Eyeball accidentally delivered to hotel guest

An eyeball on its way from Queensland, Australia to Hobart for transplant was accidentally delivered to a random hotel guest instead. A spokesperson for the Australian Air Express shipping company stated that the error was a "failure in an internal handover process." The eyeball was recovered and successfully transplanted. From The Courier-Mail:

Hotel worker Gabriel Winner - who requested the name of the hotel not be used - says the agitated guest brought the esky to reception early yesterday morning.

``The guy left.. me with a box with an eyeball in it,'' he said.

``He got the box and signed for it and opened it in the middle of the night.

``I thought this is just too weird. I went and put it in the fridge because I didn't know what else to do with it. It was more than a little disconcerting.''

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Halloween Jack

#5: win!

I got a coffee mug as a gift for a friend of mine once that had a ceramic eyeball in the bottom; the idea is to serve coffee to someone who doesn’t know what’s in the bottom of the mug, and wait for the spit-take. I wish I’d gotten one for myself.
Raines Cohen

“Sorry sir, that was intended to go to the ballroom”
Fat Chick

What do you do with an eyeball in a box, anyway?!?!
Takuan

do a Timberlake collaboration?
Antinous

I’ve taken delivery of eyeballs. They stare out at you from their little plastic containers, sitting on their little gauze pads. Even when you’re expecting them, trust me that it’s still freaky. Especially when they’re labelled with demographic info like: 13 year old female, bike accident.
mellowknees

“Room Service, how can I help you?”

“Uh, yes, I thought I ordered a HIGHBALL…”

“Excuse me, sir?”
nabru

LOL @ Mellowknees.
DreadLetterDay

The eyeball was successfully transplanted???

Is that even possible?

Me – monoccularist since 2001.
Myku

…Ah, you never forget the first time someone gives you an eyeball.
dculberson

I absolutely love that he put it in the refrigerator. That was smart, yes, and might have saved the eyeball. But who expects to think that clearly when you are given an eyeball in the middle of the night?
Antinous

#7,

Corneal transplant probably.
elsmiley

#5: I just spit coffee all over my clean white shirt!
Anonymous

“I’ve got my eye on you”