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Woman Thinks She Hacked Amazon By Ordering A Ton Of Free Carpet Samples, Regrets It Immediately
Free stuff! Everybody loves free stuff, don’t they? Imagine the delight of this woman, Imgur user RowdyMcMenace, when she discovered an Amazon shopping feature that will send carpet and fabric swatches free of charge, delivered to her door. “I definitely got carried away ordering that many!” Rowdy told Bored Panda. “I got one small delivery at first, then yesterday a mountain of free carpet samples arrived.”
“These would make a neat cat scratcher, and they’re free so…” she said about her reasoning behind the free carpet collecting. Makes sense right? In her own words, she stated her case quite eloquently. “I never requested these under the pretense of making a purchase, and if a company can not afford to give away carpet samples, then they shouldn’t offer.”
However, I think it’s fair to say she made an enemy out of the Amazon delivery guy by the time her sample splurge was finally satisfied, and there were so many individually wrapped packages that he required a little extra assistance. “My boyfriend was home and awake, so he helped the delivery guy bring everything inside,” she told us. “That’s why there’s an empty hamper in one picture- he was using it to carry a bunch at a time!”
Despite the unexpected arrival of the ‘mountain,’ Rowdy’s boyfriend appears to have taken the whole episode in good spirits. “My boyfriend is so laid back that after the mountain of parcels was inside he woke me up to watch me freak out,” she told Bored Panda. “I was in disbelief, then all I could do was laugh and apologize. I felt awful, but it was already done so might as well make the best of it! He helped me clean everything up, and then we played with the cats.”
Having learned her lesson from the binge, which came in packaging that she did not expect, she has kindly decided to donate the excess samples to local animal shelters. “I can’t bring myself to sell something I got for free,” she explained. “I’d much rather donate and share.”
Scroll down below to see her story, and let us know what you think in the comments!
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“It started off innocently enough. I found this cool feature on Amazon to get free carpet swatches and thought they would make a neat cat scratcher and they’re free so…”
“The first bundle arrived and it was a good amount but I realized not all of the textures were gonna be good so I ordered more”
“A LOT MORE!!! HOLY SH*T”
“I am on night shift so I was woken up to this. The delivery guy is not happy. I swear I didn’t realize I ordered this many and I thought they were all going to be small!!”
“They are not small. The cats are super interested and I’m laughing hysterically out of nervousness that my future husband might realize I’m a psychopath and leave me”
“Oh man you guys I’ve really abused the system here. Let me know if you want me to show you how to abuse the system too! I’m an enabler, and it’ll make me feel better”
“I only hope the warehouse guys have dealt with my level of stupidity before because this tops the charts”
“We have halted progress now that all the big ones are open. I regret nothing. 10/10 recommend Kitty thrones”
“My advice: be picky. There’s plenty”
What do you think ?
Pamela24 7 years ago
I may be too harsh but I just really can't applaud this circumventing (hope I've used this word correctly) of the system. Nothing is ever free, I like that you can order a sample for free but doing these type of things will not exactly motivate anyone to provide this service in the future...
7j6eqi 7 years ago
Why do you show off about this? It is nothing to be proud of that you wasted all these samples that you never needed and never will use. I would expect this kind of behavior from a child, not a grown woman.
Andy Taylor 7 years ago
Physical or numerical growth is not usually an indicator of intellectual growth.
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Hamdhaan Hassan 7 years ago
why dont you put them all together and make a big one for yourself
Stille20 7 years ago
Definitely and ethical issue. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Reb 7 years ago
All that is wrong in the USA and the world in general. Right there.
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RaY1 7 years ago
This lady is an idiot! "I swear I didn't realize I ordered this many", yeah who doesn't realize how many times they click an order button on Amazon.
Ellis 7 years ago
"I swear I didn't realise I ordered that many" is what I tell my boyfriend when my order or new shoes is delivered.
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Debbie Palmer 7 years ago
My Mother carpeted five, no six, rooms of our house by collecting carpet scraps from the carpet stores in our town, and I, as a kid, helped her lay it in patterns. It looked great! It was just my Mom, me and three sisters so my mother had to be resourceful as we had little money. She did a fantastic job.
Andy Taylor 7 years ago
So, it was done by necessity and not due to lack of common decency then. Your case is understandable. Hers is most certainly not.
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Pamela24 7 years ago
I may be too harsh but I just really can't applaud this circumventing (hope I've used this word correctly) of the system. Nothing is ever free, I like that you can order a sample for free but doing these type of things will not exactly motivate anyone to provide this service in the future...
7j6eqi 7 years ago
Why do you show off about this? It is nothing to be proud of that you wasted all these samples that you never needed and never will use. I would expect this kind of behavior from a child, not a grown woman.
Andy Taylor 7 years ago
Physical or numerical growth is not usually an indicator of intellectual growth.
Load More Replies... Hamdhaan Hassan 7 years ago
why dont you put them all together and make a big one for yourself
Stille20 7 years ago
Definitely and ethical issue. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Reb 7 years ago
All that is wrong in the USA and the world in general. Right there.
Load More Replies... RaY1 7 years ago
This lady is an idiot! "I swear I didn't realize I ordered this many", yeah who doesn't realize how many times they click an order button on Amazon.
Ellis 7 years ago
"I swear I didn't realise I ordered that many" is what I tell my boyfriend when my order or new shoes is delivered.
Load More Replies... Debbie Palmer 7 years ago
My Mother carpeted five, no six, rooms of our house by collecting carpet scraps from the carpet stores in our town, and I, as a kid, helped her lay it in patterns. It looked great! It was just my Mom, me and three sisters so my mother had to be resourceful as we had little money. She did a fantastic job.
Andy Taylor 7 years ago
So, it was done by necessity and not due to lack of common decency then. Your case is understandable. Hers is most certainly not.
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