exciter1 Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 All of my Target items arrived in boxes. Whew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazuli16 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I was expecting my order to arrive in a target plastic shopping bag held together with scotch tape, but they arrived in boxes.I wonder if they just ran out of boxes as the day progressed. We need someone to volunteer to work in their shipping dept and get some answers for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cladner Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 (edited) the lil' May the 4th order i forgot about showed up today - guess it stopped working as a doorstop. there was no rhyme or reason to this - I received 2 smashed bagged sets on the afternoon of May 5th, 3 boxed sets the same day, and then today, i got another bagged smashed one. all were ordered at the same time - 730am may 4th. Luckily I did a bunch of in store pickups which are minty. Edited May 9, 2015 by cladner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 the lil' May the 4th order i forgot about showed up today - guess it stopped working as a doorstop.there was no rhyme or reason to this - I received 2 smashed bagged sets on the afternoon of May 5th, 3 boxed sets the same day, and then today, i got another bagged smashed one. all were ordered at the same time - 730am may 4th. Luckily I did a bunch of in store pickups which are minty. That's about how I'd expect them to arrive in a bag. Crazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonysbricks Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Courtesy is reddit: http://imgur.com/a/V9ZnN 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny711 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I just received a Lego Simpsons House from Amazon and there was crushing damage on the front of the box. They packed it with two smaller sets and two of the new heavy lego encyclopedias. Should I ask Amazon to assist or will they even care?Should I try to find one in a brick and mortar store to buy and then return the damaged one?Any experience with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarleyMoose Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 If you contact them you may be able to get a partial refund. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brickcrazyhouse Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Should I try to find one in a brick and mortar store to buy and then return the damaged one? not this, bad karma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy_bricks Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I just received a Lego Simpsons House from Amazon and there was crushing damage on the front of the box. They packed it with two smaller sets and two of the new heavy lego encyclopedias. Should I ask Amazon to assist or will they even care?Should I try to find one in a brick and mortar store to buy and then return the damaged one?Any experience with this?Contact them, they will either offer a partial refund, or an exchange. Neither of those options should cost you more than the time it takes to deal with them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprocket77 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Just received 2 Ninjago Fire Temples wrapped in brown paper. Got lucky in that they weren't destroyed, the boxes held up pretty well. Here's the offending packaging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post biking_tiger Posted June 26, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted June 26, 2015 I ordered 2 sets of Series 5 Mixels from TRU the other day... 18 in all. They shipped in 18 separate padded enevelopes, all arriving on the same day. The Fed Ex guy gave me a dirty look (the poor dude had to scan each). Brilliant business plan, TRU. Brilliant. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay4e Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I ordered 2 sets of Series 5 Mixels from TRU the other day... 18 in all. They shipped in 18 separate padded enevelopes, all arriving on the same day. The Fed Ex guy gave me a dirty look (the poor dude had to scan each). Brilliant business plan, TRU. Brilliant. Its funny with all the cut backs elsewhere, TRU seems to be over packaging. The past two exclusives (Sandcrawler and sea cow) I ordered both arrived in large box with plenty of air bags. the outer boxes were pretty beat but the set boxes were undamaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I was surprised as heck when my last TRU shipment came with airbags oh plentiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete411 Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I ordered 2 sets of Series 5 Mixels from TRU the other day... 18 in all. They shipped in 18 separate padded enevelopes, all arriving on the same day. The Fed Ex guy gave me a dirty look (the poor dude had to scan each). Brilliant business plan, TRU. Brilliant. Is TRU hiring from a hobo camp? Good grief. I'm rather jealous though. Those padded envelopes are great for shipping polybags and boy can I recycle packaging like a mofo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHawkeye Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Joker steamroller bought on Ebay arrived last night - wrapped in brown paper & thoroughly smashed Making some target returns later & I have a different steamroller I purchased online....is it unethical to returned my smashed up one to Target? