Sent back Unc. Mint sets because the cents are not lined up.
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Out of 20 sets I sent back 18 for replacement.
It seems the Phili set has penny issues. All other coins in all other sets are perfectly aligned, except the Phili set. Each Phili set had atleast one penny that was not facing the correct way.
The penny person must have been drunk that day...
It seems the Phili set has penny issues. All other coins in all other sets are perfectly aligned, except the Phili set. Each Phili set had atleast one penny that was not facing the correct way.
The penny person must have been drunk that day...
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<< <i>Out of 20 sets I sent back 18 for replacement.
It seems the Phili set has penny issues. All other coins in all other sets are perfectly aligned, except the Phili set. Each Phili set had atleast one penny that was not facing the correct way.
The penny person must have been drunk that day... >>
Not perfectly aligned so you send the back?
Sounds like you hit the bottle a little too.
Ray
<< <i>Do you mean you had some where Lincoln was facing left instead of right? >>
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<< <i>Out of 20 sets I sent back 18 for replacement.
It seems the Phili set has penny issues. All other coins in all other sets are perfectly aligned, except the Phili set. Each Phili set had atleast one penny that was not facing the correct way.
The penny person must have been drunk that day... >>
Brother, you have high standards.
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<< <i>Out of 20 sets I sent back 18 for replacement.
It seems the Phili set has penny issues. All other coins in all other sets are perfectly aligned, except the Phili set. Each Phili set had atleast one penny that was not facing the correct way.
The penny person must have been drunk that day... >>
Brother, you have high standards. >>
and we wonder why mint products cost more and more each year
Well, it started when I was going to sell my brother a couple sets. So I'm looking at the sets to pick a couple good ones, he'll complain otherwise. So I'm thinking, I can't sell him this crap, the pennies are messed up, so then I'm thinking, why am I keeping this crap.....so off they go, back to the Mint.
Mind you, ALL other coins are perfect, so what went wrong with the Phili pennies? It must have been something and they didn't correct it. They didn't correct the error and sent out the product anyway. That's typical crappy quality control from the Mint and I ain't going to take it. Send me good sets or admit you can't and I won't order any.
BTW, I did write the reason for the return as pennies not lined up correctly.
<< <i>BTW, I did write the reason for the return as pennies not lined up correctly. >>
Damn perfectionists.....
......i think you got the ones I SENT BACK!
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<< <i>Will he get replacement coins or a full refund? As far as misaligned coins, I'm not sure what the problem is. Can't you just take them out of their holder and rotate them back? >>
But sometimes those little plastic blisters can be a real beeatch to rotate.
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<< <i>......i think you got the ones I SENT BACK!
<< <i>In-freakin-credible.... Cheers, RickO >>
be returned ? Or are they hoping that a percentage of sets kept , will cover the
cost of resending the others ?
<< <i>Why would the US Mint send improperly packaged sets , knowing that many will
be returned ? Or are they hoping that a percentage of sets kept , will cover the
cost of resending the others ? >>
The coins were probably properly oriented when assembled but rotated during shipping. The same thing sometimes happens when slabs are shipped. Not a big deal.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
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<< <i>misaligned cent sets go for a 20% premium on eBay >>
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<< <i>In-freakin-credible.... Cheers, RickO >>
What's the punchline Aficionado??
Package had a scratch on it?? Mint label was discoloured?
Miles
<< <i>There's nothing wrong with returning a product you're not happy with. If he wants to put in the time and effort to return them, that's his business. >>
I agree with you doh.
Just opened mine. It'll have to go back. There is a sticky, kinda resinous spot on the back cover.
I don't feel I got my $60 worth.
I may tell them to keep it.
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<< <i>Some people would piss at a free beer party.
I should hope so!!
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
<< <i>Well, it started when I was going to sell my brother a couple sets. So I'm looking at the sets to pick a couple good ones, he'll complain otherwise. So I'm thinking, I can't sell him this crap, the pennies are messed up, so then I'm thinking, why am I keeping this crap.....so off they go, back to the Mint.
Mind you, ALL other coins are perfect, so what went wrong with the Phili pennies? It must have been something and they didn't correct it. They didn't correct the error and sent out the product anyway. That's typical crappy quality control from the Mint and I ain't going to take it. Send me good sets or admit you can't and I won't order any.
BTW, I did write the reason for the return as pennies not lined up correctly. >>
At least you are documenting the insanity.
<< <i>Well, it started when I was going to sell my brother a couple sets. So I'm looking at the sets to pick a couple good ones, he'll complain otherwise. So I'm thinking, I can't sell him this crap, the pennies are messed up, so then I'm thinking, why am I keeping this crap.....so off they go, back to the Mint.
