Archive · 22 Sep 2025
Woman Uses iPhones From Boyfriends to Buy a House
In China, a woman named Xiaoli came up with a clever plan.
She asked her 20 boyfriends to each buy her a new iPhone 7.
After getting all the phones, she sold them to a recycling company.
With the money she made, about 120,000 Chinese yuan, she was able to put a down payment on a house.
The news became popular, with many people surprised by her creative approach.
Some people even wondered if the story was a marketing tactic for the recycling company.
A Chinese woman, Xiaoli, asked her 20 boyfriends to buy her iPhones.
She sold the phones to raise money for a down payment on a house.
The woman earned approximately 120,000 Chinese yuan from the sale.
The story was shared on the Tian Ya Yi Du forum.
The mobile recycling company Hui Shou Bao confirmed they bought the phones.
- Who
- Xiaoli, a Chinese woman.
- What
- She convinced her 20 boyfriends to buy her iPhones which she then sold to fund a house down payment.
- When
- 2016
- Where
- China
- Why
- To raise money for a down payment on a house.
- Event Date
- 2016
- Product
- iPhone 7
- Woman's Name
- Xiaoli
- Number of iPhones
- 20
- Money Earned
- 120,000 Chinese yuan (approx. Rs 14 Lakh)
- Mobile Recycling Company
- Hui Shou Bao