The Consumerist blog reports that a man and his girlfriend who spoke up after Best Buy sent them five iPads, instead of one, were told they could keep the extra gadgets.  Christmas came early for two honest Best Buy customers who spoke up after receiving four extra iPads in the mail and were told by the company to keep the gadgets as a reward.  According to consumer affairs blog The Consumerist, the unidentified man’s mother had ordered him an iPad for Christmas.  The man’s girlfriend, identified only as Alexa, asked the blog for advice after the pair contacted the mother and confirmed the company’s mistake.  “We did some Internet research and came up with a lot of instances of people notifying companies and those companies thanking them, giving them gift cards, etc.,” Alexa wrote to The Consumerist.  “But we couldn’t find an instance where the wrong product was such an expensive item and with such a large quantity.  “Eventually we found a document from the FTC that said if an incorrect package was shipped to you, you can consider it a gift,” she said. “Is this true? Can we keep these five iPads?”  RELATED: D.C. MAN ORDERS TV FROM AMAZON, RECEIVES ASSAULT RIFLE INSTEAD  The Consumerist put Alexa and Best Buy in touch, and the big box retailer told her to keep the four extra gadgets.  “First and foremost, I wanted to let you know how much we appreciate your honesty. That is so rare in this day and age and I sincerely thank you!” a rep said in an email to Alexa, according to the blog.  “We, here at Best Buy, acknowledge that we obviously made a mistake, but in the spirit of the holidays, we encourage you to keep the additional iPads and give them to people in need – friends, family, a local school or charity.”  The lucky Apple fan didn’t say what she would do with the extra devices, which run around $400 a pop.  On Thursday, the blog reported that another reader had contacted them to say the same thing happened to him.  That reader said he was keeping the iPads in his closet “until Best Buy comes knocking at my door or a reasonable amount of time goes by.”
A man whose mom sent him an iPad for Christmas now has five of the pricey gadgets after Best Buy slipped up, but then told the customer to keep them as a thank you for being honest.