The woman was sickened by the find. Photo / 123RF
Online shopping comes with its pros and cons.
Unfortunately, this woman's experience falls into the latter category.
When Roxy Williams, 36, from Cheltenham, in the UK, tried on her "new" jumpsuit, she discovered a very "sick" problem.
Williams has blasted popular clothing site ASOS after spotting period blood in the crotch of her garment and .
She posted an image of the grim find to her 3000 Twitter followers alongside a scathing rant.
"I know some people wash new clothes before they wear them, but you shouldn't HAVE to wash them first, unlike this supposedly "brand new" jumpsuit I bought on
@ASOS," she wrote, adding: "Yes, this is SOMEONE ELSE'S PERIOD BLOOD. And it's handwash only."
It left social media users equally as disgusted with Ms Williams' horrifying find on the £40 ($NZ80) sale item.
"Sweet baby Jesus," one user commented, while others shared "vomiting" gifs.
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The shopper said she had put on the flower-patterned jumpsuit on Tuesday with the intention of wearing it to work that day.
"It's backless, so I took it off to put another layer on underneath. It was only when it laid inside out that I saw the bloodstains," she told The Sun.
"For a second I thought I must've started my period early (I hadn't) but on closer inspection it was very obviously someone else's dried period blood."
She said that after realising it wasn't her period – the discovery made her feel "physically sick".
"So, so gutted. Really shouldn't have to check for stains on a brand new item," she later wrote on Twitter.
After tagging ASOS in her original tweet, the brand responded several times asking her to direct message with all the details "and we'll be happy to help".
However, according to the shopper, they were a "string of automated direct messages with conflicting information", making contacting the company difficult.
She later told The Sun that in a private Twitter conversation, ASOS reassured her it would refund the money.
On Twitter, she updated her followers to say if it wasn't it in her account within 14 days she would call Trading Standards.
The Herald has contacted ASOS for comment.
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