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legogregors Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Joker steamroller bought on Ebay arrived last night - wrapped in brown paper & thoroughly smashed Making some target returns later & I have a different steamroller I purchased online....is it unethical to returned my smashed up one to Target? If you have to ask if something is unethical... Can you file a claim with Ebay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyHawkeye Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Yeah...wasn't feeling good about that option. I'm waiting for a response from the seller but don't expect that to have a positive result. Does Ebay help in situations like this? I thought I read that if packages are damaged during shipping it doesn't fall under their guidelines for their money back guarantee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am Niko Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Joker steamroller bought on Ebay arrived last night - wrapped in brown paper & thoroughly smashed Making some target returns later & I have a different steamroller I purchased online....is it unethical to returned my smashed up one to Target? You wouldn't want one of your buyers to return a damaged item from somewhere else, back to you. Don't penalize Target for something that they didn't do...take it up with the eBay seller. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISO8T0 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Joker steamroller bought on Ebay arrived last night - wrapped in brown paper & thoroughly smashed Making some target returns later & I have a different steamroller I purchased online....is it unethical to returned my smashed up one to Target? +1 to Legogregors. file a claim with ebay. This is coming from a seller who takes great steps to package well. There's no excuse for being that lazy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colossus Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Joker steamroller bought on Ebay arrived last night - wrapped in brown paper & thoroughly smashed Making some target returns later & I have a different steamroller I purchased online....is it unethical to returned my smashed up one to Target? The seller choose to save $5 and 5 min of work - let him/her know that there are consequences for sloppy work. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Joker steamroller bought on Ebay arrived last night - wrapped in brown paper & thoroughly smashed Making some target returns later & I have a different steamroller I purchased online....is it unethical to returned my smashed up one to Target? This is unacceptable. It should be free or returned...Sorry but it's not that hard to package something so it doesn't get trashed. Sometimes accidents happen but that that thing didn't even have a chance. The seller needs to learn what he did wrong....Would he have been happy of it was shipped to him like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I don't normally buy the exclusives you can only get at the shows, but the Tatooine Mini Build was just too nice to pass up. And I know I'm being fussy, but for the price paid I'm not thrilled about the packaging. I paid extra to get the mini builds and a few extra display plates and the seller just threw them into a LEGO retail shopping bag _with_ the set itself... I'm not sure if it was them or the GSP program, but then someone decided to box it such that the loose parts were on the bottom and the front of the set was resting on top of them during it's journey north. So now I have this nice box with scratches and stud dents. They're subtle from a distance, but handling distance you can see them all over. For what I paid, seriously tempted to return it... And if that seller is on BP and recognizes my complaint from my eBay message, welcome to the shipping hall of shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcdfan Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I purchased an exclusive item off Bricklink from another country & I was offered 2 prices for shipping so I told him I'll take the higher price assuming it's for a box. The package arrived in a soda 12 pack box. So irritated... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holleman67 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Discussing ethics here is the same as discussing politics here, pointless. Everyone has different views and to them, it's better than yours. Are you building or saving for investment? If building then leave negative feedback and keep moving, not worth the hassle nor should the seller suffer for something you are going to throw away. If investment, ask for a couple bucks and leave feedback accordingly. There aren't that many box snobs out there buying small sets such as this, you'll be fine. Joker steamroller bought on Ebay arrived last night - wrapped in brown paper & thoroughly smashed Making some target returns later & I have a different steamroller I purchased online....is it unethical to returned my smashed up one to Target? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
California92563 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I don't normally buy the exclusives you can only get at the shows, but the Tatooine Mini Build was just too nice to pass up. And I know I'm being fussy, but for the price paid I'm not thrilled about the packaging. I paid extra to get the mini builds and a few extra display plates and the seller just threw them into a LEGO retail shopping bag _with_ the set itself... I'm not sure if it was them or the GSP program, but then someone decided to box it such that the loose parts were on the bottom and the front of the set was resting on top of them during it's journey north. So now I have this nice box with scratches and stud dents. They're subtle from a distance, but handling distance you can see them all over. For what I paid, seriously tempted to return it... And if that seller is on BP and recognizes my complaint from my eBay message, welcome to the shipping hall of shame. yeah that's bs I would definitely return it, the boxes are half the coolness for those exclusives and when your paying that kinda money for it you should get perfection in Return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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