A number of us here at Nintendo Life have ever-growing amiibo collections that fill us with far too much joy, and some of us have definitely overdone it with the odd purchase here and there, but we've never had a moment quite like this.
Twitter user, @AWDtwit, has shared the moment they received a whopping ten copies of the same amiibo figure through the post despite ordering just the one. The figure in question is Ken, with the parcel coming from Amazon Japan.
In a later tweet, @AWDtwit mentions that they were initially confused at the size of the package when it arrived, only to discover the ten Kens sitting inside. We can't quite decide if this is a fantastic mistake that we wish would happen to us, or an absolute nightmare; what would you do if all of these arrived on your doorstep?
Of course, they should probably be sent back if the retailer wants them. Otherwise, perhaps you could build a small Ken shrine? Or put one in every room, just to confuse your guests? Fire away with your suggestions in the comments.
[source twitter.com, via nintendosoup.com]
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This is an ebay dream, I would sell these for like 40$ a pop haha.
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I ordered 1 but get a lot of same Amiibos in return. 😆
Train 8 of them to level 50 in Smash, let the Kens find the top, true Ken. Make all your other amiibos fight a team of 7 Kens. Make Ken the ultimate Ken!
Then keep one in box, one on shelf.
I had the same issue with Young Link. I didn’t have access to my emails this time last week, and I ended up receiving one saying that my previous order of one amount had been reduced to ten due to shortages. By the time I’d gotten home, I’d recieved an apology from Amazon and the Young Link showed up a few days later, on its own.
So, keep 1 in box, use 1 to train, then with the remaining 8 I'd paint them in the Alt. Colours.
Then I'd have to buy 8 of every other Smash Amiibo to do the same.
Darn OCD. (Obsessive Collecting Disorder)
They could sell them. Then they'd almost be as rich as Ken himself!
It's not quite the same but we once ordered a "Number 1" cake tin for my son's birthday and Amazon sent us a box rather than a single one so we ended up with 6.
@Sakisa Final Round, Fight!!
I like this idea.
This reminds me of the time I preordered Mario maker for WiiU and they took payment 4 times and left me overdrawn then took another and then refunded me 5 times and still sent the game
Ken you feel it?!
...that's kinda silly but also funny. Wonder what he's gonna do with all of those.
I don't see any reason why he should send them back, not unless Amazon contacts him and handles all the effort. Why should he have to fix their mistake?
If anything, the employee responsible for the error should be penalized. Or if it was the result of some kind of computer glitch, Amazon should probably get on that.
Also this person should double check their credit card and make sure they didn't actually charge him.
Personally I would give one to any of my friends who wanted one, an then sell the rest.
Hope s/he sends them back.
I know the feeling.
Poor Amazon staff are overworked and underpaid. I'm surprised these kind of mistakes don't happen more often.
@BensonUii and what did you do with them?
Everytime I've gotten a mystery package from Amazon CS just goes "keep it, sorry for the confusion" - this has ranged in products from an old style alarm clock, to a child sized knee brace, to a 250$ kitchen knife
Before someone inevitably says something, it should be mentioned that in the US, you are under no legal obligation to return merchandise back that you did not order.
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0181-unordered-merchandise
Kens always travel is packs
Dan was in charge of packing
I pre-ordered Young Link Amiibo from Amazon then got an email last week:
As a result of limited stock availability for amiibo Young Link (Nintendo Switch), we've reduced your order to 10 units and have cancelled any additional units placed for this item.
You will still receive 10 units of the amiibo Young Link (Nintendo Switch).
Subsequently, I got an email saying this was a mistake =0p
How Ken that happen?
This reminds me of the early online days of Street Fighter 4, so many Kens...
Just to Kenfuse your guest.
I Kennot know how this will end....
Ah, I see Amazon finally figured out how to get rid of their Ken Amiibo stock.
Keep 1, sell 4, keep 5 for 3 years then sell them
Go to a hospital that has patients in bed. Go with nine of the Kens. Give away nine Kens to nine really ill patients or overworked staff who are gamers or kids/have kids. Many patients have nobody to visit them even many patients in the worst health have no visitors even on special days like Christmas/NYE. You won't just make their day, you'll make their year for some people. Some people will remember you forever.
(Pro-tip: Unbox the Kens when by a patient to reduce risk of theft. Unfortunately theft from patients does happen due to low pay and sh***y capitalist values)
First of all: Before Ken released people were frantic to get it because it seemed like it'd have a limited release. Now that it's out I feel like people cannot stop finding them in stores or online.
