Try your luck in Brussels: shop sells still-sealed unwanted Amazon parcels

Belgian Chloe Boseret, 20, Moroccan Hiba Did, 20 and French Anouk Anglade react after opening a parcel at "Pile ou Face", a shop that sells still-sealed packages, which were lost during delivery or remained uncollected at the post office, by the kilo, without knowing their contents, in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A shop has opened in Brussels selling still-sealed unwanted Amazon parcels by the kilo, effectively a lottery ticket which could win the holder a connected watch, a smartphone - or a worthless trinket.

The shop called "Pile ou Face", French for "Heads or Tails", is located near the central square Place Flagey and offers the parcels at 16 euros ($17.40) per kilo. Customers pick a box among the dozens stored in the shop and some open them on the spot.