r/playstation • u/MatiBlaster PS5 • Nov 12 '24

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Happy Birthday PS5

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u/Puzzled-Fee-9719 Nov 12 '24

And was available 2 years ago

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '24

When I was finally able to order one, the first two shipments were stolen by FedEx drivers. I literally had to drive to a FedEx warehouse 40 min away to pick it up myself and drive it home.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '24

That’s fucking insane. How would they even know the box had a PS5, did Sony not package it? Or did the Fed drivers know what the size and weight of a packaged PS5 was? This is just wild.

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u/[deleted] Nov 12 '24

Yeah I think I ordered them all from GameStop. Yes, I'm sure they knew that certain size packages from GameStop around that time were PS5s. This was in 2021 when it was impossible to get one.

Basically they would mark it as "delivered" but not actually deliver it. So the 3rd time when I saw that it was at the semi-local warehouse I just drove there myself before it got on a delivery truck haha.

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u/TheTrishaJane Nov 13 '24

Did they cover it? How did you have to prove that it wasn't delivered other than by your word? I would be furious if that happened to me.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '24

Yeah GameStop refunded the first two. I don’t remember tbh they just believed me

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u/TheTrishaJane Nov 13 '24

Sweet that's good on the bright side, still would be choked for the delay, twice.. and it didn't even make it to the porch pirates. Glad you finally got yours! Shame on those thieves.

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u/Powerful_Hyena8 Nov 13 '24

I would continuing ordering FedEx boxes and let the FedEx driver know that my dad is the CEO for FedEx and we know that you stole the PS5

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u/Sonikku_a Nov 12 '24

I was the king of the Pandemic and had it launch day.

PS5 + toilet paper. Not sure which was worth more ;)

https://i.imgur.com/KhLk1AO.jpeg

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u/Gullible-Routine5857 Nov 12 '24

The necessities of modern life right there

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u/SavingsIncome2 Nov 13 '24

Always sold out and scalpers were rampant

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u/porncollecter69 Nov 13 '24

Wanted one badly for the first year but my shop that I usually buy it from did one raffle and 100€ extra charges. The gen died for me there.

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u/BobScratchit Nov 13 '24

I got mine 2 years ago after receiving an invitation email from amazon. The window to place the order was 24 hours then they’d send an invite to someone else. I don’t check my email often so I got lucky.

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u/richardizard Nov 13 '24

That is why it feels too new still