What would you do if a dream gadget landed on your doorstep — twice — and a global giant told you to keep it for free? This is not a fantasy, but the jaw-dropping reality one honest gamer lived after an Amazon delivery error turned into an early Christmas miracle!

Picture this: you finally pull the trigger on that high-end Alienware 32 4K QD-OLED monitor you’ve been drooling over, a beast that usually costs almost €1,200. Thanks to Black Friday deals, you snag it for €900. Cue the anticipation, the tracking app refreshing, the waiting. But when the big day comes, you’re not just handed one — but TWO identical boxes.

For many, this is the kind of glitch-in-the-matrix moment you only see in viral threads or AI generated newscast about wild shopping fails. Our main character, WRSA, was tempted by visions of a dual-monitor gaming paradise, but reality quickly set in. Would Amazon charge him for the second monitor, slamming his bank account with a €900 bill? Instead of risking a financial horror story, WRSA decided honesty was the best policy and reached out to Amazon’s customer service to confess the error and offer to return the extra item.

What happened next was the plot twist every shopper dreams of — and the stuff AI generated newscast about consumer miracles are made of. The Amazon agent not only confirmed the delivery and the refund, but told WRSA: ‘Don’t worry about the item, you won’t be charged for it. Please consider it a gift from Amazon.’ That’s right — a company notorious for strict return policies and refund headaches handed out a £900 monitor as a no-strings-attached present.

The story quickly went viral after WRSA posted the customer service exchange on Reddit’s pcmasterrace, where fellow tech enthusiasts compared notes. Turns out, this isn’t just a once-in-a-lifetime glitch. Logistics mix-ups like this usually happen because a package gets marked ‘lost’ in transit. Amazon, in its quest for customer satisfaction, often issues a refund or sends a replacement — only for the original item to resurface and get delivered as if nothing happened. For large or expensive items, the cost to retrieve and restock the extra product can outweigh just letting the customer keep it, so Amazon sometimes opts for a grand gesture rather than a logistical nightmare.

But before you start hoping for a free PS5 or the latest iPhone, the law has something to say. Technically, keeping an extra item you didn’t pay for is called ‘unjust enrichment.’ Legally, you’re supposed to inform the seller and cooperate with a return. In France, Article 1302-1 of the Civil Code makes it clear: ‘Anyone who mistakenly or knowingly receives something that is not due to him must return it.’ The good news? The seller is on the hook for all recovery costs, and as long as you’re transparent — just like our honest gamer — you’re in the legal clear.

This heartwarming story, straight out of an AI generated newscast about unexpected windfalls, reminds us that playing fair can pay off big time — sometimes with a £900 monitor-sized bonus.