Debating with people isn’t hating on them. But the figure deserves it imo.
Well aware of what a prototype is, thank you, did you read the comment that you’re replying to?
Not gonna stop complaining until Asmus stop disappointing people with the end product. They were until now the only company making licensed products, now they have competition so it’s time to see them step up their game.
Your never ending bootlicking is just as ridiculous.
I think a complain is fair when we all see the issue. Gandalf's hat is definitely not as advertised, and it's not that asmus has done their maximum effort and couldn't done any better. The fact that they are fixing the hat in later batches means that they aware that it needs to be fixed, and they should do it at the first place instead of sending a hat that won't sit well on Gandalf's head.
It's not a very complicated issue, apparently they can fix the hat just by removing the inside layer. It's very doable for them and yet they don't do it at the first place. The customer paid premium price, and with that, they shouldn't have to repair it themselves. Point is, their effort to make sure the product is as advertised is questionable. The same issue happened to ash.
If there are only 3 people complaining, asmus won't do such thing as making hundreds of plastic hats for their Gandalf buyers. There are enough complaints to warrant such action, and in the end, both sides wins, the one that complaints got what they want and those who are happy with the hat as it is has options.
The barrage of complaints also made asmus fix their ash, even though there are still issues with the figure due to the company's cutting cost.
If asmus keep doing this, in the long run it will be bad for their own company. They have to make hundreds of plastic hats, they have to send the revised henrietta with proper paintjob and hair, they have to send stickers for the nameplate and box, etc.. and it all costs money, extra money that they don't have to spend if they make sure the end product passed the QC.
Also extra money for people who has to pay shipping for the plastic hat in order to have a proper hat for their premium Gandalf.
Now, asmus is doing the right thing by trying to fix all the issues, but this all can be avoided if they make sure the final product is good in terms of QC, and very close to what they advertised.