To be so angry and really saddened at Argos for selling moshi monsters that have been opened and tampered with?

[ilikeyoursleeves]

Grrrrrrrrr!!!

I am just back from Argos with ds1 (5 years old) who was desperate to buy new Moshi Monsters with his birthday money. For those not familiar with Moshi Monsters, they are basically collectable figures of different characters, some which are 'ultra rare' ie much coveted by my son and all those who collect them. The ultra rare ones sell for a fortune on eBay. (eg £30 for oe that costs £1 in shops).

So he got three packets which consisted of four moshi monsters you can see in the packet, and one 'surprise' one which may be an ultra rare one. While I opened the first packet I noticed the plastic packaging had been cut with scissors at the side and the 'surprise' moshi had obviously been taken out and swapped for a common moshi (I know this cos the surprise ones are always wrapped up in white tissue paper and this one wasn't). Lo and behold the other two packets were the same, all open at the side and tampered with. We were home when I discovered this but I fully intend to call the manager tomorrow and complain!!!

Aibu in feeling utterly saddened and cynical that a shop would do this to a kids toy? I know there are bigger things going on in the world but my son was so excited to be using hs pocket money to try to maybe get an elusive ultra rare moshi, he's got no chance if the world s like this!

Irritated yes, saddened no.

I'm not that wound up really, I'm just pissed off and as I said I do know worse things happen in the world obviously!!!

I'd read about children starving to death, people not having clean water to drink, people having no right to education or a vote, but to be honest I'd never truly been saddened by the world til I read your tale of woe.

It just makes you weep that someone could be so utterly cynical.

It's not a shop doing it to a kid is it? it's a thief. There is the difference.

If it's the shop floor I would vote customer too. Staff would just steal the whole thing from the back, it's much easier to blame stock numbers on delivery discrepancies that way. Either way I'd complain to the store so they can deal with it.

Sainsburys put the little bags of Moshis in those rigid plastic cases with a security lock on.

I'd complain and be angry, purely because you've paid for something that had been tampered with and replaced.

Alternatively, get in contact with The Sun or DM. A big sad pic of your DS holding the offending opened packets of moshi monsters would make a good story.

I've noticed this too in Toys R us.
They seem to have moved the mystery moshling bit from the side to the centre now though, maybe to reduce the pilfering?
I always check the packaging thoroughly now.

I'd complain though- if the products damaged then that's unacceptable.

Sneaky thing to do and a shame for your disappointed DS.

MrsDeVere.