A strange online shopping case in India is making the rounds after a buyer expecting a high-end NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 ended up with something completely different. Instead of a graphics card worth ₹2,99,995.00, the box reportedly contained a packet of laundry detergent.
The incident was shared on Reddit by user void_SW, who was helping a friend, Harsh Raj, an IIT BHU student. The order was placed on March 10 for a GIGABYTE RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC 32G through Amazon India, listed under the Fulfilled by Amazon program. Delivery happened on March 14, and at first, nothing seemed obviously wrong with the outer packaging.
That changed once they opened the box. Inside, there was no GPU. Just bubble wrap and a 1kg pack of Ghadi detergent. The packaging itself also raised some questions, with signs that it may have been tampered with. One small detail that stood out was the listed weight. The shipment showed up as 1.56 kg, which doesn’t quite line up with what you’d expect from a large, triple-fan GPU box.
They reportedly shared raw, uncut, high-resolution unboxing footage with timestamps and other details with Amazon while raising the complaint. Still, after about a week, the claim was denied.
What makes this a bit more concerning is that similar complaints have started appearing in reviews tied to the same seller. Some buyers are claiming they received unrelated items instead of what they ordered. It’s not entirely clear where things went wrong here, but the pattern has caught attention.
A similar case I faced
I ran into something similar back in January when I ordered a laptop from Amazon India. The product itself was the correct model, but the packaging raised concerns right away. The brand seal was already broken, and the usual “Package ID” system meant to ensure tamper-proof delivery wasn’t actually attached to the box. Instead, it was shown separately by the delivery personnel.
He insisted this was totally normal and asked me to check the laptop, but it wouldn’t turn on. Since it was a cash-on-delivery order, I chose to cancel it on the spot. Cases like these, along with recent reports, are a reminder to be extra cautious when buying expensive items online, or at least consider checking offline options first.
(Source: Reddit)
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