Posted Dec 11, 2022 Updated Dec 11, 2022 12:27 PM CST
A TikTok woman flaunts her accidental status as an Amazon Secret Santa recipient after receiving a truckload of packages she never ordered.
Her videos have garnered nearly 4 million views as of Sunday, leaving viewers surprised, jealous and sharing stories of similar incidents.
“Who else has a secret Santa who keeps delivering packages to your house?” user Olivia (@oliviamccdouglass) says as she opens the video.
She explained that she had initially received a handful of packages to her address, but with a different name for the intended recipient.
Olivia says it contacted Amazon, but the online retail giant claims it told her that the correct recipient has likely already submitted a claim. She says she recommended leaving her package alone.
It was fine at first, she says, but now she has more than 40 packages piled high at her front door. In her previous video, Olivia said she tried looking up the name of the package in her county and her registries online, but she couldn’t find anyone with that name. increase.
@oliviamccdouglass I promise to open them eventually #amazon #christmas #secretsanta #fyp ♬ original sound – olivia douglass
Some viewers have said they’ve seen a similar situation with Amazon’s “Secret Santa.”
“Yes this happened to my friend and she got hundreds of dollars!” one user commented.
Others tried to find out what the reason for the strange situation was.
“What if it’s like a registry of pregnant women and she can’t submit a bill even though other people have ordered it for her,” wrote one user.
“Wait, I heard you!” claimed another user. “Okay, sometimes sellers send their products to random addresses to give good reviews and stuff like that.”
Other users praised her “self-control” in keeping the package sealed. Many asked for an “unboxing” video to show off the haul, which she did in a series of follow-up videos.
Thank you #christmas #amazon #secretsanta #mysterybox #fyp ♬ Starting to look like Christmas – Michael Bublé
On TikTok, Olivia says she decided to unpack like an advent calendar, opening one package each day.
However, some people point out that there is always a side to this story.
“I’m waiting for a tiktok of a girl complaining about a package not arriving,” said one user.
The Daily Dot reached out to @oliviamccdouglass via Instagram to request an email response from Amazon.
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*First published: December 11, 2022 at 12:07 PM CST
Dan Ratu
Dan Latu is a freelance journalist who writes about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has been published in his Real Deal and Columbia News Service.
