Topic: unexpected free wii u

you should do the right thing and not keep the system when you have not payed for it, howeverin a later post at least you did the right thing and let them know about the error..

Going to say that you should keep it. The Wii U isn't worth it's current price, but it's certainly worth having it for free.

saying that is like saying its ok to pirate games because you cant afford to buy the games legally. Who are you to say what the console should be worth.. It doesnt matyter how much the console is.. stealing is stealing... and doing the right thing (which he has done) often is its own reward.. hell they let him keep the console free and clear after he been honest with them about the mix-up. and if he id keep it without telling toys r us about it, there is always a possibility that toys r us will find out and will seek to either charge him for the console or to get it back. it was most likly the fact he was honest about it that toys r us let him keep it

keep it. toys'r'us will still make profit this holidays. no need to fell bad

ad should it matter,, no,, its wrong to keep it regardless if the company makes a profit this xmas season.. bottom line is by doing the right thinkg he can now keep it with his concience clear..

They will either notice their mistake and contact you or leave a poor person without a job his christmas.
Anyway, I'd recommend you to keep it closed until xmas... If nothing happens until then, then I guess it's yours now.

It's great that you did the right thing by calling them. It's even greater that they were nice enough to let you keep it.

(keep checking your bank account though just in case)

Glad to see you made the right choice and called them. Now it truly is yours to keep and do what you want with.
Man, I wish I was that lucky...

This. It would mean the world to some underprivileged kids this time of the year.

Goes to show you, honesty is rewarded. Had you not contacted them, there's a chance you would always feel guilty, not to mention who knows what would have happened if they figured out the error or that they were a Wii U short (someone else might've lost their order or someone losing a job or something). Generally, one console isn't enough to make a difference to the store and I would've bet they'd have let you keep it anyways, they'd be more upset over one missing with no explanation, they might've even accused an employee of stealing one, who knows.

If I were you, I'd keep the good karma going, the universe was kind enough to send you a free gift, wouldn't hurt to at least take a small part of the money you were going to spend on the system and maybe donate some toys to the poor for Christmas. You don't realize how much that might mean to a child, even like $50 (a small fraction of what you planned on spending). When my dad passed, and we had trouble making ends meet, you wouldn't believe how happy my little sister was when some kind strangers gave her a few Christmas gifts.

Of course, I do NOT intend on guilting you into that, you do not owe anyone just because you got something for free, money can be tight enough these days and perhaps someone upstairs just thought you needed a little gift this year to keep going. I really hope you enjoy this surprise, freebies are rare in life!

I'm rather disappointed in some of these responses. Keep it because someone made a mistake? Should someone take advantage of you when you make a mistake? I say contact them and tell them the situation. Who knows, if they're anything like QVC, they may just let you have it because it would be too much of a hassle to process it and have it sent back. At least that way, whether you get to keep it or not, you did the right thing.

edit

Maybe I should have finished reading the thread, as the situation was already dealt with.

I honestly agree here. Moral values like these make me feel humanity is pretty hopeless. There was very little chance they'd ask for it back and it can clear your conscience. Though with some of the responses, I wouldn't be surprised if they wouldn't feel guilty. This is the same logic that is causing piracy to be so damaging to the industry. I am truly relieved the OP handled it correctly.

I'm glad everything worked out Deathsmate. You did the right thing.
I would also like to congratulate those who said to return and such. You should be proud of yourselves for being awesome.

It's not worth it because it's really not worth it. If you want to pay $300-$350 on a console that doesn't even have enough good exclusive games on it, then by all means throw away your money. But the OP got it for free due to Toys R Us messing up. He didn't ''steal'' anything. And he even went the extra mile by calling them, and they told him that he could keep it. He essentially got a Wii U free thanks to a stroke of luck.

Don't ever accuse me of supporting pirating, because I despise pirates. But with the way the economy is, if I get a chance to get a free game or console legally, then by all means I'm going to jump on it. That's the same reason I try to buy games used whenever I can. $50 for a game can be either just right or too much depending on the game.

The Wii U isn't worth my money because there aren't enough system selling games for it that I want. I remember back in the day when gamers bought consoles for the amazing exclusive games that showed off the power of the console like Super Mario 64 for the Nintendo 64 or Crash Bandicoot for the PlayStation 1. Why do you think the Saturn failed? Because it didn't have enough amazing exclusives to compete with the other consoles. That, and it was harder to develop for.

The Wii U will probably be worth buying in a year to three years, but not right now. But hey, I wouldn't be complaining if I got it for free. So try harder next time.

good for you, man — i would've done the same thing. what will you do with the extra? :3

Not trying to start a argument here but the Wii U in my opinion is worth the buy and the launch titles all got really good reviews. Also Regi said there were be a few more surprises for the Wii U after it's release. This means that we will probably be seeing some great games or remakes announced soon enough. I think one will be a paper mario 64 remake because of parakary's letter in paper mario sticker star but who knows what they will be.

Toys R Us are a bunch of thief's anyhow. If anything goes wrong with anything you buy from them they don't want to know. I suggest you sell what ever Wii Console you don't want like the Basic pack. But maybe donate a bit of the money to charity?

Awesome story!
I too am curious to know what you'll do with the extra one, unless you just decide to cancel that order or return it.

If you have 2 consoles, donate the basic to charity.

@deathsmate
You are hereby awarded the Shpydar-Man "A Superhero is You!" medal of valor for your honesty. Well done.
(and welcome to NL!)