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Re: Oops! 4402 "Motion Madness" on Store Shelves -- He He He
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Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:48:33 GMT
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Well some graphic designer at LEGO probably lost his job--never seen
that before--It is kind of funny but being the minifig in the boat I'm
sure it would apply ;-)
Paul S. D'Urbano wrote:
> Stopped by a Target this morning and they had three boxes of 4402 Sea Riders and
> all of them said "Motion Madness" on them, just like this picture from the shop
> at home website:
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> <<http://cache.lego.com/images/shop/Products/TYPE04/LEGO-US-2057/Box384x288us004402.jpg>>
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> I had assumed this was just a web-site production mistake, but it looks like it
> made it all the way to store shelves. I had to laugh when I saw it. Despite
> some of the complaints I've read around here I still think TLC's quality control
> is excellent. But hey, nobody's perfect! This box flub amuses me because it
> goes to show that these things happen even to the best of 'em.
>
> Call it what you want, 4402 looks like a cool set and I hope to get it once I've
> got the cash available.
>
> I wonder how many boxes were shipped this way. It's physically impossible for
> me to buy a LEGO set and not tear it open and build it (even if I've got more
> than one), but if someone out there likes to collect these things to keep them
> sealed up as collectors items, this might be a good "rare edition" set to grab.
> Then again, if this mistake made it all the way to a Target in NJ, I doubt it's
> rare and there's probably 100,000 of them done this way all over the world.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul D.
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