Mind you, ALL other coins are perfect, so what went wrong with the Phili pennies? It must have been something and they didn't correct it. They didn't correct the error and sent out the product anyway. That's typical crappy quality control from the Mint and I ain't going to take it. Send me good sets or admit you can't and I won't order any.
BTW, I did write the reason for the return as pennies not lined up correctly. >>
Not trying to start a flame war about politics but this is what you get with the Mint's privatized and outsourced functions. They just hire the lowest paid schleps they can find who don't care about their jobs and this is what you get. Privatization may work for some things but I think it has been bad for the Mint.
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<< <i>Why would the US Mint send improperly packaged sets , knowing that many will
be returned ? Or are they hoping that a percentage of sets kept , will cover the
cost of resending the others ? >>
The coins were probably properly oriented when assembled but rotated during shipping. The same thing sometimes happens when slabs are shipped. Not a big deal. >>
Exactly! WOW... I bought 5 and all are fine but if the coins rotate I figure that's why God gave me a neck that allows my head to twist...
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<< <i>In-freakin-credible.... Cheers, RickO >>
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<< <i>Not trying to start a flame war about politics but this is what you get with the Mint's privatized and outsourced functions. They just hire the lowest paid schleps they can find who don't care about their jobs and this is what you get. Privatization may work for some things but I think it has been bad for the Mint. >>
At the risk of repeating myself, the coins were probably correctly aligned when they left the distribution center and the coins rotated within the capsul during the shipping. The same thing sometimes happens with coins rotating in slabs while in transit. Take the capsul out and turn the capsul to the proper alignment and reinsert the capsul into the holder.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
<< <i>If I was the operator of mint returns I would promptly refund your money as unable to satisfy. --Jerry >>
Yup. There are plenty of people on the mint's waiting list that want this set even if a few of the coins aren't perfectly lined up.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
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<< <i>If I was the operator of mint returns I would promptly refund your money as unable to satisfy. --Jerry >>
Yup. There are plenty of people on the mint's waiting list that want this set even if a few of the coins aren't perfectly lined up. >>
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<< <i>Not trying to start a flame war about politics but this is what you get with the Mint's privatized and outsourced functions. They just hire the lowest paid schleps they can find who don't care about their jobs and this is what you get. Privatization may work for some things but I think it has been bad for the Mint. >>
At the risk of repeating myself, the coins were probably correctly aligned when they left the distribution center and the coins rotated within the capsul during the shipping. The same thing sometimes happens with coins rotating in slabs while in transit. Take the capsul out and turn the capsul to the proper alignment and reinsert the capsul into the holder. >>
Wouldn't it be funny/ironic if all of the coins rotated back into alignment on the return trip?
Then again when you deal with as many customers as the Mint does, there is always a percentage that will be difficult or impossible to please. It comes with the territory.
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<< <i>Not trying to start a flame war about politics but this is what you get with the Mint's privatized and outsourced functions. They just hire the lowest paid schleps they can find who don't care about their jobs and this is what you get. Privatization may work for some things but I think it has been bad for the Mint. >>
At the risk of repeating myself, the coins were probably correctly aligned when they left the distribution center and the coins rotated within the capsul during the shipping. The same thing sometimes happens with coins rotating in slabs while in transit. Take the capsul out and turn the capsul to the proper alignment and reinsert the capsul into the holder. >>
I'm sure that's a possibility Perryhall, but I've ordered a number of things from the Mint over the past few years and have had really bad experiences with improperly packaged items, allowing them to get damaged during shipping. Also, QC seems to be pretty bad on some issues as well. The Mint is an original entity as started by the Founding Fathers, and privatizing it was a sham pulled off by politicians who accepted campaign contributions from the companies trying to obtain the outsourced service contracts to privatize it.
People here complain over and over again about how slow the servers are when a hot product is sold, or how the products come in busted up because they were just thrown into a box with minimal packaging. Yet it is many of these same people who criticize me for bringing up the reason why, like I'm an anti-capitalist lol (I'm all for private capitalism, even have my own IT business and love competing to bring the best services to folks). There is quite a difference though between true free markets as opposed to the monopoly capitalism and large corporate bullying and underhandedness that's been going on rampantly in this country for the last 25 years (buying politicians out to get a contract as opposed to building a great product and dominating through superiority and reputation).
The servers are slow because the CEO in charge of the Mint's outsourced company is trying to extract maximum profit by using the least number of servers and hiring the cheapest system engineers. Products come poorly packaged because they're trying to save a few bucks on bubble wrap, etc. Quality will always take a back seat to profit in certain types of privatized or outsourced business models, always has, always will. Dell tried this with outsourced techs in India, and the result was that it hurt Dell's reputation so bad with customers due to poor assistance that they ended up moving tech support back to the US.
Just my 2 cents
Jim