This picture is essentially the epitome of why it's really messed up that Best Buy will take a piece of used or returned equipment and sell it as new... eventually someone is going to get a DVD player with a copy of "Buckets of Cum" in the disc drive. The caption on the photo submitted to our Flickr pool reads,
When we went to Best Buy and purchased a cheap DVD player after our old one broke, we were surprised to find "Buckets of Cum" in the DVD player. Ewwwwww...apparently, even though it was sold to us as new, it was actually used. I tried to call Best Buy that night, but they were already closed.]]> I guess it's an improvement; instead of stealing our porn, Best Buy is giving it to us for free.
NSFW: IMG_1477 [Flickr user Lisaya]
]]>Better clean the remote THOROUGHLY. Like immerse it in bleach or something.
]]>Don't agree with the code? start your own site.
Ah, but isn't the entire raison d'etre of this site to raise awareness of things that companies (e.g. Consumerist) do that are not in the best interest of the consumers (e.g. commenters)?
I believe the correct response would be to advise a boycott.
]]>What people don't realize is that, except for the bigger ticket items in the store, you can return stuff opened or unopened and still get your same amount of money back. DVD players don't have a restocking fee, but apparently maybe someone thought they did?
I'm sure that whoever returned this did not realize it had been opened and the first purchaser is more to blame...not Best Buy.
]]>Free porn and people are complaining?
]]>It's amazing that people will ask for something, get it, then complain that it's what they asked for. I see the profit-potential, though -- just ask for Hot Coffee (as long as you're not in a GameStop)
]]>One bucket alone would take a lot of work, but the title clearly indicates there are more than one.
]]>Phew. Just another reminder to the public: DON'T BUY ANY EQUIPMENT OF VALUE AT BEST BUY!
Instead get a better deal -- and a new, factory-sealed product -- at any of the reputable establishments mentioned time and again on this blog.
These include amazon, J&R, B&H, and newegg.
]]>But they have no problem censoring/disemvoweling comments that they don't like...
]]>It's a cock, people. Deal with it. If you didn't want your tender sensibilities to be offended, then don't click through on an article with PORN and BUCKETS O' CUM in the title.
Suck it up and be responsible for your own actions. If you're going to come to a site that has content for adults, then act like a freakin adult.
]]>Where's Nannerpus when you need him?
]]>"No more yanky my wanky!"- Long Duc Dong, Sixteen Candles
]]>oh lordy! And it just couldnt have been a porno with just a clever title (saving ryan's privates). I HAD to be one with an incredibly frank & overly disgusting one.
]]>The anger is not at the porn, rather the fact that BB screwed me over and sold a used unit as a new unit.
]]>Never got around to complaining to BB?
Then why complain here?
Oh, BTW, I would have thrown the DVD player through a farking window in a fit of anger, but that is just me.
]]>50% ain't 100%, and 100% don't make it right.
]]>@heybtbm: Wait wait wait, is it just me or wasn't this exact story posted a few months ago?
Or do I just have some kind of porn-related ESP?
]]>Feel free to use my version! :P
@Dafrety: @Coles_Law: "I hope the person who bought the DVD player washed his or her hands after this little discover."
Because it's only one person.
/grammar police
]]>What did you think was going to be in a post which contained the phrase "Buckets O Cum?"
]]>@kylenalepa: "I hope the person who bought the DVD player washed their hands after this little discovery."
]]>Wow.. people these days. I can just see the high school kids working at Best Buy, on their break just getting out a DVD player and watch porn on it because it's the cool thing to do these days at work.
]]>You really can't blame anyone else for your own stupidity.
"Why didn't anyone tell me I shouldn't point a loaded gun in my face? Fu**in' assholes!"
]]>What other things should major website owners do to comply with the acceptable use policy at your job?
Out of the choices "censor the internet to appeal to your standards" and "working instead of surfing", one is both simpler and makes more sense.
]]>Why exactly is looking at pornography perverted? Sure, there are times and places that it is appropriate/inappropriate, but are you insinuating that only perverts look at porn?
]]>This is, by far, my favoritest Consumerist article EVAR! Pure grade A hilariousness throughout!
]]>and for everyone who is uptight about being at work and having just looked at a big floppy wang, or the BUCKETS OF CUM!!!! title.
Mabye you should get back to work and stop surfing the internet while your working. you want to whistle blow a website. i say we whistle blow you and get your isp/companys account info and tell your boss you need more work.
]]>Well, at least they're now tossing in free porn.
]]>Idiot.
]]>Closest thing to this I ever experience while employed there was discovering a videotape of "Cum Sluts vol. 9: The Face F*ckers" in a VCR that had been brought in for cleaning. The tape belonged to the couple that brought the VCR in. We presumed that someone was going to get in trouble when we tactfully returned the tape to them wrapped in paper. We were wrong. They removed the paper, both blushed, exchanged a knowing look, and thanked us.
]]>We bought it at the Best Buy next to Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara/San Jose.
If anyone returned a DVD player there with Buckets of Cum in it, contact us and we'll give you your DVD back!!
Yes, it was pretty funny! At first my husband was thinking, "Sweet!!! Score..." when we opened it up. We got a good laugh, but then I started thinking, "Wait a second, we bought it as a regular item, not open boxed. Why is there a DVD in there then?"
We were going to complain, I called Best Buy that night, but they were closed, so I was going to call or complain later. Never really got around to it and my husband was happy we got free porn out of it.
Too bad most of it was cheesy porn. It was a great laugh though. =)
Thanks for the post. =) Love the site by the way.
]]>Over the last few years, sites have required people to sign up and state that they are over age 13 because the site may have adult images or themes. Since Consumerist doesn't require viewers to sign up (nor require them to claim they are over 13), I would presume that Consumerist is violating whatever law started requiring sites to do that. I think it's easy to believe "we're all adults here", but considering that this site probably has attracted a lot of viewers of all ages, it would probably be very easy to demonstrate that you're doing nothing to prevent children from viewing adult images on your site. Yes, they could probably find this picture on flickr themselves, but at least Consumerist wouldn't be held liable. For your own protection, you may want to rethink posting the uncensored picture.
Signed,
An unoffended reader
This won't stop Consumerist from being my favorite site, I'm not on a holy rampage, I just agree with those who could have done without that picture. A link to the flickr posting would have been fine.
]]>@Raekwon:
I agree.
]]>Tacky of The Consumerist to show the NSFW edition on this page.
Very tacky. There are way too many people who read this page, including children and teens, to assume NSFW photographs are appropriate for easy viewing.
]]>"I hope the girl who bought the DVD player washed her hands after this little discovery."
Damn English and its lack of a gender-neutral pronoun! Alternatively, damn my lack of reading and comprehension skills in determining that a Flickr user with the username of Lisaya is probably female.
]]>and clicking through to an article about a "buckets of cum" DVD was appropriate without the image? I mean, she can read at 12, yes?
]]>Bad on you, consumerist. The censored picture was fine. And I'm not easily offended. But this site shouldn't have highly NSFW pictures.
]]>I agree. This was surprising to see.
]]>consumersit - NSFW?....
]]>Censorship Fail. This line was not placed before the break, so no one sees it until they click through.
]]>ewwwww... please take that picture down!!!
]]>Awesome.
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