Walmart's Mail Order Service

2 weeks ago I ordered a clamp-on RV-bumper hitch receiver for our hitch carrier. The plan was to use the carrier on the rear bumper of the trailer but it looks like I have to scrap that plan. After researching availability online I found that Walmart had the part as a mail order. Shipping was only a few bucks, so I went ahead and ordered it.

Today, I picked up the package at the Holtville Post Office. I was a bit amazed about the light weight of the parcel. Shouldn't it be heavier?

Back again at camp I opened it and what I saw made me speechless. Instead of finding the solid steel receiver tube with clamps, I was greeted with 2 neatly fitting packages of PEACH OATS!!!!

No, I'm not kidding! And there was nothing else, except some bubble plast. Next I checked was the order number, which was identical with my order confirmation. 

So what to do? Was this a joke, or a simple mistake or was this the works of a criminal warehouse worker?

I tend to think the latter.

After doing some pondering I got back in the van and went over to the El Centro Walmart. Customer service was just as surprised as I was.

Supervisor arrives and asks me: "Sir, do you want a refund or the actual part?"

Me: If you gonna send me another parcel are there gonna be rice crispies next time instead of the part? No, I think I prefer the refund.

And that's what happened. Minutes later I had an email from Walmart with the refund message.

So what do you think? is there a thief at work at the Walmart warehouse, replacing package content with something worthless and stealing the original part? Or did this happen due to a computer failure?