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06-27-2016, 02:17 PM
China's biggest online marketplace is selling 'breakup insurance' for Taylor Swift's love life
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When it comes to Tay-Tay's love life, one day you're in and the next you're out, so you can never be too sure.
Cashing in on Taylor Swift's latest unconfirmed relationship (http://mashable.com/2016/06/15/tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) with actor Tom Hiddleston are several Taobao retailers who have started to sell "insurance" (http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI4ODA2MTQ4OQ==&mid=2649589657&idx=1&sn=3dac52f61658b924b39a5a2c53c8576e&scene=0#wechat_redirect) to the singer's fans or anyone interested in making a quick buck.
What exactly does the plan cover? Well, sellers have promised to pay double of what buyers pay when taking up the insurance if the couple were to break up.
SEE ALSO: 'HiddleSwift' trends on Twitter and fans are losing it (http://mashable.com/2016/06/16/hiddleswift-taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
According to Xinhua, punters have also started taking bets (http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2016-06/24/c_129087740.htm) on the online marketplace to see if "HiddleSwift" will last at least a year. Bets start from 1 yuan ($0.15). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/27/taylor-swift-breakup-insurance/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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When it comes to Tay-Tay's love life, one day you're in and the next you're out, so you can never be too sure.
Cashing in on Taylor Swift's latest unconfirmed relationship (http://mashable.com/2016/06/15/tom-hiddleston-taylor-swift/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) with actor Tom Hiddleston are several Taobao retailers who have started to sell "insurance" (http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzI4ODA2MTQ4OQ==&mid=2649589657&idx=1&sn=3dac52f61658b924b39a5a2c53c8576e&scene=0#wechat_redirect) to the singer's fans or anyone interested in making a quick buck.
What exactly does the plan cover? Well, sellers have promised to pay double of what buyers pay when taking up the insurance if the couple were to break up.
SEE ALSO: 'HiddleSwift' trends on Twitter and fans are losing it (http://mashable.com/2016/06/16/hiddleswift-taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
According to Xinhua, punters have also started taking bets (http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2016-06/24/c_129087740.htm) on the online marketplace to see if "HiddleSwift" will last at least a year. Bets start from 1 yuan ($0.15). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/06/27/taylor-swift-breakup-insurance/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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