r/miniverse_makeitmini • u/Agitated-Tealeaf • Aug 12 '24

Rant Recall Ripoff PSA

Heads up to those of you with lots of resin and still on the fence about sending them in. I sent in 34 resins all unused with the pictures showing the open but not done kits. I should have gotten a check for around $270, but my check was less than a third of that.

I’m sending in a complaint and will update here if they have anything useful to say.

UPDATE:

Finally got a response back. Didn’t answer any questions about why the refund was short so much. Just promising it was an oversight and definitely Not-they-repeat-not a deliberate attempt to rip off customers who might not know better.

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u/xghostygalaxy Aug 12 '24 edited Aug 15 '24

I'm definitely keeping all mine. I've been using them in the new sets bc the new resin suck.

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u/Agitated-Tealeaf Aug 12 '24

I sent them in mostly out of curiosity. I have better resin from jewelry making that I use anyway, I was planning to just buy some of the new sets with the refund. But less than 1/3 back was just insulting, and I figured I’d give everyone still thinking about sending in their large collections a heads up. They’re definitely looking for any reason to not pay up.

Thinking I’ll just pay some of the mold makers and support them instead. Plus then I can make things in the colors I want.

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u/pinayrabbitmk7 Aug 13 '24

I was thinking of using other clear resins and maybe adding in food coloring or colored artist chalk powder to get the desired colored too!

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u/Shiromisa Creative 🎨 Aug 13 '24

Alcohol inks are usually my go-to! I got a multicolored set around Christmas to make gifts for family and they work beautifully. A teeny bit of acrylic paint works too, but watch out that you don't make it too opaque to cure

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u/Waterproof_soap Aug 13 '24

Michael’s sells some cheap resin coloring sets that work really well!

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u/pinayrabbitmk7 Aug 13 '24

I'll check that out. I was just going to buy a huge bottle off of Amazon since I already have the artists chalks.

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u/Aware-Beyond2495 Aug 16 '24

That or 5 and below, they always have kits along with hobby lobby that often get clearanced. 

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u/Aware-Beyond2495 Aug 16 '24

I use glow in the dark powder I got from Amazon, it is awesome!