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Re: HOTW! (Yeah, that's an H.)
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Sun, 16 Jan 2000 15:46:46 GMT
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> Yesterday I found a 6091 King Leo's Castle that not only was an open box - • it
> had never even had the taped seals on it to begin with! And those of you • that
> have seen the set know that it is packaged like the • Mos-Espa-Whatever-the-Heck-
> It-Is -- in the flimsiest box imaginable! I have seen countless of these • large
> SW sets ripped open, parts strewn across the aisle (and man, do I want some • of
> those parts if not the actual set itself!). LEGO surely has to take some
> responsibility for the manner in which its packaging sets nowadays; I mean, • if
> the target audience is some 5 year old, then the box must be reasonably • child
> proof. An open box with no seals just isn't going to cut it in my neck of • the
> woods. Y'all should see the KMART near me late on a Saturday, the aisles • are
> literally strewn with toys many of which are LEGO boxes -- the bricks of • which
> are in various stages of assembly.
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> It hurts a brick lover like myself see so many elements end up on the • Island
> of Lost Toys...I can only hope the stores don't literally throw such things
> away. I could see them taping the box and putting it on liquidation for 25% • of
> the full retail price with a warning that parts are missing -- but a $2
> discount they can stuff.
Did you try asking for the loose pieces? They're usually happy to let you
take them because it saves them the hassle of cleaning it up.
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| (...) This always happens to me. No one ever gives me a deal on anything, EVER! The discounts I am usually offered are not worth the hassle of pursuing the missing parts. And this presumes I know precisely which parts have gone astray while I am (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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