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| (...) It's definitely the stores fault, I don't TLC is liable at all, and should not be hit with the cost. Scott S. P.S. I have never had a piece missing from a set yet, either. But now that I said it... :) ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Apparently this is a problem that arose only with Star Wars to any great degree; while we .geeks may consider certain elements so rare we'd consider pilferage, there are a lot of people who aren't part of this community (I hope they're not (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Which is why I always demand that LEGO allow me to pay for missing pieces. If I call them up, explain that the piece was stolen from the set, that I bought it knowing it had been opened, and, if knowing this, they want to offer to sell me a (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| Nephilim wrote in message ... (...) Has it happened to you often? (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I have only had one set ever with a missing piece. It was a 6614 Launch Evac I. The piece was one of the white frames for the grey roll-up doors. I simply returned the set to the TRU, and they opened up a second set right there to find the (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) A set with stolen pieces? Only once. A returned set with missing pieces? A few times. (I consider this a different affair if the set is OBVIOUSLY a return (ie the pieces aren't in their plastic bags).) I usually don't ask for replacements in (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Hmm.... maybe I misread this post. I thought the person in question just wanted to get the Boba Fett at no cost, if you pay for it, fine with me. If they called TLC wanting replacement parts for it, without paying for it, then I think that is (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) I did the same thing when I called Consumer Affairs and asked to purchase the gray cockpit and 2 rifles from the Bi-Wing Barron that had been stolen (I knew that they were missing, but managed to get a meager 20% discount from the K-Mart (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Even if a brand new, unopened set was missing a piece? Why? Jeff (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) Because I appreciate the service, and I don't want LEGO to decide that a good cost-cutting move would be to cut back on their consumer affairs departments. -- jthompson@esker.com "Float on a river, forever and ever, Emily" (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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