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Subject: 
Re: New mask pack security
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lugnet.technic.bionicle
Date: 
Mon, 4 Feb 2002 01:42:37 GMT
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> Anyway, every time I would go to buy a mask pack, the box was already open!
> What really annoyed me is that at Walmart and Toys R Us, the boxes would be
> nicely stacked on the shelf and out of 50 packs, maybe only 3 or 4 weren't
> open.  It was obvious that the stores knew people were opening them, but it
> seems that they didn't care.  People wouldn't tear the box open all of the
> way, they would just push the perforated thumb tab in so they could see what
> was inside and then not buy it if they already had it.
> 
> The other day I was looking at the LEGO shelf at Walmart with my non-LEGO
> gf, when I spotted the new mask packs and showed them to her.  I hadn't
> noticed, but she quickly pointed out that they no longer have the perforated
> spot, and not a single one was open.  Needless to say, I was very pleased.
> Bravo LEGO.

Yeah, that's been noted before.  The non-perforated boxes started appearing a
while ago, although the perforated ones are still around.  Personally, I don't
support the opening of boxes that are on the shelf, but that doesn't stop me
from taking advantage of the boxes that have been opened to make sure I get
masks that I need.  It's always kind of amusing to see the various states the
boxes are in, ranging from thumb hole popped open to half destroyed.



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  New mask pack security
 
My apologies if this has been posted before. I'm not much of a Bionicle fan, but every now and then I check them out when I'm looking at other LEGO. I've bought a few different Bionicle sets and several mask packs for my younger brother (who loves (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-02, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.dear-lego)

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