In the previously-owned business of video games, sometimes you just never know what extra goodies may be packaged along with your purchase. One 11-year old recently scored a bonus of six grams of meth with a purchase of Grand Theft Auto V from his local Gamestop, and this did not please his mother.
The transaction went down in Tallahassee, Florida. Kayla McAllister took her 11-year old son to a local Gamestop to trade in some old games and pick out a new one. The son ended up getting a copy of GTA V, which must have had to be approved by the mother as the game is rated “M” for mature audiences 17 and over… so, good parenting there). Upon getting home and getting ready to play the game, the son discovered a small bag of meth inside the instruction manual. Curiosity led the boy to ask his mom what he had just found, at which point Kayla lost it.
One of a few things likely occurred here. The first is the simple solution that suggests somewhere in the redistribution process for the copy of GTA V, a check of the page’s contents was either not done or not done with any sense of thoroughness. Games are likely supposed to be tested before they can be sold to customers again. Either that check was never done or it was done by a zombie employee just going through the motions just to get it done.
The other possibility could be somebody was using this used copy to store some drugs and hide them from somebody. Why you would use a retail item’s package is beyond me, but then again the stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze.
Lastly, this particular tweet may be the best summary of what happened in this story.
According to the internet, 6 grams of Meth is worth 480 dollars. Odd the one time someone gets a deal at Gamestop, it's on drugs 😛
— Spawn Wave (@SpawnWaveMedia) May 9, 2017
This isn’t the first time a kid found a bag of meth inside a pre-owned copy of a video game. As noted by Kotaku, a similar event occurred at a Gamestop in Louisiana.
Next time you are purchasing a used video game, make sure you check everything that comes with it.
[UPROXX/Photo: Kayla McAllister Facebook]
