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In lugnet.dear-lego, Pete White wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Didier Enjary wrote:
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> > Today I've received three Santa Fe engines.
> > http://guide.lugnet.com/set/10020
> > Two of them were filled with some pieces of paperboard and five creator-like
> > bags (standard multicolored bricks).
> > The pieces of paperboard was clearly there to fix the bags. This let me think it
> > was intentional and I think TLC is facing to some employee indelicacy.
> > I called ShopAtHome - they are aware of the problem (they received internal mail
> > that some sets contains irregular objects).
> > I have no more informations. I'll post some pictures (as soon as I'll be able to
> > make them - probably on monday).
Here they are :
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1776266
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1767853
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1767854
The weirdest bag is probably this one :
http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/dickydidier/parts/4mai2006_019.jpg
where you can notice a train (grey) part among colored bricks.
At least one guy has encountered the same problem with a BNSF set.
> > The two wrong boxes are lighter than the correct one.
> > I guess this problem don't affect North America but only Europe/Australia.
> > I guess this problem affect only the santa fe engine boxes.
> >
> > PS : this message is not intended to hurt, it has nothing to do with greys or 9V
> > trains, but only intended to inform and share personal experience.
>
> You may have received Santa Faux engines instead.
Is this a try for a play on word with the french "faux" (false) ? For sure
that's what I received. I add that the ShopAtHome immediatly ship me two brand
new boxes. I'm eager to know what I'll find in them :-).
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| (...) (URL) ultimate insult to a train fan. (:^o) (...) -snippage- (...) Yes, it's an attempted French 'pun', just for you ! :^) I almost used 'Santa Feigh'. Australians like to intersperse their language with French words and phrases, in a poor (...) (18 years ago, 10-May-06, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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