Monday, February 9, 2009

Return and burn: Fake 'PS2' systems retailers took for real

Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 2, Galleries


Click to enlarge the fine wood craftsmanship
They say there are some things you just can't make up. The accompanying photos, received today from an anonymous tipster who works at one of Sony's distribution centers, are definitely some of them.

What you see are "PS2 consoles" returned to retailers -- such as Best Buy and Walmart -- then subsequently sent to Sony for credit. We're not sure what's more silly: that someone would try to pass off a wooden replica PS2 for return, or that someone would actually take the time to make a wooden PS2 with such detail. The question of "Who would accept these for return?" must also be raised.

We'll take a moment to answer "Yes," "Yes" and "Maybe" to the following questions in advance: "Are those ladies dumbbells inside a PS2?," "Is that PS2 stuffed with towels?" and "Is that some sort of Chinese PS2 knockoff?" We hope that helps ease the pain.

JoystiqReturn and burn: Fake 'PS2' systems retailers took for real originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Return and burn: Fake 'PS2' systems retailers took for real

Filed under: Culture, Sony PlayStation 2, Galleries


Click to enlarge the fine wood craftsmanship
They say there are some things you just can't make up. The accompanying photos, received today from an anonymous tipster who works at one of Sony's distribution centers, are definitely some of them.

What you see are "PS2 consoles" returned to retailers -- such as Best Buy and Walmart -- then subsequently sent to Sony for credit. We're not sure what's more silly: that someone would try to pass off a wooden replica PS2 for return, or that someone would actually take the time to make a wooden PS2 with such detail. The question of "Who would accept these for return?" must also be raised.

We'll take a moment to answer "Yes," "Yes" and "Maybe" to the following questions in advance: "Are those ladies dumbbells inside a PS2?," "Is that PS2 stuffed with towels?" and "Is that some sort of Chinese PS2 knockoff?" We hope that helps ease the pain.

JoystiqReturn and burn: Fake 'PS2' systems retailers took for real originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.