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YouTuber MrBeast has issued an apology after his 'MrBeast Experience' at a Las Vegas resort did not live up to the billing.

The event at Resorts World Las Vegas was advertised as an "immersive" and "unforgettable" experience that included exclusive games, a MrBeast-themed menu and mystery bags thought to contain limited edition merch, including one with a $10,000 (£7,550) gift voucher.

Instead, the guests camped out in their hotel rooms waiting days for their bags to arrive. And when they did, the guests were underwhelmed.

"I was told to wait in my room for two days for a package to come, so I legit spent two days in my room for a package to come, and it was a box of chocolates," Ms Metta said.

Several users said on social media that they received T-shirts in different sizes, which could be purchased for $9 (£7) online.

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[-] eestileib 224 points 3 months ago

Ready to stop hearing about this dork

[-] garretble@lemmy.world 125 points 3 months ago
[-] Retreaux@lemmy.world 61 points 3 months ago

His smile NEVER reaches them. He's such a grifter

[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

He never figured out how to fake a smile. He knows a smile means moving the corners of the mputh up and showing some teeth, but his eyes remain dead and uncaring.

[-] garretble@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

And him photoshopping every thumbnail to be overly saturated and bright with smoothed out skin doesn't help.

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[-] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 111 points 3 months ago

Judging by how Americans vote, this guy will be president within the next twenty years.

[-] prole 34 points 3 months ago

Shut your dirty fucking mouth

[-] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 42 points 3 months ago

They hated him because he told the truth

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[-] JiminaMann@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Funny you say that, he publicly announced that he'll run for president in the future

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[-] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 75 points 3 months ago

Mr Beast is the quintessential example of someone who defines themselves by their unfathomable success, attributing it to their unique work-ethic and dedication, and then collapses under the weight of their impossibly large ego

[-] Mister_Hangman@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

I could cook a turkey on the heat of this burn.

Thank you.

[-] Talaraine@fedia.io 56 points 3 months ago

My hopes for world evolution are dashed when I see people still falling for this stupid shit every day.

[-] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

I hate influencers too so I get it, but I figure its mostly kids and young adults who grew up watching him, so I put the blame more on the systems and communities they grew up in.

Those kids should have been protected by say.. A strong consumer protections board, or parents controlling their screen time & curating their viewing, government banning phones at school, or outright banning social media for kids, or a quality education teaching them media literacy - but all of those things are demonized as bad things that those socialist European countries have.

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[-] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 51 points 3 months ago

MrBeast Experience == Fyre Island

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[-] SuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.zip 41 points 3 months ago

God damn, almost instinctually downvoted this post because I saw his face

[-] Widdershins@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

Y’know, the thing about him, he’s got lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll’s eyes.

[-] Flemmy@lemm.ee 36 points 3 months ago

Thing is this isn't the first time. He did more challenges with awards but once the video was done he took up and left off. Smiling to the bank with that uncanny valley expression.

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 36 points 3 months ago

What a punchable face.

[-] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 35 points 3 months ago

He’s not sorry for anything honestly. He will continue to do bs like because of this fans. It maybe funny and cringe now but it will be interesting if he tries to run for office or alines with a political party. “ hey guys I just bought an election!”

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago

Clearly, no one's read Transmetropolitan lately.

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[-] ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 35 points 3 months ago

MrBeast themed menu? Like a bunch of moldy lunchly?

[-] TommySoda@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago

Replying to a fan's complaint on X, Donaldson admitted it "definitely isn't the experience we hoped they'd deliver" and promised to make it up by inviting everyone affected to his studio.

I feel like this could have been on purpose. If it wasn't he would have offered refunds.

[-] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago

I doubt it. Inviting to the studio is probably way cheaper - not everyone will do it since people would have to travel, and even when they come, there's not much cost to a quick tour or whatever.

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[-] hightrix@lemmy.world 31 points 3 months ago

Who the hell cares about this random streamer.

[-] demunted@lemmy.ml 18 points 3 months ago

Exactly. Paying 1000 dollars to see some scripted asshole is not how I would like to live. If was rich and had dumb kids that idolized him I would disable their internet access.

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[-] TheDeadlySquid@lemm.ee 25 points 3 months ago

Giving Fyre Festival a run for its money.

[-] skhayfa@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

A Moroccan proverb: " The greedy is beaten by the liar"

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[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago

This is the type of ghing that he shouldn't need to appologize for. The appology does no good. An appology is for if you said something that could be misinterpreted, or you made a bad choice thinking it would play out differently.

This is just an intentionally poorly planned event. They wait in their hotel room for 2 days. Then they get chocolates. In no scenario does that play out differently. Those bags will always contain chocolates if you plan for them to contain chocolates.

So what's the appology? "I'm sorry I ripped you off"?

Also, $9 T-Shirts? I'm confident that if I go into Walmart, their cheapest T-Shirt is $20. So how low quality are these T-Shirts??? Especially since I assume they also have some branded print screening on them.

[-] Reyali@lemm.ee 16 points 3 months ago

I agree with most of what you said, but you are severely overestimating the cost of t-shirts at Walmart. They start at $4 for plain or $7 for graphic tees from what I can tell. Even band tees and things like Mickey Mouse are in the $9–14 range based on a cursory glance on their site.

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[-] daepicgamerbro69@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

if you go to these or you let your children go, you deserve to get scammed, which is probably also Donaldson's point of view. No respect for that guy btw, but I doubt he has little of it for himself either.

[-] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 11 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Because he is happy to licence his face and brand to any Tom, Dick or Harry. He certainly got his payment, so oh well.

[-] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Does this weirdo have like one photo where he looks like he's smiling for real, is he incapable of feeling joy or something. He definately seems like he's on the spectrum when he talks, don't know if that's a contributing factor

[-] balthazarsnakewizard@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

As I recall, he’s spent the last several years sanding down his whole personality as much as possible so as to become as inoffensive as possible so he can cast the widest possible net for an audience.

[-] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

Yeah, I don't think this is a spectrum thing. He's purely a manufactured identity. There's nothing left behind the mask.

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 months ago

The sad thing is, once he really hit it big, he could have just done good will stuff and kept the money fucking rolling in.

He didn't have to do * emotions to all of everything * this.

He could have hired a PR firm and a capable management staff, still had fun circle jerking his friends but actually be a positive force for society.

Everybody he has running the show is under educated, incapable, and unashamed of all this.

With that kind of money he should have a office building full of people working this shit out.

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[-] fidgeting9658@lemmings.world 9 points 3 months ago

I can't tell if he's super stoned in this pic or if he just looks that soulless all the time. However, I lean towards the latter given his circumstances.

[-] daepicgamerbro69@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

it's the latter. Cameras notoriously steal souls, that's why youtubers can do those ad reads, whereas normal person's dignity wouldn't allow one to.

[-] jollyrogue@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 months ago

Oh, just a disappointing LV attraction. I was hoping for some Charlie Sheen level winning here. I could have used a good celebrity melt down this week.

He let us down AGAIN. SMDH 😔

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