8-year-old twins' reaction to increased ice cream prices is just priceless

Karis Lambert, a young aunt to twin girls, often takes her nieces on fun outings. One day, she took the eight-year-olds for ice cream, unaware that the prices would shock them. Marnie and Mylah quickly began ranting about the high cost.

Karis recorded their cute reactions and posted the video on TikTok, where it instantly went viral due to its comedic charm. The video now boasts nearly 11 million views and over 1 million likes. Filmed in a lush green park in Burnley, UK, the girls are seen expressing their frustration over the high ice cream prices.

One of the girls, Marnie, particularly seemed outraged and fumed that the price of two ice creams with chewing gum in them was £9, while in the streets, one ice cream costs nearly £1-£2 pounds.

 "Bloody 9 pounds for two of them!" she raved, "He's gonna get nowhere with that," talking about the ice cream seller in the van.

The twins’ hilarious take on the rising cost of living picked up more than 24,000 comments on the TikTok. Referencing Marnie’s appearance to Watson, @amiee.louise7 commented, “Poor Hermione didn't get a word in!” Whereas, @02dhaliwal proclaimed, “Even kids know the cost of living crisis!”

@dayinthelifewithlils asserted “I’m with her on this, I wouldn’t stand for £9 either,” and @katie.lou05 added, “She’s standing her ground.” A TikToker @theepurplelover declared, “She’s the realest. I need her running the United Kingdom!”

The post didn’t only become popular on TikTok, but on other social media platforms as well. For example, The Manc, a local news publisher, asked the aunt if they could repost her video on their social media channel. Upon confirmation, they posted it on their Facebook page and captioned it, “Even the youngest generation are already fed up with the cost of living crisis!”

Anita Horvath commented on the post, “Well she said the truth and it’s impressive that she understands that £9 is far too expensive for 2 bloody ice cream." She added, “Maybe one day she will be an excellent lawyer. She is a little Eliza Doolittle!” Another woman, Alison Lindsay, said, “On the grand scale of children's behavior these days, this is mild. At least she's not naive and understands already what exploitation is. Good for her. Go, girl!” Moreover, a repost of this video by @cyp_toon on X garnered a whopping 1.1 million views and nearly 7 thousand likes.

Apparently, the twin sisters were not overreacting. According to Statista, the ice-cream prices in the United Kingdom have been on a hike since 2016. In 2022, the price of ice cream was approximately £1.58 per liter, which makes £9 for two ice creams quite a rip-off. After the rant, the kids did get ice creams but lesser-priced ones, Karis explained to The Poke.

Follow the twin sisters on Instagram and their aunt Karis on TikTok for more awesome content from their family.