Lego spends £1.3million repackaging 120,000 sets

[MarleyMoose]

 

http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/03/lego-recalled-120000-sets-because-one-worker-packed-the-wrong-shade-of-grey-6827254/

Doh! There goes the Christmas bonus..

[Alpinemaps]

I'd love to know which sets those were.

[minicoopers11]

The "2015 mishap." Star Wars...

Hmmmm....

[oneknightr]

Even the employees have trouble with the greys! 

[thedingman5]

Why are people handling bricks?  I thought this was far more automated?!?!?!?

[jaisonline]

46 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said:

I'd love to know which sets those were.

maybe the worker is an undercover purist AFOL secretly trying to bring back true light and dark gray.  the bley colors are ugly compared to their predecessors.

[BricksBrotha]

Rather than disciplining the employee for the error, Lego invested £50,000 on improving lighting and labelling at the factory.

oh how the times have changed

[Ed Mack]

LEGO needs to simplify their greys/grays.  No need for twenty versions IMO.

[minicoopers11]

11 minutes ago, thedingman5 said:

Why are people handling bricks?  I thought this was far more automated?!?!?!?

Large, unbagged pieces are stuffed into the boxes by humans. Or it could have been a human selecting the wrong color for the machines to pack into bags.

[BricksBrotha]

19 minutes ago, minicoopers11 said:

 human selecting the wrong color for the machines to pack into bags.

Nailed it.

[thedingman5]

1 hour ago, minicoopers11 said:

Large, unbagged pieces are stuffed into the boxes by humans. Or it could have been a human selecting the wrong color for the machines to pack into bags.

Always learning!  Thanks for the response!