Second of all: and here we are still not being able to buy half of the amiibos that released prior to 2019 below $50
I had that happen woth a wiiu gamepad cover once. Ordered one and got a box of five.
@Jokerwolf i've ordered a computer online in the past and they sent out a bundle of them i sold the whole lot and made a packet.
just imagine getting sent a 100 4k tvs to your door lol
That happened to me with Disney Infinity’s Quorra. I got a box filled with them and only ordered one. I actually still have the box somewhere, though I doubt she’s worth anything...
@TheFanatic I got same emails. I was hoping to sell 9 on.
Unlucky, cause against law to sell those onward and wow what a job to send those back -_-
The same thing happened to me, only with Mr. Game & Watch.
Darn, I wish this woukd happen to me! That would make christmas much easier!
Depends if they were charged for 10 or 1. I would've kept quiet if I only paid for the one.
And I can’t still find one
I ordered an Amazon Fire tablet and a cover for a Christmas present last year. They sent me two tablets and no covers. I bought two covers from Best Buy and gave away both tablets as gifts.
If I received 10 amiibos, I'd totally sell them.
Business is a two way street. Legal obligation or none, and despite the implicit moral obligation, I would expect a business to fire me as a customer if they found out that I had held onto a misshipment or otherwise unpaid items. I would also expect them to warn other vendors about me. Likewise, I would do the same if I was in their shoes. Fair is as fair does.
Customer: "Amazon, cans I have Ken amiibo? Take this money for one."
Amazon: "Sure you KEN have one...BOX!"
Bet he wondered what the fu'Ken hell was going on.
@robr What are you saying? Fire the customer? XD
(Or do you mean fired the person who made the mistake?)
@LavaTwilight socialist lies.
All he needs now is 10 Barbie's!!
@Heavyarms55 Definitely not a nice way of thinking. Yes, they did a mistake. You, the customer, will have to correct it. And let the company then decide to thank you for your politeness.
Ken I get a witness?
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@TheGameTutor Save them for the teen years and profit!
@Cosats They made a mistake so I have to fix it? Nonsense. While I agree that doing so would be a polite action, the customer did nothing wrong. Furthermore such a mistake as this is little more than a rounding error to a company as massive as Amazon. Companies are machines, they have no compassion, if you made the mistake, Amazon would not likely go out of their way to fix it if it made them money, you would need to contact them and ask for their help.
I am not suggesting that the customer should refuse to send them back if Amazon asks for them and provides the shipping, but if Amazon doesn't the customer is under no obligation to do anything.
If it were a small family owned business where a mistake like this was actually costing a meaningful amount of money to the company, I would go out of my way to help them. But this is Amazon we are talking about. One of the largest companies on the planet! Jeff Bezos one of the richest men to ever live! The man has an estimated net worth of 100 billion dollars. He doesn't need any help or sympathy.
but the real question is ken he handle it????
They misread Ken as Ten.
....Ken I keep them all?
That said, if it was a box of Waluigi amiibo then it may've been intentional. Guess just make sure your credit card isn't charged for all of them, make sure the receipt wasn't marked for more than one
I ordered Young Link from Amazon Japan and it's scheduled to come in today or tomorrow. I'm sure I won't end up with 10, but that would be awesome!
I got a notification from Amazon about delivery of my order of a box of them then another saying it was a mistake. I’m happy with the one I got though!
Heh. The boxes places like Amazon use are always too big for just one amiibo anyway!
@IceEarthGuard
I believe my ramble was a rebuttal at one or two other comments.
Their morality being, "haha I totally made out with free stuff", in which case, fire that customer (if/when found out). Mistakes will happen, and one cannot afford dishonest customers. In what other ways would they take advantage of situations?
This is besides anything to do about the employee/owner that made the mistake (scolding, writeup, more training, termination).
@robr You can't fire a customer if that is what you are getting at. You could Banned them though maybe, but it is Amazon, so I doubt that.
@IceEarthGuard
I see the confusion, “fire the customer” is a more recent colloquialism for discontinuing a business relationship (ie. banning). And I agree, Amazon, likely wouldn’t. From what I understand, the recepient of the Ken figures did make an effort to reach out to Amazon about it. Resultantly, he’s still got a case of Ken figures that will be going to charity.
@robr Alright.
Lol, free Kens for everyone!
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