In “information to make your enamel itch”, a Gamestop retailer in Staten Island has reportedly been stapling receipts to containers containing brand-spanking-new Nintendo Swap 2 consoles. Ordinarily this would not be a lot of a difficulty, however because of a scarcity of safety between the outer layer and the LCD display screen inside, midnight launch attendees at this explicit retailer have complained that a few of their Swap purchases have ended up with holes punctured within the display screen.
A thread on the Gamestop subreddit from consumer Konflick first recognized the problem, though the unique publish has since been deleted by the moderators (through Kotaku). Nonetheless, X consumer Wario 64 managed to seize photos of a broken Swap 2, and so they’re not fairly.
Apparently one GameStop retailer used a stapler to connect receipts to Swap 2 containers and the staple ruined the display screen…one other particular person commented their unit and others have been affected on the similar retailer pic.twitter.com/YXvfU9fUq7June 5, 2025
In a separate X thread, consumer Oadland Lynch reported the identical challenge, full with images of a broken Swap 2 show.
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“Now I am gonna have to attend 3 months for the restock”, mentioned Lynch. “And sure, we have been there for the midnight launch so I wager everybody on this line is gonna have the identical challenge.”
Past the concept that stapling receipts to a field with fragile electronics inside might be not the neatest factor to do, it is shocking that Nintendo would bundle its newest handheld console in a field with solely a skinny piece of cardboard (and a plastic bag) between it and the surface world.
Our James obtained his Swap 2 yesterday, and was additionally stunned by the dearth of outer packaging between the console’s display screen and probably damaging objects. His show is fortunately unscarred, however wanting on the field it looks like that, with a partitioning reshuffle, there ought to have been loads of room to tuck the Swap 2 additional inside to forestall the same incident.
One can really feel barely sorry for the Gamestop worker right here, as whereas stapling receipts to containers is maybe not the very best thought, it appears unlikely they have been conscious it was probably ruining the dear units inside. And, irrespective of how I have a look at it, I am unable to assist really feel it is the packaging design that’s primarily at fault. Electronics containers get stacked awkwardly, thrown round, and reshipped as a matter in fact.
As somebody who receives a number of of them every week (sure, that is an superior job, thanks) I am unable to rely the variety of instances I’ve obtained a closely broken field, solely to open it and discover the delicate parts inside unhurt—because of a even handed use of froth, bubble wrap, and intelligent packaging design.
On the plus facet, and with out eager to sound too flippant, at the very least affected clients positively have the receipt as proof of buy. As an replace, Konflick has since posted that they’ve spoken to the supervisor of the shop, and that alternative Swap 2s are on the best way for a easy trade.
All’s properly that ends properly, I suppose. Nonetheless, subsequent time you are at an electronics retailer and the cashier breaks out the staple gun, maybe it could be value asking if they have a roll of excellent old style sticky tape they may use as an alternative.
