A California teen was looking forward to getting himself a PlayStation 3 console this Christmas, but found instead that he had received a more exotic treasure -- the world's most expensive telephone book. Someone at a game store in the Thousand Oaks shopping mall had decided to replace the black box of Blu-Ray with a phone book instead. Maybe the PS3 thief was hoping nobody would notice?
Unfortunately for somebody, this kid could indeed tell the difference between a PlayStation 3 and a big yellow book, but luckily he was actually a good sport about the whole thing and is said to have been amused. His parents, however, will naturally be taking the $500 book back to the store for a replacement since you can't use a book to watch Talladega Nights. I guess the phone numbers weren't Hi-Def enough, either.
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9:29 PM on 12.26.2007
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"Hello Sony? You sold me a box with a phone book in it. Do I have proof? Well I can send in the phonebook, that should be evidence enough?"
Damn, Im good. :D
PHOTOS KID, OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!
impeccable thief... only thing he missed was to color it black, the kid would have never known!
Or maybe it just continues to prove the idocracy of gamestop as a whole.
I once had a similar problem. In my youth I purchased a copy of Luigi's mansion, brought it home and opened the shrink wrap to play my newly obtained game.
Then, a terrible thing happened: I opened the case, and the disc had vanished!
True story. I called the store and they told me they'd had someone do that a lot recently. I guess they owned a shrink wrap machine and pulled the scam more than once. I got the game replaced and there were no problems. That sucked.
You just buy from places where the employees don't get paid enough to give a fuck.
Like Gamestop. You think 6 bucks an hour is worth listening to you bitch and moan? Fuck no. Just take the damn game.
Also, congrats for the shopping mall staff for not noticing such a blatant theft - Here, all things over 100 €, at least electronic ones, are behind glass.
http://www.yougamers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=67332
But at least that time, they got a shell.
not thinking the clerk grabs the box and sells it because it weighed the same
could happen
but to all you people saying the phone book is more fun than the ps3 hasn't played heavenly sword or drakes fortune cause those games are awsome
> Oh god a link to Faux News, damn you Jim!
OH NOES CONSERVATIVE COOTIES RUN AWAYE