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Metro
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Metro
Nintendo Switch 2 charity auction for 'Staplegate' stapler is already at £80,000
The infamous stapler that ruined a host of day one Nintendo Switch 2 consoles is being sold off for charity on eBay. Aside from the expected stock shortages, the Nintendo Switch 2 launched without a hitch here in the UK. However, you might have heard that things weren't so smooth in the US, at least for those who had bought their console from GameStop during a midnight launch event in Staten Island, New York. Word quickly spread of customers finding their new Switch 2s damaged, straight out of the box. It wasn't Nintendo's fault though, as employees had stapled receipts to the box and because of how the Switch 2 is positioned inside, the staples had pierced all the way through to damage the screen. GameStop offered replacements for any Switch 2 damaged in this way but now, over a month later, it's turned what it calls the Staplegate incident into a marketing stunt by auctioning off the offending stapler. This eBay listing includes the stapler, the first Switch 2 console to have been damaged (which is now repaired and presumably still comes with a download code for Mario Kart World), the box it came in (which still has the puncture marks), and even the specific staple used, now preserved in a small display pouch. The items are described as 'authentic relics from the now infamous Staplegate incident,' with the stapler itself said to have been used 'in a moment of launch night excitement and misjudged enthusiasm.' At the time, it was claimed on Reddit that the reason receipts were being stapled to the Switch 2 boxes in the first place was because the store's air conditioner was broken, which left the store too humid for sticky tape to stay in place. Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning. It's all worked out for the best though, as the auction is being used to raise funds for the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. More Trending The auction is scheduled to last until the afternoon of Wednesday, July 16 – less than a week from now – and it's already attracted 181 bids at the time of writing. GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen also said on X he'd throw in his own underwear should the bids reach the six-figure mark and with the highest offer currently standing at $108,895 (£80,000), people will no doubt try to hold him accountable even if he was only joking. $108,895 may seem like a lot to drop on a stapler, but the internet has seen far worse than that before, and at least this is for charity. People bid tens of thousands of dollars on a single Cheeto just because it looked like a pokémon, which finally sold for $87,840 (£64,500). The Cheeto was probably no longer edible but at least with the stapler you get a working Switch 2 through in, which aren't particularly easy to come by right now. Although sadly the auction doesn't ship outside the US. Email gamecentral@ leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter. To submit Inbox letters and Reader's Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our Submit Stuff page here. For more stories like this, check our Gaming page. MORE: Where to buy a Nintendo Switch 2 in the UK one month after launch MORE: Switch 2 owner banned for playing second-hand Switch 1 games MORE: Nintendo Switch 2 is more powerful than expected says Metal Gear Solid Delta dev
Cosmopolitan
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Cosmopolitan
Sofia Richie's $12 Bronzer Gave Me Effortlessly Sunkissed Skin
Sofia Richie's wedding might have been more than two years ago, but her timeless looks are still living rent-free in my head—and that includes her glowy skin. During one of her wedding week GRWM videos, the star shared that Physicians Formula's $12 Murumuru Butter Bronzer is one of her "secret faves." Sofia isn't the only one that adores this budget-friendly beauty find—it's Amazon's #1 best-selling bronzer with more than 41,000 reviewers raving about its silky-smooth texture and impressive shade range. As someone who religiously slathers SPF 50 on her face every single day, I wanted to see if this budget-friendly bronzer would help my skin look a little less ghastly. Honestly, bronzer and I have a love-hate relationship. I usually rely on blush, since I find most bronzing formulas patchy and drying. So I was almost giddy when this bronzer glided on my skin like butter (it's in the name, after all!) and left me with a natural-looking, sunkissed glow. I was most impressed by the texture of this product. While it might look like your typical powder bronzer, it has a cream-powder hybrid formula that melts into the skin. It's enriched with Brazilian murumuru butter, cupuaçu butter, and tucuma butter for a hydrating feel. This makes it easy to apply and blend, and didn't look the slightest bit patchy on my dry skin. Bronzers are notorious for making your skin look orange (just look at a picture of me from 2012), but this one has a neutral undertone that leans more "I just came back from a trip to Ibiza" than Cheeto dust. That said, people looking for a cooler, contour-friendly undertone or deeper shade might prefer the Sculpting Bronzer. To see if my newfound glow would last all day, I wore this bronzer for 14 hours straight—including a sweaty workout. Per usual, I applied this bronzer on top of my Haus Labs foundation (IYKYK) and set it with Urban Decay setting spray around 8:30 a.m. By the time I finally got home at 10:30 p.m., I was pleasantly surprised to see that this product had some major staying power. It somehow managed to make my skin look even more lit-from-within after a sweat session—I think the humidity helped it meld with my skin more. TL;DR: If you're looking for an affordable, natural-looking bronzer that's Sofia Richie (and Cosmo editor)-approved, try Physicians Formula Murumuru Butter Bronzer. You can add it to your Amazon cart in even more shades below: Lauren Gruber is an associate commerce editor at Hearst Magazines, where she writes for publications like Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan, Prevention, Country Living, House Beautiful, and more. She has over four years of professional experience covering a variety of lifestyle topics from home to fashion, with an advanced background in beauty and fragrance. When she's not researching the most worthy Prime Day deals or hands-on testing all the latest perfume launches, Lauren is probably hanging out with her cat Serafina or flexing her AMC A-List membership at the movie theater. You can find her previous work at Entertainment Tonight, Shop TODAY, USA Today, Self Magazine, L'Officiel USA, V Magazine, and Modern Luxury Media.
