By David Mccormack PUBLISHED: 17:19 EST, 19 December 2013 | UPDATED: 19:13 EST, 19 December 2013 A TV host who mistakenly received a pair of hamburger earmuffs due to a mix-up with his Amazon order has helped turn the kitsch item into a highly sought-after – and extremely rare - gift this Christmas. Josh Gates, who hosts the SyFy reality show Destination Truth, ordered a $9.99 T-shirt from the online retailer on December 6, but was perplexed when last Thursday he received a pair of hamburger earmuffs instead. An avid Tweeter, Gates took to the social media forum to voice his confusion over the unusual item to his 200,000 plus followers.
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TV host Josh Gates mistakenly received a pair of hamburger earmuffs due to a mix-up with his Amazon order
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He has since tweeted a series of hilarious photos of him modeling the earmuffs which have gone viral
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The photos have sparked a lot of interest from people who want to purchase their own hamburger earmuffs
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Unfortunately the seller was low on stock and only had 30 pairs left and it will take several weeks to import more from China
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Gates has described the muffs as a 'Christmas miracle' and he says Amazon will have to 'pry them out of my cold hands'
The publicity that @placeholder’ viral campaign has created is something most retailers can’t buy, but unfortunately so too are the earmuffs after the company selling them on Amazon sold out of their final few pairs.