(Ecns.cn)--With the "Singles Day" that falls on November 11 approaching soon, black garbage bags stuffed with various items have been recently enjoying great popularity among online shoppers who plan to give these mysterious gifts to their unmarried friends.
Neither the buyers nor the receivers know what is really in the bags, each of which is priced between 1 yuan and 999 yuan. Those costing about 20-30 yuan are the most popular.
According to research by reporters from the Hangzhou Daily, on taobao.com, China's largest e-commerce platform, various articles can be found in a bag, including cosmetics, clothes, and accessories.
The majority of consumers have been young white-collar workers who have been especially attracted to the mystery.
According to some Taobao vendors, they came up with the idea in a bid to deal with their overstocked products, which sometimes causes them to lose money instead of pocketing profits.
"We price a bag according to the average price of the articles inside. Sometimes, it is a losing proposition. But for vendors, overstocked goods are like frozen funds. We want to clear out the stock and make full use of the idle capital," said a vendor.
However, some Internet shop owners are just drumming up stunts in order to get more business. "Though few people bought our mysterious garbage bags, those who came to my Taobao page shopped around for other goods," explained another vender.
