Merry Griftmas from Upper Deck's "brand partner"

[87sluggo]

Happy Boxing Day to everyone, y'alls ten pounds heavier today? Looking goooooood, people!! Me? I'm my usual happy-go-lucky self, thanks for asking, but I've got the next EIGHT days off from work, which means I've got all the time in the world to share my tiny little story about a re-pack box from Hell. So here we go..............!!


Just in time for Christmas, look at what pops up on the shelves at Wal-Mart, all shiny and new......... why it's the Upper Deck Mystery Box!! NINE assorted packs, including at least one hobby pack, PLUS a rookie card, PLUS a mystery card!!!! $44.95 plus tax.











Now pay attention to the highlighted words, they'll be important in a bit.....











So I bought a box.......... six assorted UD1 & UD2 packs and one Parkhurst, and two hobby packs - one Leafs Centennial & one Team Canada Juniors. Now I know that no one has any control over what's gonna be in the packs, you get what you get. This is what I got..........











That left me with my two guaranteed hits, the rookie card and the mystery card, which I guess turned out to be the "rare insert"....... Can anyone tell me which is which????




That was a trick question, neither of them are actually a rookie card or rare insert.










Basically, $45 down the crapper. Now, they're not ALL like this. Derek the Red got a Brad Marchand Day With the Cup as one of his hits and pulled a McDavid YG from one of the packs, and another guy on Twitter told me he pulled a Eichel YG fro one of his packs, so anything is possible in this modern world of technological wonders, right? In any case, 45 bucks isn't the end of the world and it taught me not to trust the Upper Deck logo over a no-name re-pack box..............








Then I got a box from my Secret Santa at work...............









Again, which is the "rare insert" and which is the rookie card????










And then last night at the in-laws Christmas dinner I got a third box, even tho I didn't ask anyone for cards this year ay yaaaaa.




In theory, that auto/patch guy I've never heard of will actually almost pay for the original box, so how can I be mad right??



And of course.......




WHICH IS THE "RARE INSERT" AND WHICH IS THE ROOKIE CARD?????



I'd ask Upper Deck but turns out they're not responsible for this hot mess. Look at the bootom of the box and ta-daaaaaaaaa.........




From their website.......... "MJ Holding prides itself on the successful relationships forged with world renowned brands." Still, Upper Deck's name is all over that box and they're who I'm holding the grudge against


Hey, looka that, I've STILL got eight days off :bliss::bliss::bliss::bliss:

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[nhlderek]

That is awesome! I want that dermott too

 

[OilersRule]

Yes this stuff is a real kick to the junk.
If it makes you feel any better, the box you bought was better than mine, which had no known names and no autos or gamers.

The good news is you did not have to pay for the other two boxes.

 

[87sluggo]

Yes this stuff is a real kick to the junk.
If it makes you feel any better, the box you bought was better than mine, which had no known names and no autos or gamers.

The good news is you did not have to pay for the other two boxes.

At least I was able to save one person from the horror of it all after ranting about it on Twitter the last couple days




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[Triple B]

If I were Upper Deck, I'd be PISSED about this garbage being passed off as something they have put out. I've seen more breaks and this is absolute JUNK.

 

[creasecollector]

Nice Dermott. Gotta love the Team Canada stuff at least. Enjoy your 8 days off!!

 

[87sluggo]

If I were Upper Deck, I'd be PISSED about this garbage being passed off as something they have put out. I've seen more breaks and this is absolute JUNK.

Well, how could they NOT know what's going on? They obviously let MJ use their name and logo to push the stuff..........

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[golgo13]

I dont think ive ever been so excited to read a S&T on here as I did for this one. You just couldnt help yourself could you? Oh well, at least you hit Russ instead of Geoff in your magical mystery box.

 

[spooner9ball]

To keep it in perspective you wouldn’t hit that many autos in a hobby case of UD1, and you know what you’re buying there.

 

[87sluggo]

To keep it in perspective you wouldn’t hit that many autos in a hobby case of UD1, and you know what you’re buying there.

There aren't two autos in a case of UD1?? Why the heck is anybody buying that stuff???

But anyways, I think my persepective is pretty ok.......

"Now I know that no one has any control over what's gonna be in the packs, you get what you get."

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"Derek the Red got a Brad Marchand Day With the Cup as one of his hits and pulled a McDavid YG from one of the packs, and another guy on Twitter told me he pulled a Eichel YG from one of his packs, so anything is possible......"




My super-duper complaint is the guaranteed hits, the RC which isn't a RC and the rare insert which isn't even one bit rare. I'm not no fancy lawyer but the words "false advertising" and/or "fraud" come to mind here.....

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