The Simpsons Collectible Minifigures (CMF)

graphite

^ Incoming "I had X rewards points and a $Y gift card"

Pitfall69

Hahahaha. That's a better deal than the infamous 27% off exclusives ;)

byolego

graphite said:

Yellowcastle said:

Found a box at the Fair Lakes TRU Customer Service. I'd like to thank the awesome person out there who previously had bought all the figures, took them home, slit them all open and then returned the unwanted ones back to TRU taping up a few but leaving most just slit open.

That's ridiculous. Opening and taping things back for return? That's a defective product. It is not right that TRU took it back.

califrsh78

It's pretty horrible when people take these blind CMF pack's home, open them and return the ones they don't back to the store. TRU needs a better return policy when comes to lego CONF!

califrsh78

Was told today at TRU Fullerton, Ca that they will be getting another shipment of CMF Simpson's this weekend Saturday and next Thursday for the May 1, 2014 release date. Just a lil "FYI" for anybody in the O.C. area.

Legoboy

dmg111 said:

Plastic is some nasty stuff.

Yeah. Can't stand the stuff, me.

Pitfall69

^You couldn't tell by the looks of your collection ;)

youpunk

To those who brought the simpsons cmf, what do you think about the quality of minifigs?

Pitfall69

The classic "Chicken or the egg".

If you believe the egg came first, then I would have to blame TRU because they are not supposed to sell The Simpsons CMF's before May 1st. If they didn't have them out, then that awful person wouldn't have bought a box.

I see one strike against the person who bought the box and 2 strikes against TRU for first selling the minifigures before the street date and second because they took back a damaged product.

Pitfall69

I would love to be in line behind people who do this sort of thing. This is where I would speak up. "You aren't actually going to let this person return all these cut open minifigures are you?"

ecmo47

Uhh...didnt read this entire thread, but saw these at Walmart today.

Yellowcastle

youpunk said:

To those who brought the simpsons cmf, what do you think about the quality of minifigs?

They're ok I guess, but really didn't get the excitement of previous batches. There are very few accessories, let alone novel accessories, and all molded heads. So the bags are really just light on contents.

Pitfall69

I would imagine the minifigures that came with the Simpsons House are of better quality.

DoubleD

I thought they looked really good I didn't think I would like them but I think they came out great.

califrsh78

ecmo47 said:

Uhh...didnt read this entire thread, but saw these at Walmart today.

What did you see at Wal-Mart?

ecmo47

A box full of Simpson CMF's for sale per the topic of this thread.

Pitfall69

*facepalm

califrsh78

ecmo47 said:

A box full of Simpson CMF's for sale per the topic of this thread.

What city was the Wal-Mart located?

DadsAFOL

The figs are better than the early photos. Love Apu with his Slushie cup!

ecmo47

^^ mmmm....Im only going to narrow it down to East/Central North Carolina.

Bigbadwolfey

What are your thoughts on people who buy packs, take them home, identify them by touch, and then take the ones back that they don't want (still sealed). I do this occasionally so I don't have to stand in the store for an hour. Just curious if others would object to this practice.

Pitfall69

Oh boy. Here we go again. I knew this what going to happen. I'm blaming @Yellowcastle this time :)

I personally don't think it is cool to buy tons of minifigures or boxes and take them home and feel them up and then bring back the ones you don't want. Now, this is only my opinion, so don't go all crazy on me. I just think that while these mminifigures are in your home, you are depriving other people of having a chance to grab some. Not everyone can visit a store every day to get a chance to grab some. Also, you are buying something with every intention of returning some or most of the minifigures you don't want. Again, it is just my opinion :)

CircleK

Bigbadwolfey said:

What are your thoughts on people who buy packs, take them home, identify them by touch, and then take the ones back that they don't want (still sealed). I do this occasionally so I don't have to stand in the store for an hour. Just curious if others would object to this practice.

Its a douche bag move. Plain and Simple. Sorry, but you asked.

1265

CircleK said:

Bigbadwolfey said:

What are your thoughts on people who buy packs, take them home, identify them by touch, and then take the ones back that they don't want (still sealed). I do this occasionally so I don't have to stand in the store for an hour. Just curious if others would object to this practice.

Its a douche bag move. Plain and Simple. Sorry, but you asked.

@Bigbadwolfey Those are kind words than what I would say.

Yellowcastle

If you want to cherry pick a box, you must embarrass yourself publicly like the rest of us.

chuckp

^ So true!

byolego

Yellowcastle said:

If you want to cherry pick a box, you must embarrass yourself publicly like the rest of us.

Agreed!

byolego

Yellowcastle said:

youpunk said:

To those who brought the simpsons cmf, what do you think about the quality of minifigs?

They're ok I guess, but really didn't get the excitement of previous batches. There are very few accessories, let alone novel accessories, and all molded heads. So the bags are really just light on contents.

It is not as satisfying as the normal minifigures.
The over-sized heads mess up the proportion so it is not as visually pleasing to me. It makes Lego minifigures looked "rough" and not as delicate.

If the Simpsons is not part of my adolescence and if I did not enjoy it's humor so much, I probably wouldn't buy this series.

theLEGOman

Whoop, sorting through my box.

addemlit

Pitfall69 said:

^How is that possible?

The cashier only rang me up for 20 of them

Pitfall69

Ahhhh. You didn't attempt to correct her mistake?

This happens from time to time with me. If I go to the store to buy something specifically and I'm expecting it to cost a certain price, I will question why it rang up so low. If I have bought a ton of groceries and I get home and they forgot to charge me for something, I don't fret because I'm not going to drive all the way back to the store to return a pack of gum.

theLEGOman

Buy 1 get 2 free, nice deal.

theLEGOman

I'm liking them.

legonickb

Found them in the Lego store in Brighton

TheLoneTensor

addemlit said:

Pitfall69 said:

^How is that possible?

