blue Christmas present, and 'Y' has taken the form of a reindeer.
The festive buy would make a lovely addition to anyone's living room - or so Nic thought, until she gave it a closer look after placing it on her TV cabinet.
Taking to TikTok to share the festive fail, Nic, who posts under the username @nic.ep79, wrote: "Buying what I thought was a nice FAMILY Christmas ornament.
"Then realising it looks like it says 'F**k my life," she added with a face palm emoji.
The missing letters on the seemingly innocent ornament make it look as though the it spells out 'FML' which is an abbreviation of 'f*** my life'.
Thankfully, Nic would see the funny side of the whole ordeal, as many people flocked to the comments section on her video to share how baffled they were by the decoration.
One person wrote: "OMG, I bought that and I can't unsee it now".
While another joked: "For the way this year went, I would get a FML ornament".
A third person said "help my mom [sic] has that" while others were puzzled as they couldn't see the 'FML' lettering on the sign.
This isn't the first time that B&M's cheeky festive decoration has caught the attention of shoppers, as the sign originally went viral on Facebook earlier this month when another customer noticed the hilarious mishap.
A woman named Vickie shared a snap of the product to the Family Lockdown Tips & Ideas Facebook page - which boasts more than 1.2 million members. Many people have shared their thoughts on the festive blunder, as the picture raked in thousands of reactions.
Captioning the post, she wrote: "Don't think B&M thought this out properly."
Many people were in stitches over the image, as one wrote: "I'm definitely getting one ladies, I won't lie - I think it's my most typed phrase in WhatsApp."
A second teased: "To me, 'Family' and 'FML' are one and the same."
The Mirror reached out to B&M for comment.
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