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Re: missing parts
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 6 Jan 2005 18:36:37 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mark Tarrabain wrote:
David Eaton wrote:
In lugnet.technic, Mark Tarrabain wrote:

I was under the impression that LEGO had tighter quality control than
this, so I must admit to being more than a bit disappointed that this
has happened not just once, but twice now in only one year.


They used to have really phenomenal quality control, but I think it's gone down
in recent years. Every set I've ever had that was packaged before 1999 has been • SNIP
In the past year, I've purchased only about 6 sets, of which 2 have had
one missing piece each.  That's 1 set out of 3!

Prior to this, I had never seen it happen at all... and I don't know HOW
many dozens of sets I had bought previous to last year (in fact, I
noticed that many sets actually included _extra_ pieces).  This is why I
thought perhaps that LEGO QC was starting to slide somewhat.

It's good to know that LEGO will offer replacement parts.... although I
have to admit to wondering the same thing as you with regards to
possibly overusing that service.

Mark

The problem is so bad that I stopped checking on sets that I brought for parts
only. I really feel bad for the non-afols and the kids. We can call up customer
service and name what we are missing. It's a whole another story for those who
don't know the diffrence between a plate and a brick! As for the number of kids
who unwrapped Christmas presents only to be told they'd have to wait while the
part was shipped....

Ken



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  Re: missing parts
 
(...) In the past year, I've purchased only about 6 sets, of which 2 have had one missing piece each. That's 1 set out of 3! Prior to this, I had never seen it happen at all... and I don't know HOW many dozens of sets I had bought previous to last (...) (20 years ago, 6-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)

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