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Re: Construction toys non-returnable?!
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Fri, 23 Aug 2002 06:56:28 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Frank Filz writes:
> > Maybe TRU got tired of getting returned Slave Is which had the Boba Fett
> > minifig removed? Maybe they got tired of folks returning Target
> > clearance items.
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> Well, today at Wal-mart the issue was the return of an MB Blok Bots Spy set.
> This is a $13 item that was missing parts -- I can't imagine why they had to
> give me grief about it.
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> You'd be surprised how often MB sets are gone through for certain elements.
> It makes me mad on three levels now: the first is that someone steals the
> elements that make the set interesting in the first place; the second is
> that most stores in my area do not clearance an open set (which might make
> it worth buying if the price is right -- never happens!), and now the third
> is that a buyer could get burned if s/he is foolish enough to buy such an
> opened set in good faith.
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> Bad PR for sure...
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> -- Hop-Frog
Say Richard,
Aren't you the guy that opens the 3-packs of underwear in the store, switch
them so that your selected pack contains only black underwear, place the
unwanted colors in the remaining packages and then buy the black 'uns?????
This is an *odd* peeve for you if memory serves.
As to odd, it IS odd that I remember that...
TO BE,
-Aaron-
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| (...) Yeah, that is weird that you remember that... I still can't figure out the hubbub over that one -- the packs are all random colors anyway, and I am not damaging or stealing anything. Everything remains in perfectly sellable condition and none (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Construction toys non-returnable?!
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| (...) Well, today at Wal-mart the issue was the return of an MB Blok Bots Spy set. This is a $13 item that was missing parts -- I can't imagine why they had to give me grief about it. You'd be surprised how often MB sets are gone through for certain (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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