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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2011 16:46:36 GMT -5
My Bret Hart arrived today and as I was opening it I tried to pull the flag out and it darn near ripped in half. Uughh!
Worse feeling than when i bought the first CM Punk jakks figure and pulled on his arm to get him out of the package and the arm came off.
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Post by worstnightmare on Sept 19, 2011 16:56:46 GMT -5
Mine almost did. That's what I expected though being cheap paper. I sliced a opening near the flag and worked it out slower.
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Post by Next Man’s Yeeter on Sept 19, 2011 16:59:53 GMT -5
I haven't got it yet, but I'll be careful. I had a DM figure recently that was kind of a nightmare to open. It was either Steamboat or Undertaker, the packaging wasn't very friendly to the back part of the costume. I can only imagine how bad it is with a flimsier material like the flag. Sorry about that happening to you, man. I'd be extremely disappointed if it happened to me, too.
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Sept 19, 2011 17:00:19 GMT -5
Yea you have to be extra careful. I was and it still kinda got messed a bit. These flags really suck.
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Post by jeffro2000 on Sept 19, 2011 17:17:26 GMT -5
yeah, I didn't really pay much attention, and mine is ripped up a little on the top and bottom. Got to be careful with it. I didn't care, I get the figures for my nephew to play with, so he don't care. Hacksaw's flag meet its demise when my niece dropped a popsicle in the container with all the accessories, and no one knew.
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Post by PJ on Sept 19, 2011 17:17:39 GMT -5
The first one I opened got nicked, but then I knew about it when I opened my second figure so I was much more careful removing that one.
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Post by skribbel24 on Sept 19, 2011 17:19:58 GMT -5
Damn the cheap paper flag!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2011 0:12:15 GMT -5
I took my sweet time but it was really packed in there funky.
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Post by juicewinslow on Sept 20, 2011 0:38:25 GMT -5
I'm trying to find a place to buy some cloth flags (American & Canadian) to replace these. They suck. Let me know if anyone stumbles upon any.
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Post by chrischrome on Sept 20, 2011 0:44:28 GMT -5
Yep, got mine this morning and mine ripped damn near in half coming out, and I was being careful. Didn't have that problem with Hacksaw at all...must have been the way it was packaged.
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Post by bestintheworld on Sept 20, 2011 6:20:19 GMT -5
U mean it's made of paper? That's disgusting.
Jakks' canvas flags were way superior.
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Post by MachoManiac on Sept 20, 2011 6:25:51 GMT -5
my mattel flag ripped brother.. but i soo dont care, cause my BRET HART looks amazing with his shiny belt and badass jacket and perfect big league sunglasses!..
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Post by Bandalero on Sept 20, 2011 7:24:18 GMT -5
YES! mine got ripped - sure I was excited to open the package, but the paper is cheap and it's packaged so poorly
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Post by morenomark on Sept 20, 2011 8:38:02 GMT -5
And how much is this figure?
Those of you with ripped flags should contact Mattel and get them to replace the flag. If this was a $5 figure, okay. When people are paying $25 +, the company needs to be responsible for quality control.
Seriously, if this was a new car and the handle to the glove compartment broke off the first time you opened it, wouldn't you make them fix it?
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Post by master of the WORLD! on Sept 20, 2011 9:42:02 GMT -5
Contact rsc(they prob won't do much for you) otherwise mattel has GREAT customer service. Call the number on the back of the package. They usually give vouchers for the figure if its defective. Only prob is you'll have to wait til it shows up in stores but at least you wil be able to get a new one.
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Post by rawisjericho on Sept 20, 2011 9:48:53 GMT -5
Contact rsc(they prob won't do much for you) otherwise mattel has GREAT customer service. Call the number on the back of the package. They usually give vouchers for the figure if its defective. Only prob is you'll have to wait til it shows up in stores but at least you wil be able to get a new one. that's awesome and all but what if it is something that needs a running change in production surely it would be better to contact mattel and send out replacement flags? |
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Post by sunglassessteve on Sept 20, 2011 10:37:37 GMT -5
Yeah that does suck. I hate that flag material.. its like Poster/ Flyer paper so its not as easy as everyone says it is too rip unless your really tearing at it.. I managed too get mine out pretty easy, it got a little wrinkled at the bottom but no ripping. I would contact Mattel and tell them hey i pre ordered the Bret Hart figure online and when i got it the flag ripped, is there any chance of getting a new flag? let us know who tries it and how it turns out
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Post by The Madness on Sept 20, 2011 10:38:13 GMT -5
It is really easy here in the USA to find a great replacement flag for Hacksaw, especially around the 4th of July. I'm sure it won't be too tough to find a small, cloth Canadian flag that's way better than what usually comes with a figure, anyway.
Still, it's a shame that many people's accessories are getting destroyed straight out of the package.
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Post by master of the WORLD! on Sept 20, 2011 11:16:05 GMT -5
I have called before because of a damaged accessory and they don't actually have any that they can send out which sucks BUT on the bright side they will at least send you a voucher for the retail value of the figure. I think standard retail for dms are 25.99-29.99 so you'll prob get 25.99. You can get a whole new bret when it hits retail or just get something new but yeah they should do a running change w it
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Post by sunglassessteve on Sept 20, 2011 13:05:23 GMT -5
I have called before because of a damaged accessory and they don't actually have any that they can send out which sucks BUT on the bright side they will at least send you a voucher for the retail value of the figure. I think standard retail for dms are 25.99-29.99 so you'll prob get 25.99. You can get a whole new bret when it hits retail or just get something new but yeah they should do a running change w it I just dont see them forking out $25.99 too thousands of ppl because there cheap flags ripped lol there gonna lose so much money and then our figures are gonna get even crappier down the road cause of them loosing so much on it.. I think after so long enough ppl complain there gonna just make a new flag too send out which would be cheaper then giving everyone a free bret hart haha |
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