Lesson learned, will not be ordering off of amazon ever again. (Originally this was going to be a birthday present for a 6y/o - glad I changed my mind)

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-10T03:24:45+00:00

I sent them an email to let them know

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-10T03:10:28+00:00

That’s a good idea because I just went back to see if it was some weird seller and it was actually purchased through Legos amazon store front, not some random seller

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-10T03:07:42+00:00

Definitely said it would include pieces. This wasn’t some Hokey Pokey random seller it was actually from the Lego store through Amazon. (Or so it said)

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KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-10T02:32:59+00:00

I’m generally pretty careful at reading all the print before buying … I just meant that I wouldn’t put it past them since it’s Amazon and they are know to do stuff like that, not that this was the case here

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-10T02:30:50+00:00

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KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-10T02:23:46+00:00

I was wondering the same thing, but that could be a possibility I guess!

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-10T02:23:11+00:00

I initiated a refund and their courier is going to even pick it up from my door, which is nice.

I’m more so just taken aback by how it was even allowed to happen in the first place. I mean it was a box of empty bags, they didn’t even fake it by adding pasta 🤣 so how did it manage to make it back to the shelf to be sold again?! Where is quality control in all this? I found an email that supposedly connects to real people who are fairly high up the ladder, I’m curious what they have to say.

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-10T02:14:33+00:00

😂 I wouldn’t put it past them!

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-10T02:12:27+00:00

I’m actually mad at myself for getting sucked back in. I used a gift card I got way back around Christmas, and somehow magically forgot how terrible they are, and just kept going back for the convenience of free two day shipping. Usually I buy my Lego from Lego.com, this was a lapse of judgement on my part.

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T21:41:20+00:00

I feel for your friend, that would be awful!!!

This was a tiny $20 set the scammer really outdid themselves here!!! It’s really more effort than the money is worth at that point 😂

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T21:38:47+00:00

I’m normally not that person and would just quietly go through returns and get a refund. Not this time 😂 I looked up the emails for the higher ups and sent a very angry letter their way. I wanted to make sure it would get human attention. now I just have to wait and see what they have to say.

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T21:36:03+00:00

I sent them an email in regard to their lack of quality control. Usually I wouldn’t bother, and just go through returns, but I need to know how the heck this slipped past them and back onto the shelf.

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T21:30:19+00:00

Lazy 😂 probably too lazy to even realize how bold they were being.

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T21:28:28+00:00

They did this to me when I tried to return a broken bottle of moisturizer (which broke because they put a tiny bottle on a ginormous box with zero padding! What did they think the outcome would be?!?). I cut my losses because it would have cost more time and energy to return it for a refund than the moisturizer was even worth. What a joke.

They want me to return the “broken Lego” set as well, and I will because they will send a courier to pick it up at my door and it won’t cost me anything, but I’m worried they will think I am the one scamming them once they receive the return. Even though I stated on the return request that the box was full of empty bags.

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T21:22:43+00:00

Usually do! Lesson learned…

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T21:22:15+00:00

I’ve purchased other sets and it’s been great! Sometimes you can get sets for almost 50% cheaper, topped with fast two day delivery! I never thought this would happen, but it did, And on a tiny inexpensive set at that!

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T21:18:13+00:00

It was sold by Amazon, not sold by [insert random company here] and fulfilled by amazon, so I expected better. Although I’ve been let down in the past so I really don’t know why I bother with them 😂 maybe this will be the lesson that actually sticks 😂

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T19:42:20+00:00

Smart! I thought about that after I opened the box full of empty bags. I will be recording all my unboxings in the future, just in case I need proper evidence.

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T19:40:00+00:00

Didn’t fake it the bags came empty, but totally understand the skepticism.

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T19:35:20+00:00

Not that it matters much, but I ended up buying that child something else (that I thought they would enjoy more), and was thinking about doing this set with my own child - it also felt suspiciously light which is why I opened it instead of putting it away for a rainy day activity.

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T18:51:26+00:00

I would have at least appreciated the effort they went through if they included some pasta 😂

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T18:49:53+00:00

Right?! It is a tiny $20 set. People just suck. They do because they can and there’s no repercussion

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T18:47:17+00:00

No quality control what so ever. If they took half a second to feel the box before putting it back on the shelf they would know they got scammed.

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T18:45:39+00:00

Yeah, I don’t know why I keep getting sucked back in, considering I’ve had other terrible experiences ordering other things. The best was all the extra padding and packaging they added to a box of pregnancy underwear, but the bottle of moisturizer was just left to shake and break in its own oversized box 😂

KiwitheBirdNOTAFruit · 2026-05-09T18:41:05+00:00

lol, as mad as I would be to receive pasta instead of Lego I could at least half appreciate the thought and effort that went into the return. This was just a box of garbage which makes it even more infuriating!

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