Man orders TV from Amazon, gets assault rifle instead
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A Washington musician who ordered a flat-screen TV from Amazon.com was shocked to receive a semiautomatic assault rifle instead.
Thirty-eight-year-old Seth Horvitz says he purchased the 39-inch television from a third-party seller. A box arrived from UPS on Tuesday evening, and it seemed too small to contain the TV. He says he initially thought it contained accessories.
But when he opened it, he found a Sig Sauer military-style rifle. He says he had never held a gun before he felt the trigger of the rifle.
An invoice showed that the gun was intended for delivery to a firearms dealer in Duncansville, Pa. Horvitz called police, who took the gun and are investigating how the mistaken shipment occurred. Amazon.com Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc. had no immediate comment.
Thirty-eight-year-old Seth Horvitz says he purchased the 39-inch television from a third-party seller. A box arrived from UPS on Tuesday evening, and it seemed too small to contain the TV. He says he initially thought it contained accessories.
But when he opened it, he found a Sig Sauer military-style rifle. He says he had never held a gun before he felt the trigger of the rifle.
An invoice showed that the gun was intended for delivery to a firearms dealer in Duncansville, Pa. Horvitz called police, who took the gun and are investigating how the mistaken shipment occurred. Amazon.com Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc. had no immediate comment.
Sure is hard to get good help these days. Let's see how does one interchange a firearm for a television. They did not read the damn order that is how!
Why can't I be so lucky?
Ok.. Just when you thought you'd heard just about everything,WOW I'm going to order a blender and see if i get a
bazooka. You know somebody gonna get it and it ain't going to be pretty =)
I'll take the LG 52" with the 7.62x39 ammo.
@old_blu don't forget the tacital scope, It just woulden't be right O.B....Hows the day treating ya ?=)