Christmas surprise has kid getting phone book instead of PS3

by Andrew Yoon { Dec 26th 2007 at 6:30PM }

How was your Christmas? Hopefully, it was better than this kids'. A local FOX News report highlights one kid's unfortunate ordeal. Upon opening his PS3 box, he found a very heavy phone book, no PS3 in sight! Granted, a phone book has tons of replayability. But, it just doesn't play games as well as a real PS3. The family will be going back to the store they bought the system from. But, what possible explanation will the store be able to come up with?

[Thanks, Hunter L.!]

Tags: christmas, holidaze, ps3

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Real Gambler @ Dec 26th 2007 6:53PM

The phone book is also way more reliable than a 360 : )

Fiefdom @ Dec 26th 2007 6:46PM

What the hell, who wrote this story? Of course there's the potential for legal intervention if somebody stole the PS3 (which is pretty bloody likely). I was under the impression that it IS illegal to steal things in the US, and most of the world. -___-

Hyams @ Dec 26th 2007 6:49PM

What are you doing here - haven't you got a picture of a 360 to jack off too?

Hyams @ Dec 26th 2007 7:39PM

Oh, his post got deleted.

Ed @ Dec 26th 2007 6:52PM

I hate it when ignorant anchors and reporters call them games rather than game systems.

Carlos @ Dec 26th 2007 7:17PM

Poor kid, first he gets a phone book instead of a PS3, and then he has to listen to his little sisters sing kareoke! WTF?

Dehshizknight @ Dec 26th 2007 9:02PM

They would have been screwed, just like their brother, if Sing Star for PS3 was already out. No karaoke then. Lol.

n4v1n @ Dec 26th 2007 7:43PM

hhaahaahhaahha

Alucard @ Dec 26th 2007 7:35PM

so it looks like real gambler didn't got a Xbox360 poor fanboy instead he got a phone book. I got a DS3 still unopen I wonder why? Well have fun with your phone book FANBOY!!!!!

Noshino @ Dec 26th 2007 7:49PM

It looks like little Alucard "didn't got" grammar classes...

and when did Nintendo come up with the DS 3? that's what you meant right?

How do you have fun with phone books? guess you must know, you got enough time to find something fun to do with it since, well, your 360 isn't always available.... :]

Christian @ Dec 27th 2007 12:29AM

Noshino, I'm fairly sure he is referring to a Dual Shock 3.

Secura @ Dec 26th 2007 8:03PM

Those are some spoiled kids.

Robertototototo @ Dec 26th 2007 8:07PM

"I thought, dang those elves jacked my playstation!"

comedian? funny guy?

Dehshizknight @ Dec 26th 2007 9:04PM

Lol, I was thinking: Is he for real? Or was it meant to be a joke?

Tim Parsons @ Dec 26th 2007 8:14PM

LOL looks like EBgames pwned them big time LMAO

Tim Parsons @ Dec 26th 2007 8:35PM

that statement makes me wonder if they are for real or making the shit up,..

Alucard @ Dec 26th 2007 8:46PM

wow a FANBOY that doesn't know what a DS3 is. Nice reply noshino I guess you didn't get one also. Well then have fun with that phone book :)

Trev @ Dec 27th 2007 10:21AM

A cursory glance at your comment history says you're nothing but a troll. I went ahead and reported you because you're trying to make things personal with every post.

P.S. lrn 2 reply button and grammars.

LV426 @ Dec 27th 2007 4:37PM

WOW... a troll/fanboy who clearly DOESNT have any system because he would be playing it instead of being an ass.

Shut up, go play with your phonebook (or mommie's pots and pans if you rather pretend to play rock band) and go away.

SkeetSkiLee @ Dec 26th 2007 9:04PM

wat is a DS3??

dustandechoes91 @ Dec 26th 2007 9:12PM

What do they mean unusual? This isn't some new type of crime...this has been happening for a few years now.

Haiddasalami @ Dec 26th 2007 9:31PM

Did anyone look at that and say "Thats one fucking tv!" I did. Anyways sad to hear his sisters karoking up when Rock Band could have well been rocking or Singstar doing what it does. Suprised its EB and not Walmart

abeluv @ Dec 26th 2007 9:42PM

Same thing happened to my nephew in NYC......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_VZoKCH2-8

wonway01 @ Dec 26th 2007 10:35PM

Same thing happened to one in my family but last year when they were really hard to get. This almost seems like an old story as I have heard them before but all last year. Its even a 60gb PS3.

preciousdeath @ Dec 27th 2007 7:47AM

Who's to say the kid didn't open it early, throw in a phone book and give it to a buddy? Kids nowadays.

I hope there's an update to this article. I really want to know what EB Games does about it.

preciousdeath @ Dec 27th 2007 7:49AM

Who's to say the kid didn't open it early, throw in a phone book and give it to a buddy? Kids nowadays.

I hope there's an update to this article. I really want to know what EB Games does about it.

bobo @ Dec 27th 2007 8:48AM

why is it always Fox news that bring this kind of story.. And they are so anti Sony... I don't live in USA but is there realy no other news than this.... This kind of news belongs to the net not tv... Dam Fox really stink... I will also laugh if it was that got a phone book and not a PS3...

Josh @ Dec 27th 2007 9:36AM

This is a lot like what happened to me with the first Xbox game I got. I got an Xbox the week after it came out and bought NHL 2002 (The EA game) with it. I opened it up and a blank DVD was in it and that was it. Then we looked at the packaging and it had been sliced damn near perfectly and then put back together. Store gave us a new game and refunded us our money for our trouble. Meijer for the win.

Marjoh @ Dec 27th 2007 10:05AM

Didn't did happened before but w/a X360. But instead of phonebook inside the box, a phonebook was inside the X360 shell/case (the innards was stripped).

And that pajama prunk was just funny as hell. Poor guy. My sister's fiance did something similar the other day. She thought it was a shoes, but found an iTouch inside the shoe box. He he.

RagingStormX @ Dec 27th 2007 11:13AM

Oh man....I would have openned a royal can of whup-ass in that EBgames. Seriously...I would have drove back to that store and show my reciept, show them the box how I got it, and demand my PS3.. NOW! The first employee to laugh or act like this is a prank I was trying to play on the store was gonna be #1 to feel the pain. Thats messed up...I really would like to know what EBgames does to fix this and how long its gonna take them.