Apr 28 2009Rocks: Not Just For Christmas Anymore
As a guy who's no stranger to receiving a sockful of coal on Christmas morning, I wouldn't be surprised to open a birthday present and see the same thing. Thankfully, nobody bothers remembering my birthday anymore. But a Florida mother got pissed when she bought her son a $138 Nintendo DS from Wal-Mart, only to find out the box was full of rocks and a couple pieces of wadded Chinese newspaper (to prevent the fragile rocks from breakage). Wow, porno-laden PSP, you got nothin' on this.
The troubling discovery prompted the Florida woman to contact the local Wal-Mart where she bought the curious box and complain, but reportedly workers there told her it wasn't their problem and that she should contact Nintendo instead. Of course, Nintendo told her roughly the same thing, leaving mother and son with a $138 box of rocks.
Amazingly enough, however, Wal-Mart soon caved after learning that the same box of rocks had been previously returned by another disgruntled customer. How exactly it made it back onto store shelves remains a mystery, but for her troubles, Wykle was given a full refund and a $20 gift card.
Yes, what a mystery. We better call Sherlock Holmes in for this head-scratcher. I mean, WTF? You think a Keebler Elf broke out of a box of cookies, hiked all the way to the electronics department, and restocked the system in the middle of the night? Because that's what I'm leaning towards.
Florida teen finds rocks in Nintendo DS box [yahoonews]
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$138 box of rocks?? [wtsp]
Thanks to Huevo and Lisa, who once had a shopping cart race in Wal-Mart and accidentally ran over the greeter.
Reader Comments
1. First sucks - April 28, 2009 2:48 PM
i hate xmas
2. lol - April 28, 2009 2:48 PM
i lol'd
3. gben - April 28, 2009 2:49 PM
ha serves that kids right. guess he was bad
4. Timbo - April 28, 2009 2:56 PM
I hate Walmart.... HATE! with a capitol ATE!
5. Milkman - April 28, 2009 3:00 PM
Lol
How dumb are Walmart employees really?
more than likely it was intentional
6. Hamper Damper Man - April 28, 2009 3:03 PM
People purchase it, fill the box with something of similar shape and weight and return it after re-plastic wrapping it. Then they sell it online somewhere without the box for cheaper than it would be at cost.
Now play this game: http://mudslider.mybrute.com
7. catch22 - April 28, 2009 3:03 PM
yeah, id be a bit p/o'd
8. Ekn - April 28, 2009 3:04 PM
First.
9. JJtoob - April 28, 2009 3:06 PM
Morals of the story: If you want a $20 WalMart gift card, buy electronics at WalMart. When life (WalMart) gives you rocks, make rockinade, then repackage it, and return it for a full refund saying you just didn't want the product, then come back the next shift and buy another one. Don't buy products that are completely covered by opaque packaging unless you want a surprise (at least it wasn't chinese used underwear). If you want porn, buy a PSP. If you don't, format the freebie card first. If life (Sony) gives you porn, make pornade. Or... just buy from licenced stores, aka: Sony store, Nintendo store, then open the package right there and test the memory cards to be on the safe side. It's just what this world has come to, get over it.
10. JJtoob - April 28, 2009 3:07 PM
@8 you are kidding right? I mean, when I got here there were 3 comments already, and I ended up on 9.
11. naas - April 28, 2009 3:07 PM
I'll probably sell again, except with different crumbled newspapers to keep anyone investigating the problem confused
12. amy - April 28, 2009 3:15 PM
That's what bitch gets for shopping at walmart. Let this be a lesson to you all.
13. Timbo - April 28, 2009 3:19 PM
I depise Walmart...with a capitol PIS
14. todders - April 28, 2009 3:22 PM
Rocks. The original at-home gaming device. A classic...
You haven't seen anything until you've seen MACHO MAN Randy Savage trip out on a bongful of Salvia:
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15. freak of nature-formerly Hannnukah Montana - April 28, 2009 3:27 PM
I thought these things only exist in ebay. You know, those scammers out there trying to sell you crap instead of a Gameboy Color. Sh!t, I miss my gameboy.