Miami Herald
30-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Flamin' Hot Cheetos origin story
A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by the man who says he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Richard Montañez had sued Frito-Lay and its parent company PepsiCo last year, alleging they defamed him and hurt his career by denying his role in creating the popular snack. Federal Judge John W. Holcomb of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles wrote in his Wednesday ruling that Montañez's accusations of fraud and defamation were insufficient or lacked "factual support." But the battle over the origin story of the spicy junk food will remain in play for now. Montañez will have the opportunity to amend his lawsuit because "he may be able to cure the deficiencies in his pleading by alleging additional facts," the judge wrote. Montañez will have until June 13 to submit an amended complaint. His lawsuit came in the aftermath of a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation that questioned his rags-to-riches story that had long circulated the internet and captured the hearts of fans of the snack and immigrant communities. The story goes that Montañez was working as a janitor at Frito-Lay's Rancho Cucamonga plant when he dreamed up a version of the Cheeto that would appeal to the Latino community and had the gumption to pitch his idea to an executive. The Times article cited chronological inconsistencies in Montañez's story, archival proof of the release of test products and comments by Frito-Lay executives. According to Montañez's lawsuit, he grew up in a Southern California migrant labor camp sharing an 800-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment with his parents and 10 siblings. He got the janitor job in the mid-1970s, and a decade later he and his wife experimented in their kitchen to create the new snack. In his lawsuit, he explained that he met resistance working with the research and development team while creating a spicy seasoning for mass production. "Dissatisfied that Mr. Montañez - a poor, uneducated Mexican plant worker and janitor - had successfully developed a new product, Frito-Lay's R&D personnel completely shut out Mr. Montañez from the development process," the lawsuit said. Montañez climbed PepsiCo's ranks, becoming the company's vice president of multicultural marketing and sales before retiring in 2019. In his lawsuit, Montañez said that the companies had sent him touring the country delivering inspiring talks in elite academic and business settings, and that as a result PepsiCo had "reaped tremendous benefits by affirmatively holding (Montañez) out as the inventor of Flamin' Hot Cheetos." But Holcomb, the judge, wrote that Montañez could not argue that PepsiCo and Frito-Lay's profiting off the premise that he invented the snack was unjust since Montañez "mutually benefitted from Defendants' decades-long support." Montañez's attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment. (Los Angeles Times staff writer Sandra McDonald contributed to this report.) Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Flamin' Hot Cheetos origin story
A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by the man who says he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Richard Montañez had sued Frito-Lay and its parent company PepsiCo last year, alleging they defamed him and hurt his career by denying his role in creating the popular snack. Federal Judge John W. Holcomb of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles wrote in his Wednesday ruling that Montañez's accusations of fraud and defamation were insufficient or lacked 'factual support.' But the battle over the origin story of the spicy junk food will remain in play for now. Montañez will have the opportunity to amend his lawsuit because 'he may be able to cure the deficiencies in his pleading by alleging additional facts," the judge wrote. Montañez will have until June 13 to submit an amended complaint. Read more: The man who didn't invent Flamin' Hot Cheetos His lawsuit came in the aftermath of a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation that questioned his rags-to-riches story that had long circulated the internet and captured the hearts of fans of the snack and immigrant communities. The story goes that Montañez was working as a janitor at Frito-Lay's Rancho Cucamonga plant when he dreamed up a version of the Cheeto that would appeal to the Latino community and had the gumption to pitch his idea to an executive. The Times article cited chronological inconsistencies in Montañez's story, archival proof of the release of test products and comments by Frito-Lay executives. According to Montañez's lawsuit, he grew up in a Southern California migrant labor camp sharing an 800-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment with his parents and 10 siblings. He got the janitor job in the mid-1970s, and a decade later he and his wife experimented in their kitchen to create the new snack. Read more: He says he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos. He didn't, said Frito-Lay. Now he's suing In his lawsuit, he explained that he met resistance working with the research and development team while creating a spicy seasoning for mass production. 