A Bronx store named Dollar Universe has gone viral for selling $4 mystery packages containing returned items from retailers like Amazon and Walmart. Following a TikTok promotion by a local influencer, sales have surged, with reports of customers traveling extensive distances to purchase them. However, controversy arose when some returned packages retained the original owners' names and addresses, leading to concerns over privacy invasion. Store manager Luis Almonte explained that the packages were bought in bulk from liquidation centers before they were inspected or opened, prompting calls for regulatory scrutiny.
"People are buying these like crazy," he said last week. "Today I sold 150 packages. We have people coming all the way from Brooklyn."
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