Hasbro game -- gross

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Anonymous wrote:"Not that big a deal," OP? By my count, you have posted in this thread 18 times.

The dice weren't that big of a deal. Being called superficial for posting about them to other parents on this forum -- worth checking up on as I sit at my office job.

I don't think anyone called you superficial. It was more along the lines of hysterical, crazy, and weird.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Not that big a deal," OP? By my count, you have posted in this thread 18 times.

The dice weren't that big of a deal. Being called superficial for posting about them to other parents on this forum -- worth checking up on as I sit at my office job.

I don't think anyone called you superficial. It was more along the lines of hysterical, crazy, and weird.

Yeah, right. My post sounded hysterical. Sure.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Not that big a deal," OP? By my count, you have posted in this thread 18 times.

The dice weren't that big of a deal. Being called superficial for posting about them to other parents on this forum -- worth checking up on as I sit at my office job.

I don't think anyone called you superficial. It was more along the lines of hysterical, crazy, and weird.

Yeah, right. My post sounded hysterical. Sure.

Direct quotes from your posts:

"It was dirty!!"
"How disgusting."
"This is really revolting!!"
"You don't think it's a big deal that Hasbro is using used dice in a new game for kids? It's gross."

If you look up the word hysterical in the dictionary there might be a photo of you with your filthy and revolting dice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Not that big a deal," OP? By my count, you have posted in this thread 18 times.

The dice weren't that big of a deal. Being called superficial for posting about them to other parents on this forum -- worth checking up on as I sit at my office job.

I don't think anyone called you superficial. It was more along the lines of hysterical, crazy, and weird.

Yeah, right. My post sounded hysterical. Sure.

Direct quotes from your posts:

"It was dirty!!"
"How disgusting."
"This is really revolting!!"
"You don't think it's a big deal that Hasbro is using used dice in a new game for kids? It's gross."

If you look up the word hysterical in the dictionary there might be a photo of you with your filthy and revolting dice.

Oh brother. And sorry, it is gross. Ew.

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I don't know why I'm bothering, but in an attempt to inject some rational thought into this - Where would Hasbro even get used dice from? Do they collect them somewhere? Surely Hasbro's need for dice would far outstrip whatever amount they could collect used. If they did somehow collect used dice (and I've never heard of this), wouldn't it be more expensive to go through the trouble of collecting and then re-distributing the used dice than it would be to make some new ones with cheap chinese labor? It just makes no sense that they bother with used dice ...

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know why I'm bothering, but in an attempt to inject some rational thought into this - Where would Hasbro even get used dice from? Do they collect them somewhere? Surely Hasbro's need for dice would far outstrip whatever amount they could collect used. If they did somehow collect used dice (and I've never heard of this), wouldn't it be more expensive to go through the trouble of collecting and then re-distributing the used dice than it would be to make some new ones with cheap chinese labor? It just makes no sense that they bother with used dice ...

From China. Maybe the company Hasbro buys their dice from is less than reputable and gave them a low price on a shipment of dice that turned out to be used instead of new, and they figured no one would be the wiser for it. But obviously plenty of other consumers had the same idea I did if Hasbro is already aware of the issue, as the PP wo called them said. If you saw this die, you would totally get it. It's plainly used.

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Yes! Didn't you know this is a huge business in China. The Chinese are addicted to gambling, and their homes are full of used dice. You wouldn't believe it if you visited some of these houses--I mean dice everywhere, in teapots, on the floor, under beds, etc. A bunch of entrepreneurs have figured out that they can make a huge profit by buying the dice for pennies and reselling them to American toy companies. I think Harvard Business School even wrote a case study about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes! Didn't you know this is a huge business in China. The Chinese are addicted to gambling, and their homes are full of used dice. You wouldn't believe it if you visited some of these houses--I mean dice everywhere, in teapots, on the floor, under beds, etc. A bunch of entrepreneurs have figured out that they can make a huge profit by buying the dice for pennies and reselling them to American toy companies. I think Harvard Business School even wrote a case study about it.

Calm down. You are getting hysterical about this.

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It must be contagious.

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Anonymous wrote:It must be contagious.

Ew.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here -- is there really no one else out there who thinks it's gross that Hasbro put USED dice in several of its board games? Come on, people, it's just plain gross!!!! When I buy something new, i expect it to be brand spankin' new, right down to the last die in the box, even if it's under a plastic bubble.

Why are you convinced that the dice for these games has been used? The ink (made in China) probably smeared before drying, or rolled out the box before drying giving the appearance of being "used".

So, OP, with all your "outrage" and "ew" comments - what did Hasbro say?...Did you call/email them or did you leave it to the mystery solvers of the DCUM community to give you an explanation?

I wasn't looking for an explanation. I think it's obvious they're using second hand dice to save money. And I don't have to call Hasbro simply because you seem to think that's so important. I was sharing my experience with other parents. Anyone else buy a game of Trouble lately? What did the die look like -- new, or dirty and obviously used?

Ok, OP, but YOU are not getting what people are telling you. How on earth do YOU know the dice are used? You do not know. Just because they look dirty does not mean it is obvious they are used. Made in China? How is it not possible or obvious the dye leaked, the machine malfunctioned or the workers hands were dirty? I mean, you dont know they are used.

Well, some people believe we live with a veil over our eyes and can never really see true reality because of it, but for the most part, we go about our daily lives trusting that what we see is real. I think anyone old enough to type on this board or read posts can recognzied used dice when they see them, myself included. It looks used; it's a good bet it's used.

I actually took the time to contact Hasbro on your behalf because you are such a tool OP. There is a known issue with leaky dye on a set of games from a certain lot. I could not give them the number on your game but they assured me they do not use "old, used, dirty dice". The dye did indeed not set and in turn gathered duct and grime on the trek from China. This does not affect ALL Trouble games, but if brought back, you will be given a new game.

Does a person good to call and find the root of the problem as opposed to bad mouthing a company an a hunch.

You've been belittling me for the last two days saying I must have nothing better to do than complain about dirty dice, and yet YOU called Hasbro about it and I'M a tool??? Hmm, interesting. If you did actually call Hasbro (as opposed to being their PR machine) then thanks for verifying what I was saying about the die. But how did you expect them to respond -- "Yes, we've been buying used dice from China for our board games"??? These dice don't look like ink leaked on them. They don't look like shiny, flat sided, bright white dice with ink leaked on them. They look worn in some places, dirty in others. They are used dice. (Maybe, just maybe, you are a bit of a tool yourself for believeing Hasbro on this one, if you did indeed call them.) Just in case you did actually take the time to call them, THANK YOU. But don't you realize there are way more important things in this world than dice in plastic bubbles, that you can't even TOUCH? (Sorry about the bad attitude, but I can't help it after all the $$hit you've piled me about this issue....)

who has been belittling you and piling shit on you? and how on earth do you know it was ONE person. this post if 5 paged long. dount it was ONE person.

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Is there a "best of" on this forum? I nominate this thread.

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Do I smell Amy?-Jimmy

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No. No scent of Amy. She hadn't read this thread either until she saw reference that all threads now mention Amy. So she's doing a search. And this thread? Too boring for me to even go back and read. Sorry to disappoint you.