Story of the two thousand stolen Playdate handhelds

I wanted to buy a playdate when they first came out, but unfortunately they weren't shipping to my country.

Now they do, so I just placed an order 15 mins ago and my partner just received a call from the bank to verify that it wasn't a fraudulent transaction.

She just asked me - what is this "play date" you just sent $300 to? Oh dear. :D

Then you say "it's a handheld gaming device" and the matter is settled.

Then you spend days on end winding the crank, endlessly ..

This comment fells too reddit esque for me, as if it's crafted to solicit upvotes or "facebook up, hit your lawyer and delete the gym" style comments.

- Why is your partner getting the call from the bank when you placed the order? - If it's a shared account, why would you not forewarn your partner about this transaction? If I'm about to buy pay for something big from our joint account, I sure as hell let my partner know about it ahead of time. - If none of the above applies, then a simple "it's a portable gaming console that I've been yearning after for ages that I finally ordered earlier today", and 9/10 times that should settle the matter.

It does feel very reddit-esque the comment, because it seems a tad like an interesting yarn to farm attention without having content of substance.

Then she asks why you spend $300 for a Gameboy when you already have a PS5 and Switch, and at this point you just get the guest room ready for yourself tonight.

HN tells personal stories all the time. I think they just wanted to tell a little joke about how suspicious the word "PlayDate" sounds out of context. I don't think it's so egregious to warrant the 3rd degree.

If anything, the overscrutinizing on an innocent story feels more reddit-esque to me.

Imagine a Beowulf cluster of Playdates

Its actually 100% true! It happened no more than a minute before I made the post. I am nowhere near funny enough to make that stuff up :D

I found it cute. I'm sorry some people are so cynical.

I put it as simple as this: what is the maximum harm I have for believing this story vs just chucking and moving on? I see zero risk so trying to join this odd callout fake culture is more disruptive than leaving it be.

It's not that serious.