Amazon customer buys RTX 5090, receives rice, pasta, and mystery GPU instead

Why it matters: If you still think that filming the opening of hardware boxes, even those that come from Amazon, is unnecessary, here's yet another case that could change your mind. A Redditor who ordered an RTX 5090 from the Netherlands branch of the world's largest retailer allegedly found the box contained a bag of rice, a bag of pasta, and what appears to be an old graphics card. Ok-Atmosphere7655 posted that he spent weeks saving for an Aorus Master RTX 5090 card. The Redditor admits it's overkill for many people but wanted to make the most of his Samsung 7,680 x 2,160 monitor and its 240Hz refresh rate. He later confirmed that this is the 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9. Ok-Atmosphere7655 chose Amazon NL for the purchase as it was the cheapest option in the Netherlands at 2,950 euros ($3,368). But after waiting a week longer than the week-long delivery date, the box arrived damaged and unsealed, filled with bags of rice and pasta. There was also an old, scruffy graphics card in the box ... Read full article.