Did you end up stuck behind the permit check because you slept in? The trick only works if you're actually moving before the bear boxes get busy, so set two alarms and skip the coffee at the trailhead. Get past the first mile by first light and the whole day opens up.

Did you hear bent plates show up with a straight edge check?

Did you pay with a card? If so you can probably do a chargeback since they didn't deliver what they promised. Mystery boxes are kind of a gamble by design but "at least one scale figure" is a straight up claim, not a maybe. Might be more hassle than it's worth for $120 but it's an option nobody thinks about.