An Old Navy customer who ordered innocently ordered two casual shirts online has told of his surprise after he received a box containing 40 pounds of security tags and an expired coupon instead of the clothing he was expecting.
Posting a picture of his rather bizarre delivery on Reddit, user mgbgtv8 captioned the photo of a large cardboard box filled with plastic security tags and the coupon with: ‘Ordered two shirts from OId Navy, received 40 pounds of security tags and a coupon.’
And since posting the picture, Reddit users have been quick to respond to the online shopping fail with their own suggestions of what he should do with his unexpected haul.
Tagged: Reddit user mgbgtv8 posted a picture of his Old Navy online order containing 40lbs of security tags and an expired coupon instead of the two shirts he paid for
Prankster: Reddit users have been quick to comment that the man should use the tags to play pranks
Viral: Another user is in agreement that the tags should be used to play tricks
Chaos: Others offered more elaborate plans
Secret shopper: One commented that he should plant the tags randomly
Tag team: Another Reddit user felt the tags should be used by several people at the same time to set off multiple security alarms
For many, using the security tags to play a prank is the most popular suggestion.
HairyHorseKnuckes wrote: ‘Go to a mall and drop one in every purse and bag you see and watch chaos ensue.’
User TheBeardedMann also went down the same route, writing: ‘Get a bunch of friends together and go to a mall. Every one of you has a tag. Then at the same time, each of you walk into a separate store setting off a string of alarms all through the mall.’
And BushWeedCornTrash also agreed giving the owner a ‘mission’ involving unsuspecting members of the public.
‘Your mission, should you accept it, is to walk through your nearest city, innocuously slipping one of these white gems at a time into people’s bags, luggage, baby carriages, etc,’ he wrote.
Others had more practical suggestions.
Super secure: One Reddit user told the man to tag all his belongings
Thrifty: A thrift store worker told the man there was money to be made selling the tags
Cashing in: Another agreed suggesting he should sell the tags on Etsy
AudioAssassyn said, ‘Tag everything in your house, OP, and nothing will EVER be stolen from you again. Fuck, just tag your dogs. Your goldfish. Your leftover pizza. Go nuts, bro.’
While BuddyButts told the poster he could make some money off the mistake: ‘So, I work at a thrift store. Those security tags aren’t cheap. Start your own thrift store. You can do it!’
Greekbatman agreed, writing, ‘Well it looks like your in the security tag business now. What’s your etsy store gonna be called?’
A logical explanation as to how the man received the wrong delivery was offered by humpbackpackwhale who explained that as a former Old Navy employee, they sometimes had to ship unused security tags to other stores and that someone must have applied the wrong shipping label.
This isn’t the first time online shoppers have taken to social media to share their biggest online shopping fails, especially when it comes to fashion.
In February, @everythingpUrby tweeted a picture of the dress she ordered online and a picture of her wearing the dress she actually received which looked nothing like the one of the retailer’s website.
Not so true blue: This dress looked nothing like the one being sold on the website
No so happy wifey: This nightgown looked nothing like the one advertised
Fur real: This wolf tail definitely wasn’t suitable for a fancy dress party
Spot the difference: This bouquet looked nothing like the one on the retailer’s website
Blind leading the blind: A baker mistook the word ‘blonde’ for ‘blind’
Similarly, @faarraahh_ was left bitterly disappointed when the cute ‘Wifey’ nightgown she ordered arrived several sizes too big, swamping her figure.
Twitter user @glitteratty revealed that she had received a rather creepy looking furry butt plug instead of the fancy dress prop she was looking for.
And keeping with the animal theme, Facebook user Colleen Kane revealed that the 1-800-Flowers lion shaped bouquet she ordered arrived looking nothing like its picture.
Typos have also provided some of the most hilarious online shopping fails with @emilyseggie_ sharing a picture of a cake that should have had a ‘blonde girl’ sitting on top instead of a blind one, complete with white cane.