'Dissatisfied that Mr. Montañez — a poor, uneducated Mexican plant worker and janitor — had successfully developed a new product, Frito-Lay's R&D personnel completely shut out Mr. Montañez from the development process,' the lawsuit said. Montañez climbed PepsiCo's ranks, becoming the company's vice president of multicultural marketing and sales before retiring in 2019. In his lawsuit, Montañez said that the companies had sent him touring the country delivering inspiring talks in elite academic and business settings, and that as a result PepsiCo had "reaped tremendous benefits by affirmatively holding [Montañez] out as the inventor of Flamin' Hot Cheetos." But Holcomb, the judge, wrote that Montañez could not argue that PepsiCo and Frito-Lay's profiting off the premise that he invented the snack was unjust since Montañez "mutually benefitted from Defendants' decades-long support." Montañez's attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Times staff writer Sandra McDonald contributed to this report. Sign up for our Wide Shot newsletter to get the latest entertainment business news, analysis and insights. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
30-05-2025
- Los Angeles Times
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over Flamin' Hot Cheetos origin story
A federal judge this week dismissed a lawsuit filed by the man who says he invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos. Richard Montañez had sued Frito-Lay and its parent company PepsiCo last year, alleging they defamed him and hurt his career by denying his role in creating the popular snack. Federal Judge John W. Holcomb of the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles wrote in his Wednesday ruling that Montañez's accusations of fraud and defamation were insufficient or lacked 'factual support.' But the battle over the origin story of the spicy junk food will remain in play for now. Montañez will have the opportunity to amend his lawsuit because 'he may be able to cure the deficiencies in his pleading by alleging additional facts,' the judge wrote. Montañez will have until June 13 to submit an amended complaint. His lawsuit came in the aftermath of a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation that questioned his rags-to-riches story that had long circulated the internet and captured the hearts of fans of the snack and immigrant communities. The story goes that Montañez was working as a janitor at Frito-Lay's Rancho Cucamonga plant when he dreamed up a version of the Cheeto that would appeal to the Latino community and had the gumption to pitch his idea to an executive. The Times article cited chronological inconsistencies in Montañez's story, archival proof of the release of test products and comments by Frito-Lay executives. According to Montañez's lawsuit, he grew up in a Southern California migrant labor camp sharing an 800-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment with his parents and 10 siblings. He got the janitor job in the mid-1970s, and a decade later he and his wife experimented in their kitchen to create the new snack. In his lawsuit, he explained that he met resistance working with the research and development team while creating a spicy seasoning for mass production. 'Dissatisfied that Mr. Montañez — a poor, uneducated Mexican plant worker and janitor — had successfully developed a new product, Frito-Lay's R&D personnel completely shut out Mr. Montañez from the development process,' the lawsuit said. Montañez climbed PepsiCo's ranks, becoming the company's vice president of multicultural marketing and sales before retiring in 2019. In his lawsuit, Montañez said that the companies had sent him touring the country delivering inspiring talks in elite academic and business settings, and that as a result PepsiCo had 'reaped tremendous benefits by affirmatively holding [Montañez] out as the inventor of Flamin' Hot Cheetos.' But Holcomb, the judge, wrote that Montañez could not argue that PepsiCo and Frito-Lay's profiting off the premise that he invented the snack was unjust since Montañez 'mutually benefitted from Defendants' decades-long support.' Montañez's attorneys did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Times staff writer Sandra McDonald contributed to this report.
