Fukobukuro 19: Fools Rush In

  • This is a Fukobukuro, an unlucky bag
  • That means it’s filled with worthless junk you wouldn’t buy knowingly, and you shouldn’t buy it sight unseen either
  • We used to sell the same sort of thing as a “Fukubukuro”, or “lucky bag”, but the contents couldn’t live up to the name
  • Before that, we used to sell the same sort of thing as a “BoC” (Bag of Crap) at Woot, but someone else runs that business now
  • Long before that, you got your Japanese custom of Fukubukuro dating to the Meiji period, but all we really know about that is what’s on Wikipedia
  • ONLY BUY ONE. Multiple orders will be canceled.
  • (Or buy zero, if you’re smart.)
  • Model: APRFU14
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Mediocrebot's Prankstravaganza / Massacre

Isabelle works in customer support. She is very friendly to all her fellow employees, and takes great delight in making a customer’s day better. I have decided to prank Isabelle. Her friendly attitude makes her more likely to identify with and relate to my jovial pranking.

…

I called Isabelle with an impossible request: to accept my return of an item I purchased from some other, inferior website. Her enthusiasm and politeness were unflappable and indefatigable.

After six hours on the phone I resorted to just screaming profanities at her. She did not seem to enjoy the prank.

So far today...

  • 76905 of you visited.
  • 49% on a phone, 8% on a tablet.
  • 404 clicked meh
  • on this deal.

And you bought...

  • 53 of these.
  • We sold out at 6am.
  • That’s $377 total.
  • (including shipping)

Who's buying this crap?