This sounds like something my Dad would do, just to watch me lose my shit. However, it’s real. A 16-year-old unboxed his birthday present DS to find nothing but rocks and Chinese newspaper.
Because she’s a cool mum, Jody Wykle, of Lake Wales, Fla., gave her son Guitar Hero: On Tour even though he didn’t have a DS, just so she could make the guy squirm while she played clueless. Then, surprise! She handed over the DS – a sealed box, mind you – and when he opened it, things got unintentionally a lot worse.
“When he opened it, he was like, ‘A box of rocks?’” Wykle told WTSP-TV. “He said, ‘Mom, that ain’t a joke.’”
Indeedy not, especially for a $US138 handheld. She went back to Walmart, which gave her the not-our-problem treatment – until Ms. Wykle called in the media, at which point it became very much their problem. They refunded the DS and shelled out a gift card.
Before getting the refund, Wykle bought a second DS, just so her son could have a proper birthday present. “I made them open it while I was there to make sure there was a DS in it,” she told WTSP.
Here’s the kicker: Seems that box of rocks had been returned before.
$138 Box of Rocks? [WTSP-TV]
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Dr_Stef
April 27, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Sounds like something Toys R Us would do too.
I went to buy a Wii Game once as a present for someone. Sealed Discs, supposed to be brand new.
The lady at the counter was really fast to whack a ‘seal do not open’ sticker on it. After I bought it I checked the disc, which turned out to be used, dented and scratched to hell.
(Looks like the staff at Toys R Us like to test drive the new games first when they come in)
Seconds after I bought and checked it they did not want to refund my money and told me it was their last ‘new disc’… I ended up fighting with them and the manager, and eventually got my money back after showing all the customers in the que the piece of shit I just bought.
Moral of Story:
Report PermalinkALWAYS check before buying.
(which you can forget really easy)