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To sue LEGO?

46 replies

ScarletOHaHa · 21/06/2011 18:33

I have stood three pieces today. MY DS is equally to blame but is 4 and not in full time employment. Not as bad as the devil's own Moon Sand but LEGO designers must test for maximum pain without anything to show for it /take pictures of to show Judge Judy. Thanks also for putting an A1 fun packed pull out advertisement for LEGOLAND in Bob the Builder magazine.

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Oakmaiden · 21/06/2011 20:04

that should be AFFECT, not effect...

smileANDwave2000 · 21/06/2011 20:06

who is your favorite im so nosy

TooManyBlossoms · 21/06/2011 20:07

Aah, the memories of running the lego gauntlet from one side of the room to another...now dd is 13 I'm more likely to stand in a pool of spilt nail varnish/on nuclear hot hair straighteners Grin

DogsBestFriend · 21/06/2011 20:10

Stepping on a piece of Lego causes the most indescribable pain. I did it twice. The second time the whole lot of Lego went in the bin.

You have my immense sympathy. :)

smileANDwave2000 · 21/06/2011 20:10

i have to do both those the lego in one room which you cant see when the lights out and ds calls you at 4am or the hair straighteners and fan lead (i trip over that often) and then theres all the shoes left out and i wouldnt go in there at al but ive ragdoll cats and one invairiably pukes in there on a daily basis

Oakmaiden · 21/06/2011 20:12

smile - I am very very fond of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files books at the moment. Contemporary crime and dark fantasy all in one delicious bundle. What mor could a girl want?

Other than the occasional Robin Hobb book, of course...

smileANDwave2000 · 21/06/2011 20:12

Shock lego in the BIN ds would kill me hes now into the pirates of the caribbean lego and of course star wars lego Sad

smileANDwave2000 · 21/06/2011 20:13

oooh that sounds good oak may have a gander at those

smileANDwave2000 · 21/06/2011 20:16

I may try side jobs as its short stories they look interesting ty

LiegeAndLief · 21/06/2011 20:34

I would like to sue Lego (or more specifically Legoland) for the outrageously moneygrabbing ice cream stall they have put right in the middle of the queuing bit for their new ride. You queue right the way up to it, so your kids have ample opportunity to nag you for one as the stall gets tantalizingly closer and closer, and then you go round the back and queue down the other side for ages, so your kids have ample opportunity to strop about the fact that you refused to buy them one (mainly on principle) as the ice creams get painstakingly further and further away. You cannot even get to the ice cream stall unless you're in the queue.

Oh, and for the Legoland propaganda insert that was in the Bob the Builder magazine. Come to Legoland, have a wonderful time, you'll be sad when you leave but don't worry because you'll be back again very very soon!

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ScarletOHaHa · 21/06/2011 20:44

Thanks for your support Dogs
Smile and Wave it was Star Wars lego
LiegeAndLief propaganda effective Angry
Finished all Harlan Coben and need a new series for my kindle so off to have a look at OAK's suggestion.

Soldiers and glitter in the bin, feel much better now. Grin

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scrappydappydoo · 21/06/2011 20:49

Oh don't forget - Barbie shoes Angry

QuintessentialShadow · 21/06/2011 20:51

oh. Wrong op. Sorry.

I thought it was the poster who swallowed a brick to see how long it took to get through her body. And maybe it had come out through her nose.

As you were.

Abgirl · 21/06/2011 20:57

Please can we also sling in moonsand to this legal action, while not exactly painful to tread on it is THE WORK OF THE DEVIL and I am destined to find it in nooks and crannies around my dining room for the next 20 years. I must surely have some legal redress?

Liege completely support your complaint re the ice cream stall. Due to the extreme queues on the day we went most people placated their DCs by eating their picnics in the queue, at least until Lego made an announcement that eating in the queue was not permitted - what about the blinking ice creams then?

DiscoDaisy · 21/06/2011 21:00

Can we sue Lego and the makers of Polly Pocket please?

MrsDmitriTippensKrushnic · 21/06/2011 21:02

Oakmaiden Is that Ghost Story? Is it out now?

Noooooo! Still another month to go Sad

fuckmepinkandCALLmegoran · 21/06/2011 21:03

Can we also sue the makers of Sylvanian Families. We had forkgate here the other day which ended up in the hoover bag being cut to ribbons

joric · 21/06/2011 21:06

Barbie shoes and polly pocket yes... Fine in the box, in the shop... But as soon as you get home .. Cue 1 hour looking for missing lost bit :(

IgnoringTheChildren · 21/06/2011 21:53

YABU! Lego is great, particularly Star Wars Lego, in fact it is really too good for children and definitely shouldn't be given to children who think it's acceptable to leave it lying around on the floor! Don't sue Lego - pack up all the Lego you have and send it to me someone deserving who will take good care of it instead. Grin

YANBU about the Legoland propaganda in children's magazines though - definitely shouldn't be allowed. Angry

joric · 21/06/2011 22:15

Pah, I'll send over my mum.. Has bought DD Lego, playdoh and has now moved onto blinking playmobil with it's 500000 zillion small parts ready to assemble.... DD has about 5 complete sets which stay at DM's house so that she 'can play with them there' - can't stand the bits! I got similar presents when I was young... :( !!!!!!!!!

Valpollicella · 21/06/2011 22:16

I would sue then specifically for the clear (ish) bricks. They are the fuckers you can't see on the floor here.

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