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Switch 2 launch ends in disappointment for some as major retailer accidentally staples receipts into console's screen


Switchmas Day is finally upon us, but some unlucky Switch 2 recipients have had a nasty surprise when unwrapping their …

In order to achieve that compact footprint, the company has settled on a packing configuration that places the slimline console right at the top pile, up against the cardboard surroundings with just a thin sleeve to protect it from scratches. "GameStop stapled the receipt for me and my friends Switch 2s to the box," one disgruntled customer wrote on social media, adding an entirely understandable, "FML." IGN, which saw the posts prior their removal, reports the issue primarily appears to have impacted Switch 2's purchased at one busy GameStop in New York, but it's unclear if the aggressive frontal use of a staple gun is company policy across all its stores.

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