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Re: Construction toys non-returnable?!
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Fri, 23 Aug 2002 09:46:43 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
Patient: Doctor, Doctor, it hurts when I lift my are like this.
Doctor: Then don't lift your arm like that.
Hop-Frog,
Right or wrong, I suggest you do not buy non-MISB sets that are at full
retail, or ask that you can inspect the contents at the courtesy counter
before you make the purchase.
Jude
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
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| (...) Well, of course. But the blanket policy at Wal-mart may effect other kinds of returns as well. And TLC quality control is way down in my estimation -- how happy would you be to not have an entire bag of stuff that was supposed to be in an MISB (...) (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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