The online retail giant apologised and refunded the 'stunned' customer in Greater Manchester.
A man ordered a new laptop from Amazon but received two boxes of Weetabix taped together instead.
Adam Yearsley said he was "stunned" when he opened the parcel to find the biscuit cereal instead of the £500 HP laptop he wanted. The 40-year-old from Urmston, Greater Manchester, bought the computer as a "treat" and said he believed he had been a victim of a scam.The online retailer said in a statement: "We've contacted the customer directly, apologised and refunded in full."He said: "I've never had an issue before but honestly when I got the parcel I did think this feels a bit light to be a laptop."When I took off the cardboard packaging and saw Weetabix I was stunned.
Mr Yearsley, who works as a carer, said he was able to take the saga in good humour once his refund was secured.He told how one of the residents he cares for had joked they had been keeping well by "eating lots of Weetabix".food by Amazon instead of an iPhone he ordered.
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