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Re: Has any one else noticed this lately?
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 7 Jan 2000 21:24:54 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Agreed, CA is swell. But my question to you is, you asked for a discount
> and got it. Was that just to cover the hassle of getting the replacement
> parts? Or did you argue that because there were parts missing, you
> should get a discount for the value OF THOSE PARTS.
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> I ask not to be judgemental, but merely because I am curious.
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> I today bought 2 4561s which had been opened, at a particular Target. I
> dealt with a supervisor, identified what parts were missing, and made a
> case that I should get an additional discount, based on the value of the
> missing parts. I got it. Therefore, I personally now would not feel
> justified in going to CA to ask for the replacement, as to me,
> personally, that smacks of double dipping. TARGET should take the hit,
> it's THEIR security that allowed the shrinkage. Doesn't seem fair to ask
> LEGO to eat it.
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> Am I alone in this rather radical stance?
Nope.(1) However, I would consider it fair to go to CA, and offer to pay them
for the missing parts. (assuming I thought the missing parts were worth it -
otherwise, I'd just drop it).
James
http://www.shades-of-night.com/lego/
1:But then, I'm the kind of freak that corrects a teller's math when I get too
much change, too.
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| James Brown wrote in message ... (...) them (...) it - (...) I'd agree with both of you. To be honest, I haven't even gone back to CA for pieces missing or damaged from used sets. The only thing I've gone to them for was stickers from a couple (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Agreed, CA is swell. But my question to you is, you asked for a discount and got it. Was that just to cover the hassle of getting the replacement parts? Or did you argue that because there were parts missing, you should get a discount for the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
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