Redditor TheLustySnail shared the post to r/pics on January 2. The post is titled, “So I randomly got shipped an extra PS5. Merry late Christmas to me I guess. Sorry to that one kid.”
The image shared showed a PS5 in the packaging still with an opened box nearby. However, another PS5 that’s already opened and out can be seen right next to it as well. What appeared to be an Xbox Series X can also be seen nearby.
A user asked the OP what retailer sent the console, to which they revealed it was Walmart. In response to another comment, the OP said their girlfriend got them the PS5 and the extra one came as well. “She’s the lucky one, I’m lucky by association,” they wrote.
In another comment, they admitted the extra PS5 will “probably” go to their “niece and/or nephews.”
Since the PlayStation 5 was first released, it’s been elusive and in high demand. That’s been coupled with supply-chain issues involving a chip shortage which have made the systems hard to find. The shortage of chips and semiconductors has affected other areas of life as well such as with medical equipment according to Distractify.
The viral post has over 2,700 comments on it, and people are in an uproar over the situation as these systems are so hard to come by right now.
Other Redditors had jokes about it. “So that’s where I left my PS5,” someone said. “DM me your address, I’ll come pick it up.”
While another user told the OP to watch their bank account for a few months after a situation their family had. “My mom bought my little sister a laptop for school, and they accidentally sent us two of them,” they said. “We didn’t send it back and they charged my grandmother’s card for the extra laptop since it was on file.”
Another Redditor made a joke based on the OP’s title. “Hey, I’m that one kid,” they said. “Can I have my PS5 please?” The OP replied, “I think you’ll be happier with wool socks instead.”
“Bit unethical to keep it, if you send it to me, I will be happy to return it to the supplier,” someone else tried.
Some think the poster should sell the extra console. One Redditor thought the OP should “sell it half price. You make some money and still make someone very happy.”
A user reasoned, “what a stroke of luck.” They also added, “If this ever happened to me, I would die. Happy New Year!”
Another person added, “no wonder they are always out of stock, people getting random ones for free.”
Some people think the poster should return the console. One Redditor said the OP should “return it” or they are “a thief,” adding, “Keeping something that is not yours is wrong. Do you not feel that way?” They didn’t stop there though. “What if yours went to the wrong house and you didn’t get one?” they continued. “Would you want the person to return it or keep it? Sounds like you are OK with being a thief, which is the lowest life form out there.”
A Redditor wondered “how” it works, saying, “I want two of something I order.”
However, not everyone is convinced of the situation. “OP bought two so he could scalp and make his money back,” someone said.
Newsweek reached out to TheLustySnail for comment.
