**A Cautionary Tale: When a Facebook Ad is Too Good to Be True**
As I sat in my office, scrolling through my Facebook feed, a post caught my eye - a brand new gaming chair for $16 American dollars, with a $10 shipping fee. The total came out to be $26 Canadian, which was still a steal in my book. I thought to myself, "Why not? It's only $26, and it's a great opportunity to upgrade my office setup."
I decided to take the gamble and purchased the chair through PayPal, thinking that the worst-case scenario would be receiving a tiny chair or perhaps a defective one. But little did I know what was in store for me.
Today, I received a confirmation from PayPal that my package had been delivered, and I was excited to get my new gaming chair. However, when I opened my community mailbox, I found something unexpected - a full-on gaming chair! It came with all the specs, including a fold-out part for your legs to go on. I thought to myself, "Wow, this is amazing!"
But as I tried to lift up the chair, I realized it was actually quite heavy, and I wondered how it would fit in my community mailbox. Then I remembered that I had another package there, so I decided to head down to the post office to pick it up.
That's when I saw what looked like a Canada Post card in the box, and I thought to myself, "Ah, good thinking on their part - they've included a notification for me to pick it up at the post office." But little did I know...
When I opened up the box, I found that the chair was actually... a bib! Yes, you read that right - a bib with two straps at the back. It looked like something a baby would wear, not a gaming chair.
I couldn't believe what I had just gotten myself into. I thought to myself, "What am I going to do now?" I've already contacted PayPal and submitted a claim for a refund, but I'm still waiting to hear back from them.
This experience has taught me a valuable lesson - if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. I should have done my research before purchasing the chair, or at least been more skeptical of the ad.
So, to all my fellow gamers and Facebook users out there, let this be a warning to you as well. Don't fall for these tempting ads that promise amazing deals on gaming chairs or other products. They might seem like a great opportunity at first, but trust me, they can lead to some pretty embarrassing moments - like getting a bib instead of a chair!
Until next time, stay vigilant and keep your wits about you when browsing Facebook ads.
WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhello guys welcome back to another episode today uh i'm already laughing for the simple reason that you see these facebook ads pop up and there's these deals that are too good to be true and well sometimes you gotta find out are they actually too good to be true so if it's not too much money do you gamble well guys i did let's see what i got okay so i had a facebook post that popped up and it said i was going to be able to get a brand new gaming chair for my office for 16 american now there was a 10 shipping fee so now we're at 26 american and i thought wow if i actually get a chair out of this this is amazing so i figured do not try and take the gamble it's just a chair or is it it's only 26 now in canada of course that's going to be like 45 42 41 whatever my math is horrible when it comes to changing our currencies but i figured hey i'm gonna pay for it through paypal because they gave me that option so what's the worst that could really happen right so today i get a confirmation that my package has been delivered i was like huh my community mailbox how can a chair fit in a community mailbox so i thought okay benefit of the doubt still you're gonna have a canada post or your postal us post whatever card in there to go pick it up at my local post office because i mean a chair that's got some weight to it right and and you wouldn't want to uh carry that if you're a postal worker to someone's door so i figured okay i'll go down to my post office box i had another package there anyway so i figured i might as well check the mail oh you're not going to believe what i got this was a full on gaming chair it gave all the specs it even had the fold out part for your legs to go on you know those gaming chairs guys the reason why i'm doing this video is to make sure that you understand if it's too good to be true must be of course there's those odd times that you might get lucky and maybe it's not a scam but guys hold on i'm trying to lift it up here there's my chair this is my chair i'm gonna say maybe it's miniature so let's open it up let's see what i got so remember 26 us for gaming chair let's grab a knife now let's make sure we don't you know cut the chair so let's cut it carefully at the top here so we don't want to cut the chair if you're watching this and you're young have your mom or dad use a knife just saying and if you're like me maybe you should have had your mom or dad use a knife so what the hell is this i think i got a bib it's got these two straps here at the back not very manly is it guys i got a bib or at least it looks