Let me preface this by disclosing I am somewhat of a bobble head snob. I admit, part of the fun of visiting other ball parks is scoring a unique Stadium Giveaway (aka SGA in the collectable community) only available to the fans in attendance that day.
Top to bottom today was a terrific bobble head giveaway starting with the Pirates choice of last years breakout player Josh Harrison and continuing through to whooping the pitcher MLB experts were anointing baseball’s best.
When I got home however I was shocked and upset to admire the craftsmanship of my specific bobble head. It appears little to no effort went into the artistry of the logos and numbers on the figurine itself but also went down the drain on the customary advertisement.
Exhibit A: A side by side comparison of the bobblehead advertised (left) vs the bobblehead taken home (right).
This begs the question, who on earth is responsible for bobble head quality assurance? Creed Bratton?
Sure, there is humor here and one could argue these inaccuracies add charm but come on man. Someone at the assembly line nodded off and as a result we now have to drop the newest bobble head to the back of the collection and hope no one else sees what’s going on here.
There is a lesson to be learned here. Since the world of collectables has no customer service desk to return to and exchange, it is best to hold up the whole line into the park and perform your own quality assurance test before going to your seat. In this scenario you can identify any blemishes and swap out for a unit that is up to snuff.
The bobblehead makers here are the equivalent to a manager leading a team to a sub 500 record on Memorial Day. The Brewers and Marlins have already fired their guys and I’m sure other under achieving managers have had “the talk” with management. All I’m asking here is management has that “talk” here with the bobblehead makers and gets their house in order for the next rollout June 27, a Starling Marte figurene vs the Braves.
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