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Tuesday April 28, 2009
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How much would you pay for a box of rocks? We're not talking about normal America rocks here, either. This is a box of the finest Chinese stones, delicately wrapped in the latest Chinese newspaper. $200? $300? How about $138?
That's how much one Florida woman, Jodi Wykle, paid. For some reason, however she was disappointed enough with the results to complain to Wal-Mart--the store that sold the rocks, which were tucked snugly inside a DSi box. Wykel had purchased the box for her teenage son as a birthday present.
She later described the unfortunate unboxing: "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."
Wal-Mart initially refused to take the rocks back, deferring to Nintendo, which did the same. Ultimately, Wal-Mart gave in when it was discovered that not only was the box full of rocks, it was full of rocks that had already been returned to the store by a previous customer. The store ended up giving Wykle a refund and a gift certificate for $20, which was likely invested in something safe. Like some rock music.
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April 28, 2009 5:19 PM
I'm refraining heavily from making a "dumb as a box of rocks" comment in someone's direction - anyone's direction.
Wait. Damn.
April 28, 2009 7:19 PM
I wouldn't have had the stones to fight Wal-Mart. LOL
April 28, 2009 7:40 PM
well, from now on, when i make a game console purchase from walmart, or any other store i will be checking the contents before i leave th store.
April 28, 2009 7:52 PM
I hate walmart always have and always will this just strengthened my passion.
April 28, 2009 7:53 PM
talk about gettin stoned lmao wait heres another somebody got their rocks off on that one
April 28, 2009 8:29 PM
If your gonna steal an article at least do it right.
http://www.nintendoeverything.com/?p=14882
April 28, 2009 9:04 PM
This actually happened to me not once, but twice! And both times at Target. The first was in 1992 or 1993. I purchased a Sega Game Gear hand held video game system for my kids. After getting home I opened the box to find a bag of dirt. Thats right...dirt! About two years ago, I bought an iPod, also from Target. When I got home and opened it, the cutout where the iPod was supposed to be was 6 AA batteries, wedged in the opening. I was outraged but at the same time freaking because I thought, they are never going to believe me at the store. Well, Target was awesome, both times. They said it is not uncommon and the switch usually takes place in the shipping warehouses. Employees take items, reseal the boxes and ship them out to stores. Now, when I buy items of this type, I open them in front of store personnel, usually at the registers after paying. Saves me a trip back to the store too, if the item is missing!
April 28, 2009 10:10 PM
A friend of mine bought an Ipod at circuit city last year and the box was filled with a bag of sand. They took it back without any fuss, so we guessed that this wasn't the first time.
April 29, 2009 12:04 AM
Target "is" better than walmart in that respect and these things do happen through employee theft and collusions but the problem is exsasperated by company's like walmart who refuse to stand by thier customers and compensate them for thier grief...
April 29, 2009 12:36 AM
Deal with the devil and see what you get!!
April 29, 2009 4:42 AM
Was anyone surprised that gimmeyour Wal[let}-Mart sold the same box of rocks twice?
May 18, 2009 5:40 AM
My that sucks. Well, it's still a good idea to open the item you purchased and test it at the store. That way you can prove that you're not scamming anyone. Scammers are everywhere even in virtual world like WoW.