*sobs*
16. scurl - April 28, 2009 3:32 PM
this reminds me of a scam we used to pull back in the day when 56k was top o'the line. crush a bunch of aluminum cans up and put them back in the packaging and return it. simple simple. anyone wanna buy an external 56k modem? eh? oh well, guess i'll keep using it to get my dreamcast online until i can find the broadband adapter for less then $100.
now i'm all sentimental for door games at 1200bps...sniff...whoa, don't sniff in here...foul
17. Ekn - April 28, 2009 3:33 PM
@#10
I think its pretty obvious that phone in the background is photoshopped in. Who has a home phone anymore? People who buy rocks.
18. Pew³ - April 28, 2009 3:37 PM
Don't shop Wal-Mart
Shop smart!!!
Shop S-mart!
19. STINK - April 28, 2009 3:37 PM
Another Moral of the Story:
If Nintendo sold rocks, people would be dumb enough to buy them.
20. Gordon "Fücking" Shumway - April 28, 2009 3:39 PM
@18
I knew it! You work in housewares! I knew I saw you before. Hows the.....um.... hand?
21. jeff - April 28, 2009 3:40 PM
I tried doing this once and they called the police.
22. Ryan - April 28, 2009 3:41 PM
hey ricky you there?
23. Raoul - April 28, 2009 3:41 PM
hey man wuz up
24. Ryan - April 28, 2009 3:43 PM
Nuttin much beeatch
25. Allen - April 28, 2009 3:45 PM
On a completely different note, I think GW is in fact a computer program that downloaded itself onto the inter webs.
It is actively trying to copy itself into some robot (who all refuse) because it has an intense itch for some dino-action.
I could go on about how it's creator constantly ate bacon and never offered the poor program some, but i'm getting tired of typing..
26. Raoul - April 28, 2009 3:46 PM
haha sweet class is so boring it sux 0=3
27. Ryan - April 28, 2009 3:48 PM
wow... youre such an imature little db
28. Raoul - April 28, 2009 3:50 PM
well your an immature big vf
29. Daisy - April 28, 2009 3:50 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is a complete photoshop job. You can tell its a fake because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max was annoying a guy in his class by immitating him and making him sounfd like a retard. Whenever the guy would tell him to quit it Max and his friends would crack up.
30. Watch - April 28, 2009 3:51 PM
stfu daisy. your a waist of space
31. Ryan - April 28, 2009 3:52 PM
wow thank you! youre so fuchin kind!
32. Pat - April 28, 2009 4:06 PM
Sounds like typical Wal*Mart customer service.
33. Ickorus - April 28, 2009 4:37 PM
And every time i go there and ask for a rock they look at ME funny. Bastards have the good rocks out back for the VIPs.
34. 1st, 2nd, 3rd Police - April 28, 2009 4:43 PM
@1 BS you are soo pumped about being first you sent the link to your friends and talked about how cool this site was.
@8 you are just a loser
35. skeemyDAN - April 28, 2009 5:06 PM
I had a friend who owned a shrik wrap machine. He'd buy ipods and stuff with cash... take out the ipod and put something of equal weight to replace it (i.e. rocks) then re-shrinkwrap it and return said item.
Not sure about the chinese newspaper though... clever crook
36. Watch-303 - April 28, 2009 5:37 PM
I laughed at this, not at their misfortune, but because of rocks in the box. I'm glad they got their money back. Walmart needs to seriously check their packages when people return something.
37. Kev - April 28, 2009 5:49 PM
At least the kid didnt get a box full of AIDS!!!!!!!
38. Kev - April 28, 2009 5:50 PM
Or worse..... SUPERAIDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
39. Travolta - April 28, 2009 6:15 PM
$20, wtf? That's not even worth the hasSeL.
40. Manj - April 28, 2009 7:31 PM
not a surprise coming from walmart. all walmart is these days is a big expensive flea market.
41. Jiakasuma - April 28, 2009 7:39 PM
I have never stepped inside a walmart
42. Bee - April 28, 2009 8:13 PM
I Hate Wal-Mart but LOVE Christmas!
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43. Snuggie Review - April 29, 2009 12:15 AM
That rocks
44. rod - April 29, 2009 11:09 AM
so I can go out buying shit, take out the stuff, pack with rocks and newspaper from china, thermally seal it (optionally), and BS the stores that I got rocks or if sealed, just want to make a return?
dude im millionare soon
45. pkleaf - May 1, 2009 6:37 PM
How the hell are they stumped about this? Some-one who works there steals ds's out of their boxes and puts rocks in it to make sure they can still sell the "box".
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