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Subject:	Re: A good LEGO anecdote, and a bad one (A warning about buying Monster Studios sets)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Wed, 28 Aug 2002 23:37:41 GMT
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> A person lacking in morals could theoretically open said box in this • manner, > take out what they wanted, and then glue the box closed again. The store > would never notice when they took it back as a return as it would appear • to > be a completely sealed new set. In theory, yes, but in practice? My feeling is that persons of low morals would simply rip open the box, shove the contents into their pockets/undergarments, and then discard the box somewhere in the store (out of sight) so as not to draw attention to their activities. I can't see them neatly opening the box and neatly resealing it in order to fool the genuine customer, as I can't see how they benefit from doing that. It looks like a QA problem to me. Kerry

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		Re: A good LEGO anecdote, and a bad one (A warning about buying Monster Studios sets)
(...) What I figured what Troy meant was that people were buying the set, taking it home and deconstructing the box there and then re-gluing it (something that had never occurred to me before... and apparently not to you either, or many of us here). (...) (22 years ago, 29-Aug-02, to lugnet.general)

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		Re: A good LEGO anecdote, and a bad one (A warning about buying Monster Studios sets)
(...) you (...) open (...) from (...) I just wanted to point out that these boxes CAN be opened without using the perforations. In parting out sets, i've opened a lot of boxes, and quite a few of them can be opened without doing any a noticeable (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.general)

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