like a bib it's a pretty thick bib if it's a bib i don't know what this is what the did i just get man i really gotta stop falling for these facebook ads guys let this be a lesson that i've learned i figured hey gotta try it it's a chair for sixteen dollars no no it's a bib for twenty six dollars after shipping usd a bib okay guys it's a bib what am i going to do hopefully i'll get my money back through paypal i haven't attempted that yet as i just got it today guys i'm sorry i bought a chair and i got a bib i thought in my mind the worst case scenario is gonna be a mini chair this is a thought honestly i thought i was gonna get a chair but it was tiny i really did think that honestly so guys let me know in the comments below have you fallen for any of these stupid facebook ads and what did you get i want to know just comment below if you fell for these facebook ads and you bought something what the hell did you get because i could tell you that bib is not a chair i can sit on it i can put it on my chair and sit on it but it's a bib it's a glorified bib anyway guys until next time this is a game hunter teaching you a lesson or me a lesson i think i taught myself a lesson not to buy a chair for sixteen dollars us and ten dollars shipping on facebook gamer youhello guys welcome back to another episode today uh i'm already laughing for the simple reason that you see these facebook ads pop up and there's these deals that are too good to be true and well sometimes you gotta find out are they actually too good to be true so if it's not too much money do you gamble well guys i did let's see what i got okay so i had a facebook post that popped up and it said i was going to be able to get a brand new gaming chair for my office for 16 american now there was a 10 shipping fee so now we're at 26 american and i thought wow if i actually get a chair out of this this is amazing so i figured do not try and take the gamble it's just a chair or is it it's only 26 now in canada of course that's going to be like 45 42 41 whatever my math is horrible when it comes to changing our currencies but i figured hey i'm gonna pay for it through paypal because they gave me that option so what's the worst that could really happen right so today i get a confirmation that my package has been delivered i was like huh my community mailbox how can a chair fit in a community mailbox so i thought okay benefit of the doubt still you're gonna have a canada post or your postal us post whatever card in there to go pick it up at my local post office because i mean a chair that's got some weight to it right and and you wouldn't want to uh carry that if you're a postal worker to someone's door so i figured okay i'll go down to my post office box i had another package there anyway so i figured i might as well check the mail oh you're not going to believe what i got this was a full on gaming chair it gave all the specs it even had the fold out part for your legs to go on you know those gaming chairs guys the reason why i'm doing this video is to make sure that you understand if it's too good to be true must be of course there's those odd times that you might get lucky and maybe it's not a scam but guys hold on i'm trying to lift it up here there's my chair this is my chair i'm gonna say maybe it's miniature so let's open it up let's see what i got so remember 26 us for gaming chair let's grab a knife now let's make sure we don't you know cut the chair so let's cut it carefully at the top here so we don't want to cut the chair if you're watching this and you're young have your mom or dad use a knife just saying and if you're like me maybe you should have had your mom or dad use a knife so what the hell is this i think i got a bib it's got these two straps here at the back not very manly is it guys i got a bib or at least it looks like a bib it's a pretty thick bib if it's a bib i don't know what this is what the did i just get man i really gotta stop falling for these facebook ads guys let this be a lesson that i've learned i figured hey gotta try it it's a chair for sixteen dollars no no it's a bib for twenty six dollars after shipping usd a bib okay guys it's a bib what am i going to do hopefully i'll get my money back through paypal i haven't attempted that yet as i just got it today guys i'm sorry i bought a chair and i got a bib i thought in my mind the worst case scenario is gonna be a mini chair this is a thought honestly i thought i was gonna get a chair but it was tiny i really did think that honestly so guys let me know in the comments below have you fallen for any of these stupid facebook ads and what did you get i want to know just comment below if you fell for these facebook ads and you bought something what the hell did you get because i could tell you that bib is not a chair i can sit on it i can put it on my chair and sit on it but it's a bib it's a glorified bib anyway guys until next time this is a game hunter teaching you a lesson or me a lesson i think i taught myself a lesson not to buy a chair for sixteen dollars us and ten dollars shipping on facebook gamer you