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07-28-2014, 02:01 PM
SmokeBellew
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Originally Posted by
truejoefan
C'MON the Damn PICTURE IS ON THE BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!
And yet there's often a disclaimer on that very same box stating that the contents may differ from the image on the box. And what picture? You mean the one of The Rock on the front of every carded Retaliation figure? Plenty of toys now feature generic art for multiple different items...and any specific art looks the same as all the other stuff anyway to non-geek eyes.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
CountDrunkula
Yeah, no...there's a point where common sense must prevail. Yes, we are geeks who know more about toys academically than the average customer service clerk. But that customer service clerk has eyes, and does his or her own shopping, and knows what new product and sealed packaging look like, and knows the difference between a rubber bendy and an action figure.
If I tried to jam an old tube-type computer monitor into a flat-screen box for return, and they took it, would you just shrug and say "Well, they aren't computer experts...?"
All within reason, of course. There's a helluva difference between obvious to the average bloke and obvious to the geek who makes this shit their life. You were alright 'til you got to the "rubber bendy" vs. an action figure. Once again, non-geeks don't know. I couldn't tell you what sort of crap comes from the factory on a Ben 10 card. Could be bendy...don't know. I see a wall of some of these toys and I don't notice the difference in card art, if there is any.
Mostly, it's more about not pissing off the customer than not paying attention/not caring anyway. Plenty of poor retail schlubs have been fired for trying to protect the store's interests. All it takes is a customer complaint, right or wrong. I can't say it would be worth fighting over a $10.00 item.
Anyway, I find it funny how toy-nerds are always, "don't judge me for my kid's toys!" Yet, they're easily some of the most judgmental people around. From, "That writer and/or director's a hack! He should die!" to "That loser ought to be able to tell the difference between a POC Rock Viper and a o-ring Funskool Dusty!" to "They (whichever filmmaker, toymaker or screenwriter has caught the ire of the aggravated geek) don't get (insert toy or comic property here) and have raped my childhood!"
I've been guilty of it myself in the past (just far less extreme). Nowadays, I don't much care, and if I don't like something I say so without acting like I could've done better while wishing death upon the offender.
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