Wish is an online retailer that offers a wide array of items in its digital storefront, although not all items will necessarily be as advertised when they arrive. After taking a break from YouTube in January, PewDiePie returned with a 16-minute-long video titled “I bought forbidden Wish Items (Cops Came To My House Big Oopsie).”
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In the video, PewDiePie shares an anecdote connected to this recent Wish haul and his affinity for balisongs–also known as butterfly knives. For context, PewDiePie has often been caught playing around with a balisong on stream as an improvised fidget toy. This is far from PewDiePie’s most controversial decision, but it may have gotten him attention from law enforcement after he decided to buy another balisong off Wish. At least one forbidden Wish item mentioned in the title of his recent video refers to this balisong, which he does appear to have successfully purchased.
According to PewDiePie, the balisong turned out to be an illegal online transaction, and he was visited by the police. This happened despite the fact that balisongs are not prohibited from being sold on the Wish site. PewDiePie was the first YouTuber to reach 110 million subscribers, but his popularity didn’t stop him from seemingly receiving a warning from the police. He reported in the video that the cops told him he shouldn’t have tried to order the balisong and joked that he now has a criminal record, although all accompanying graphics suggest this is a humorous exaggeration.
He concluded the segment by stating that the whole ordeal left him stressed out. As a result, the incredibly successful YouTuber went back to Wish and bought several other fidget toys that feature fewer sharp edges. It appears that he ended up with a pretty substantial Wish haul, even if he was unable to purchase the balisong he actually wanted. He also went out of his way to warn his viewers against purchasing a balisong for themselves, less because of the potential danger and more because of the potential for the police to show up at the house of someone who isn’t a wealthy YouTuber.
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