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Thread started 04/28/09 7:02pm

EmeraldSkies

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Unwanted birthday surprise

This article caught my attention,because I am looking into get a DS. Hopefully I will not encounter what this teen did.

http://videogames.yahoo.c...ox/1308945


Jodi Wykle knew her son would be thrilled when she gave him a new Nintendo DS for his birthday.

Instead, he was rocked.

According to WTSP-TV, the confused teen opened up his gift only to find bunch of stones and a rolled up Chinese newspaper in place of the popular handheld.


All I got was a rock.
Needless to say, mom was equally stunned.

"When he opened it, he was pulling the seal off, my sister-in-law carries a pocket knife and she opened it and that's when he pulled it out and it was Chinese newspaper and a bunch of rocks," she explained.

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. mad

"They don't want to do nothing. They want me to keep the box of rocks. I'm not buying a box of rocks for $138," she said.

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.

It's not the first time Wal-Mart has gotten into hot water for selling a questionable handheld. Earlier this month, a PSP system bought at a different Wal-Mart store in Florida was found to contain a memory stick filled with pornographic images. eek
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Reply #1 posted 04/28/09 7:07pm

PANDURITO

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Funny. I bought a box of rocks and got a DS instead mad
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Reply #2 posted 04/28/09 7:56pm

Dauphin

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Funny. I'm a DS box, and some chick pulled a knife on me. I immediately shit rocks.
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Still it's nice to know, when our bodies wear out, we can get another

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Reply #3 posted 04/29/09 12:30am

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"They don't want to do nothing."

sounds like her head is full o' rocks... doh!
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Reply #4 posted 04/29/09 1:02am

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PANDURITO said:

Funny. I bought a box of rocks and got a DS instead mad

lol lol lol lol lol lol
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Reply #5 posted 04/29/09 2:47am

EmeraldSkies

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RenHoek said:

"They don't want to do nothing."

sounds like her head is full o' rocks... doh!



it wasn't the mother that did'nt want to do anything,it was Walmart,


"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."
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Reply #6 posted 04/29/09 2:56am

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EmeraldSkies said:

RenHoek said:

"They don't want to do nothing."

sounds like her head is full o' rocks... doh!



it wasn't the mother that did'nt want to do anything,it was Walmart,


"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."




I believe he's making a comment about the poor grammar (double negative) used by the buyer.
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Reply #7 posted 04/29/09 2:57am

EmeraldSkies

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jone70 said:

EmeraldSkies said:




it wasn't the mother that did'nt want to do anything,it was Walmart,


"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."




I believe he's making a comment about the poor grammar (double negative) used by the buyer.




doh! just noticed that.
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