Ananova:

An online shop is selling excuses to people in China.

The shop, Tuofu, which means 'bring fortune to people', charges different prices depending on the type of excuse needed.

Everyday excuses cost the equivalent of 80p while an excuse for breaking off a relationship is £8.40p.

However, the most expensive 'excuse' is the marriage proposal which costs more than £100.

The shop's advertising says customers can get a discount if they buy more than one excuse at a time.

A Beijing Times reporter contacted the shop, in Wuhu city, Anhui province, to purchase an excuse 'to borrow money from friends'.

He was told the shop could only guarantee the excuse would be well-received, not whether or not it would work.

A spokesman said: "Our break-up excuses can minimise suffering, and we can even make up excuses for people who want to date in secret without arousing the suspicions of their mates."