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the hits start coming and they don't stop coming: Fallout 76 $80 Nuka Dark drink... not as advertised.

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Persephone

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Saw this on Tumblr.

What is sold:
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Turns out the fancy bottle is just a plastic case. Open it up and you get...

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Yeah...

Leak my credit card details if old
 
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ILikeFeet

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the carnival of stupid continues. cant even make a thematically accurate label
 
BRSxIgnition

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How can one company go from scraping by with no massive issues to just... Fucking... Up... Everything..??
 
Ferrio

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People buying $80 bottom shelf rum in a shitty bottle for a marketing gimmick. Looks like exactly what they got.
 
Alucrid

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apparently the in game bottle model is just a plastic shell for the glass bottle



seems a bit of a stretch to get mad at this
 
Comrade Crunch

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80 dollars for what seems like non aged rum? Yikes, I imagine the markup was for the bottle, but now, I don't get why it costs so much.
 
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IDreamOfHime

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Whats the problem? Its not like people are buying it for the unique Fallout bottle, they obviously wanted the delicious $80 rum.
 
Geek

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It comes in a plastic display bottle, as shown in this video from the bottling factory

(but lol please stop buying this stupid marked up nonsense)
 
Boss-

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The original post shows theres a case or shell for the bottle. I'd like to see more photos of that so its less deceiving.
 
Border

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It's hilarious since the stencil-ed in font generally kind of implies "We put no effort into printing or graphic design, and don't care if you notice".
 
RochHoch

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It's like Bethesda is determined to treat their fans like shit when it comes to Fallout lmao
 
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Persephone

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Boss- said:
The original post shows theres a case or shell for the bottle. I'd like to see more photos of that so its less deceiving.
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Nowhere on the sale page does it say the fancy Nuka style bottle is just a case. Also would it really be that hard to shell out for a fancy bottle for people paying $80?
 

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Alucrid said:
apparently the in game bottle model is just a plastic shell for the glass bottle



seems a bit of a stretch to get mad at this
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Makes things marginally better than how the OP looks.

However, for that price, they really should have been doing glass molds though.

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It's probably bargain basement rum that's in it too.
 
Ferrio

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You buy stuff like this for the novelty which is all in the design of the bottle. I think most of them don't really care what's in it.
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You get better and more intricate designed bottles in $20 gift baskets at liquor stores, with better liquor in it. Even if the shell was the real bottle, all it is is 3 fins at the bottom. This isn't a collectors item, this is junk.
 
PlanetSmasher

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So they charged people eighty dollars for a non-functional plastic shell shaped like a bottle with a different bottle of cheap rum inside?

Amazing.
 
ChoklitCow

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Eh...seems like a licensed product by a company not directly affiliated with bethesda. Also the screengrab is deceiving .
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It's upsetting people don't read or take everything at face value. Misleading screenshots from a video, sensationalist title, lack of a basic knowledge of licensing and production, etc.

You don't have to be a Bethesda apologist (and you shouldn't be) but this isn't even grasping for straws. This is just spreading misinformation.
 
mysteriousmage09

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$60 for a busted ass, unfinished mess of a game.
$200 for the Power Armor Edition without the promised canvas bag.
$80 for a bottle of rum with the only uniqueness to the look being a plastic cover.

Amazing.
 
Lo-Volt

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The actual label isn't even objectively universally BAD, it's just blatantly not what's advertised or even close. It's ridiculous. Just don't do it then, or like, give a freebie. This stuff blows up so fast these days.
 
The Iron Banana

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ChoklitCow said:
It's upsetting people don't read or take everything at face value. Misleading screenshots from a video, sensationalist title, lack of a basic knowledge of licensing and production, etc.

You don't have to be a Bethesda apologist (and you shouldn't be) but this isn't even grasping for straws. This is just spreading misinformation.
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If it's officially licensed by Bethesda they should totally be taken to task for it. It doesn't matter if they didn't actually make it. It's a shitty product associated with a shitty game and it's hurting their brand image all the same. Sorry they don't get a pass based on a technicality. That's not the way this works.
 
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