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Re: Has anyone ever been missing a piece?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 15 Nov 1999 04:21:02 GMT
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I guess you should call Lego then ... judging from the other responses here,
they are very efficient at getting you the missing parts speedily.
Half of the reason for asking was so that I would know how well Lego
responded to these things. I'm pleasantly assured now. :)
--
Paul Davidson, aka Tinman
http://theForce.net
"If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful
than you can possibly imagine."
Kevin Maynes <ERASETHISBITkmaynes@powersurfr.com> wrote in message
news:FL7JHH.5pq@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, Paul Davidson writes:
> > I'm just curious if anyone has ever built their newly-bought lego set • only
> > to discover a piece is missing. I've often been positive partway through
> > that I was missing one, but I always ended up finding it.
> >
> > On the other hand, I *always* have a small handful of extra pieces. :)
> >
> > <snipped signature>
>
> I never EVER thought it would happen. Set after set, Q-control from Lego • has
> always been spot-on. (and yes, always with a few extra tiny bits!) Until • just a
> couple days ago! Augh! (funny you should ask right about now). A sealed, • mint
> (so mint it was a shame to open.. but whatcha gonna do..) 5571. The list • is as
> follows:
> Missing:
> 2 1x4 plates, white
> 1 1x4 plate, blue
> 1 2x2 plate, black
> 1 2x2 plate, blue
> 1 2x2 45 deg slope, black with phone pad printing.
> Out of 1743 pieces that's not too shabby, but still...
> Of course, it was easy enough to make up the missing bits from my • collection
> but reading all the other replies today, perhaps I should be giving Lego a • call
> to claim the pieces I paid for?
> Then again it had 2 extra 6L axles, 2 bushings, 7 1x1 plates, a control • stick,
> a pneumatic 't' joint, and a couple technic stud pins left over.. maybe • that's
> what made up the weight.
>
> Anyway, to answer your question, yes. But only once. :)
>
> K.M.
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| Let me share a funny story - I thought I was missing a piece! I got the Technic space shuttle a while ago. Since it was my first Technic set, I had a bit of trouble identifying the various small pieces. So in the first step that required the use of (...) (25 years ago, 15-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I never EVER thought it would happen. Set after set, Q-control from Lego has always been spot-on. (and yes, always with a few extra tiny bits!) Until just a couple days ago! Augh! (funny you should ask right about now). A sealed, mint (so mint (...) (25 years ago, 14-Nov-99, to lugnet.general)
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