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“When we first moved to Singapore (from the Philippines), every time we would pass by a (BreadTalk) store, my parents would just say ‘next time’, but ‘next time’ would never come,” she recalled.

Directing her words to “cressy” with tears in her eyes, Zoe said: “Your comment spoke volumes on how ignorant you seem because of your wealth. To you, an S$80 bag may not be a luxury. To me and my family, it is a lot.”

She then said that she was grateful to her dad for buying the bag for her with his hard-earned money.

“I can’t believe I got hate over a bag that I was so excited to have.”

Many netizens tagged Charles & Keith’s TikTok account in the video, urging the company to “sponsor” more bags for Zoe. Some people praised the teenager’s upbringing and said that she did not owe anyone an explanation.

In a second follow-up video posted on Monday, Zoe thanked TikTok users for their support.

“I just first want to remind everyone that just because you’re not well off doesn’t mean you don’t deserve or cannot have nice things…for some of us it just might take a little bit longer to get to them,” she said.

Zoe also addressed a TikTok account that was apparently created “just to comment” on her previous video.

The account by “zoetacoco” has one video accusing Zoe of exaggerating her experience of growing up poor in Singapore.

In text over a black background, the anonymous user pointed out that a Filipino seeking employment in Singapore would have to have a profession with a “minimum salary” to be able to work in the country.

The user then alleges that Zoe only wanted attention and that her story of her humble background did not “make any sense”.

Claiming that “zoetacoco” may have missed the point of her video, Zoe rejected the user’s claim that she exaggerated her experience or made the video to gain clout.

“If you received the same amount of (negative comments) that I did, what would you do? How would you feel? Wouldn't you want to defend yourself as well?”

She ends the video by reminding everyone to be kind and have compassion.

TODAY has reached out to Zoe for comment.

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