How to Buy Legos on eBay imageSince its first appearance in 1949, Lego has become a global phenomenon loved by children of all ages. Like so many good ideas, Lego is at heart a simple concept, involving the interlocking of bricks with...Read More about How to Buy Legos on eBay Hero LEGO customer service rep helps out seven-year-old who lost his favorite piece Everyone loves LEGO, except maybe the legions of parents who’ve felt the pain of stepping on an errant piece. Now, thanks to the efforts of a dedicated customer service rep, there is more reason than ever to appreciate the popular toy company. Aside from being the painful blight of barefoot parents everywhere, the other common LEGO pitfall is losing the tiny pieces. And that’s exactly what happened to seven-year-old Luka when he took his favorite Ninjago figure to the grocery store, despite his father’s warning that it’s not a good idea. Luka, who’d saved up all of his Christmas money to buy the Ninjago Ultrasonic Raider LEGO set, wasn’t willing to let it go.
According to Babble, Luka followed his Dad’s advice (for once!) and wrote to LEGO seeking some help. The little boy owned up to his mistake, and the fact that he’d ignored his dad when taking his beloved Ninjago Jay ZX figure to the store.My name is Luka and I am seven years old. With all my money I got for Christmas I bought the Ninjago kit of the Ultrasonic Raider. The number is 9449. It is really good. My Daddy just took me to Sainsburys and told me to leave the people at home but I took them and I lost Jay ZX at the shop as it fell out of my coat. I am really upset I have lost him. Daddy said to send you a email to see if you will send me another one. I promise I won’t take him to the shop again if you can. If Luka’s dad is anything like me, he was probably pretty frustrated, and didn’t expect much to come of the letter. But good on him for encouraging his kid to reach out, while also taking responsibility for his mistake. And despite dad’s probable desire that Luka remain bereft – just to teach him a lesson!
– LEGO came through, and then some. Richard, a dedicated customer service rep, heard Luka’s plea and delivered – with a little help from Ninjago’s Sensei Wu. “Normally we would ask that you pay for a new one if you lose one of your minifigures and need to have it replaced. My bosses told me I could not send you one out for free because you lost it but, I decided that I would put a call into Sensei Wu to see if he could help me. Luka, I told Sensei Wu that losing your Jay minifigure was purely an accident and that you would never ever ever let it happen ever again. He told me to tell you, ‘Luka your father seems like a very wise man. You must always protect your Ninjago minifigures like the dragons protect the Weapons of Spinjitzu!’ Sensei Wu also told me it was ok if I sent you a new Jay and told me it would be okay if I included something extra for you because anyone that saves their Christmas money to buy the Ultrasonic Raider must be a really big Ninjago fan.”
Not only will Luka be getting a replacement piece, but he’ll also be receiving an extra toy. “I hope you enjoy your Jay minifigure with all his weapons. You will actually have the only Jay minifigure that combines 3 different Jays into one! I am also going to send you a bad guy for him to fight!” Score one for Luka! And here’s to LEGO, and Richard, for responding in such a fun way. Last but not least, score one for Luka’s dad, who not only got his seven-year-old to listen to him, he got more toys to potentially curse at the next time he goes to grab some milk in the middle of the night. Read the full exchange below, courtesy of Scott Kerr from Time‘s twitter feed. Boy writes to Lego after losing a mini-figure. Lego’s customer service department should run the world. — Scott Kerr (@scott_kerr) September 16, 2016 Finally, a piece of clothing that goes beyond the tired and boring stereotypes we’ve all seen a million times. It is clear that what Trump has done is make affordable childcare a pet project for his favorite daughter (sorry, Tiffany.)
Trust goes both ways (can you tell I’m a dad?) and if we parents want our kids to rely on us, we need to give them a reason to. “I still have many, many days of guilt and questions – what if I would’ve just given him a bottle? And anger because how would I have known.” People worried about their own children or grandchildren with Down’s Syndrome get hope from Maryanne and Tommy’s story. For many kids, the free school lunch is the only meal they can count on. “He thought it would be so hilarious to confuse his teacher with the same haircut.” Because moms need to sleep, dammit. Senator Huffines, you should be ashamed of yourself. We aren’t food snobs or anything, but we do expect that when we order chicken we’re getting something that is at least mostly chicken.This is series of Nintendo game levels as LEGO sets rendered by zombieattack (RUUUUUN!) and put up on the LEGO CUUSO website for voting. Admittedly, I do like the idea. There are Donkey Kong and Duck Hunt sets after the jump, but a Zelda one was surprisingly lacking.
Come on man, how do you expect to get any votes with no Zelda set? You're shooting yourself in the foot! Like running for #1 Boob Lover on an anti-nipple platform. THOSE ARE THE BEST PARTS. "I want to run for #1 Boob Lover." Please, you don't stand a chance (I just changed my name to Areola Fever). Hit the jump for the other two. Thanks to Julian, who agrees they should add LEGO blocks to the food pyramid so people don't think it's so weird to eat them. What If?: Super Street Fighter II With A Portal Gun Little Robot Makes Its Own Tools Out Of Hot GlueOld School - Life in the Sane Lane Overview - Old School is in session.... + Add to Wishlist This item will ship on March 28, 2017. If you order this item now, it will not delay the rest of your order. eBook $12.99Add to Cart PREORDER NOW: Download on March 28, 2017Format: EPUB What's this?Other Available FormatsOld School - Life in the Sane Lane (Audio Compact Disc - Unabridged)Published: 2017-03-28Publisher: Henry Holt
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