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I was wondering if anyone has ever had any problems with items in Lego sets? The reason I ask is because I recently got 2 sets from clearance sales, and they both had oddities that I've never seen before. The first one was the Pepper mini-fig from (...) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Here's one folder with lots of such quality "issues" - (URL) (21 years ago, 22-Apr-04, to lugnet.general)
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I've had a couple of problems. I had a misprinted piece and had a couple of black slopes that were warped pretty badly. I've had a part missing from a set once too. Customer service is very good about replacing parts. I also have run into several (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I'll second that. Although the number of sets I own ist statistically irrelevant, I noticed a manyfold increase in quality issues up to the point that I don't bother Lego customer service anymore when the mismolded part ist just a "regular" (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hey, Here is a link to a post from me a while ago on the same subject.. (URL) Well (if you have complete pieces) Erik Bush (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.general)
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"John Kyle" <worldsingerNoSpam@att.net> wrote in message news:HwLJqH.CKI@lugnet.com... (...) sets? (...) and they (...) Pepper (...) completely (...) were (...) got (...) slopes (...) plastic or (...) 'bitten' (...) control (...) slipping (...) I (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.general)
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I think one thing that may have had an impact on quality was the shift in the forumla of the ABS plastic that took place at some point. For example, the old swords from classic castle were hard and stiff and likely to snap off (and also other parts (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I haven't had any problems with individual piece quality, but I've seen lots of comments like yours recently, and it's alarming. While we're on the topic of quality control, there have also been a number of packaging errors over the past few (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) When I had worked in the LEGOLAND California modelshop, we would occasionaly come across elements that weren't completely molded in the bins of bricks. Myself and another guy would collect them and in 4 years we maybe had around 100 or so (...) (21 years ago, 23-Apr-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That sounds like it might look pretty freaky. You ought to use that head in your haunted house. David (21 years ago, 26-Apr-04, to lugnet.general)
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