The cashier only rang me up for 20 of them

Please stop making me pay more money for things as a result of people like you doing things like this.

Coyotelily

Managed to get my hands on a box full today ( sorry guys sharing them with friends) can confirm best split for a while 3 full sets per box yeah !

addemlit

Pitfall69 said:

Ahhhh. You didn't attempt to correct her mistake?

This happens from time to time with me. If I go to the store to buy something specifically and I'm expecting it to cost a certain price, I will question why it rang up so low. If I have bought a ton of groceries and I get home and they forgot to charge me for something, I don't fret because I'm not going to drive all the way back to the store to return a pack of gum.

It wasn't even until I got home that I noticed that they were so cheap. But even if I did notice, honestly, I wouldn't have said anything. I told her there were 60 in the box.

TheLoneTensor

So you're trying to say that when the cashier said "$80 (plus tax) please," you didn't notice then how cheap it was? You were expecting to pay $240. You justified $240 with yourself when you walked in their door. Nobody pays $240 for something without coming to grips with "Hey, I'm going to pay $240 for this and I'm ok with that." So then you paid $80, which is a full $160 less than $240, walked out the door and didn't realize until you got home?

Even if that amazing chain of events happened, you then wrote this...

addemlit said:

But even if I did notice, honestly, I wouldn't have said anything.

That make you a fraud at best and an absolute thief at worst.

Pitfall69

sweetness34 said:

When I bought mine they were ringing up at 3.97 each. But the next morning the add came out with the Lego movie figures for 2.97 each. So I went back and was able to get a price adjustment of a dollar each + tax.

Gooker1 said:

Nice find at WMT last week! Jealous as mine didn't have them out yet. Anyone know if they're they still ringing up at $2.97 or back to $3.99?

Um...nevermind.

addemlit

TheLoneTensor said:

So you're trying to say that when the cashier said "$80 (plus tax) please," you didn't notice then how cheap it was? You were expecting to pay $240. You justified $240 with yourself when you walked in their door. Nobody pays $240 for something without coming to grips with "Hey, I'm going to pay $240 for this and I'm ok with that." So then you paid $80, which is a full $160 less than $240, walked out the door and didn't realize until you got home?

Even if that amazing chain of events happened, you then wrote this...

addemlit said:

But even if I did notice, honestly, I wouldn't have said anything.

That make you a fraud at best and an absolute thief at worst.

Nope didn't even think twice when she told me the price.

With the extra 44 I had a traded six of them and sold the rest. Sell now while you can. A set of 16 fetches you a good price on eBay.

Dougout

^I wouldn't either. If a store can't hire competent workers why should we care? I bought $60 of storage containers from WM yesterday and the lady first didn't give me change back, and then when I told her she tried giving me $60 back. I told her she owes me $4.20 and she just looked at me for a few moments. Like, hello, am I supposed to care about your job more than you? I sure as hell don't get paid for doing their jobs.

These companies are not your friends.

Pitfall69

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The_Mad_Vulcan

I've never had a deal that good, but I do have a policy for that sort of thing. If I see the cashier ring me up too low, I ask them to check and make sure that is correct. If they still think it is right, I am gone with my loot.

It's all a matter of moral level, and apparently mine is an easily hopped wall.

oldtodd33

I bought a new bike for my daughter at WM along with a few small items. The cashier rang up my items and told me something like 32.00. I looked at her and asked about the bike which was $200 by itself. She looked at the register and then confirmed the 32.00 price. I had to call a manager over to get her to realize her error before she would correct the total. Some people don't deserve the air they breath.

sweetness34

Pitfall69 said:

sweetness34 said:

When I bought mine they were ringing up at 3.97 each. But the next morning the add came out with the Lego movie figures for 2.97 each. So I went back and was able to get a price adjustment of a dollar each + tax.

Gooker1 said:

Nice find at WMT last week! Jealous as mine didn't have them out yet. Anyone know if they're they still ringing up at $2.97 or back to $3.99?

Um...nevermind.

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TheLoneTensor

sweetness34 said:

When I bought mine they were ringing up at 3.97 each. But the next morning the add came out with the Lego movie figures for 2.97 each. So I went back and was able to get a price adjustment of a dollar each + tax.

Pitfall69 said:

Um...nevermind.

sweetness34 said:

?

I'll bite. What rationale did you use to justify a price adjustment on what is essentially a different item? That would be like me buying a Haunted House, then going back and saying "Hey, the Vampyre Castle is only $100, can you please adjust this Haunted House down to $100?"

bluedragon

@TheLoneTensor I think you should be upgraded from ranger to sheriff.

jasonord69a

Found in the UK. Beales department store in Bournemouth.

jasonord69a

Only got 1 multiple after 20 mins of feeling packets.

CircleK

oldtodd33 said:

I bought a new bike for my daughter at WM along with a few small items. The cashier rang up my items and told me something like 32.00. I looked at her and asked about the bike which was $200 by itself. She looked at the register and then confirmed the 32.00 price. I had to call a manager over to get her to realize her error before she would correct the total. Some people don't deserve the air they breath.

Similar experience. I returned a trimmer and the clerk tried to give me over $200 more than the original purchase price. I told him that there must be a mistake and then proceeded down the long path of explaining basic math to the poor guy. I've never had to work so hard to get out of money in my life.

There is something far worse than being stupid though and it's being the kind of person who takes advantage of others. That's not me and it won't be the example I set for my son.