PlayStation Fans Defiantly Shun Advice To Throw Away Console Boxes
Are you the type to get rid of your gadgets’ boxes as soon as their warranty is up? If so, what do you do with that excess space, and what is your furniture pointed at?
According to Kotaku, on Wednesday, the PlayStation UK Twitter account issued a PSA to cardboard hoarders (read: cardbhoarders), telling them that it was finally “OK to throw away the cardboard box your PlayStation came in.”
PSA it's OK to throw away the cardboard box your PlayStation came in now
— PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) May 31, 2023
The advice fell on deaf ears, and fans responded by sharing photos of the dusty statement pieces that have piled up in their rooms over the years.
buddy i am in for the long haul https://t.co/nbQheIXiM3 pic.twitter.com/MeBuD4jQeE
— VPR (@HeavyViper) May 31, 2023
I'll never throw away my PlayStation boxes https://t.co/epI3ypONS5 pic.twitter.com/GezsiLBjMS
— MsaeÄ♦ï¸ (@MysticMsa3d) May 31, 2023
You must know that, with all the time gamers spend cooped up in their rooms and strategizing ways to survive attacks, they’d be more than prepared for when the apocalypse arrives. Without the boxes, how then are they supposed to build a fort when the time comes?
Fair
— PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) May 31, 2023
Sensitive souls also lauded the packaging for its “emotional support” features.
How dare you! That’s my emotional support empty box! https://t.co/gEROKPaAWK
— ðŸ³ï¸ðŸŒˆJessica Wants PizzaðŸ³ï¸ðŸŒˆ (@jessicawintendo) May 31, 2023
Just in case its instructions were unclear, the brand clarified that its message applies to all versions of the PlayStation, not just the latest PS5 or—egads—the original, 30-year-old PlayStation.
yeah those too. Unless you're planning to build a PlayStation themed cardboard fort
— PlayStation UK (@PlayStationUK) May 31, 2023
Well, now that you’ve decluttered your room, what are you supposed to do with all that space?
What? No. How dare you. Those take up like 70% of my space. What would I do with all that closet space if it was freed up? https://t.co/WkzqPPiC6y pic.twitter.com/mFo62L87ug
— InuHanyou1701 ðŸ³ï¸ðŸŒˆ 🇺🇦 (@InuHanyou1701) May 31, 2023
I don't want to meet the people who throw away their console boxes. https://t.co/PwZdyyzbAw
— Gotta Be Frank (@GottaBeFrank_) May 31, 2023
i threw away my ps4 box the other day and it caused me physical and emotional pain https://t.co/o4YbivCcS3
— zel (@zyxzelly) May 31, 2023
I shipped out an ebay order using a PS5 box (it was a printer). https://t.co/kCr7vOmXH1
— Channel Pup (@channel_pup) May 31, 2023
[via Kotaku, cover photo 261399843 © Wachiwit | Dreamstime.com]
