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Offline Shamu  
#1 Posted : 05 December 2016 05:24:08(UTC)
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Afternoon all,

Just got a loco from Token that I knew was in the wrong box........ however I have never noticed coloured stickers on the boxes before. All mine are still packed away and I can only check about half a dozen and none have the coloured dots.

I have seen boxes with a code sticker on them once or twice but...........



I have not seen these before ??

Thoughts, opinions ?
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#2 Posted : 05 December 2016 05:43:27(UTC)
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What coloured dots? Confused Are you still on the happy pills??
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Offline Shamu  
#3 Posted : 05 December 2016 05:46:34(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: xxup Go to Quoted Post
What coloured dots? Confused Are you still on the happy pills??


I assume your taking the piss LOL LOL Flapper

And yes I am somewhat better except my left foot is getting rather large........ thank god for thongs....... then again Confused Confused



20161205_144722.jpg


Just woke up after midnight after losing god knows how many hours........ couldn't get into quack today have to call at 8 in the morning Cursing Cursing

The joys of modern medicine Angry

Edited by user 05 December 2016 15:25:55(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

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Offline xxup  
#4 Posted : 05 December 2016 05:50:54(UTC)
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Here I did a screen shot from my computer..

Shane.jpg
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Offline river6109  
#5 Posted : 05 December 2016 05:54:45(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: xxup Go to Quoted Post
Here I did a screen shot from my computer..

Shane.jpg


this is much clearer, I can see them now

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Offline sjbartels  
#6 Posted : 05 December 2016 07:13:09(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Shamu Go to Quoted Post
Afternoon all,

Just got a loco from Token that I knew was in the wrong box........ however I have never noticed coloured stickers on the boxes before. All mine are still packed away and I can only check about half a dozen and none have the coloured dots.

I have seen boxes with a code sticker on them once or twice but...........



I have not seen these before ??

Thoughts, opinions ?


Ok, now that I have stopped laughing at xxup and his photoshop, my question is whether they were stuck on dots or printed? If stuck on, maybe some kind of dealer discount tracking thing, if they're printed on, no bloody idea mate, but surely off since it hasn't appeared before!
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Offline GLI  
#7 Posted : 05 December 2016 07:19:11(UTC)
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Hi all

I have 3 locos from Token and none of my boxes have coloured dots on them (they just happen to be beside me, so I checked).

It is possible that the dots were put on the boxes by the retailer from whom it was first purchased. I seem to recall from retail experience many many years ago that during stock taking (usually at the end of the financial year), once an item was entered into the stock take, a coloured dot was placed on the item so it wasn't done again. Different coloured dots were used each year. This may be a long shot but it is the best explanation I've got for your dots, Shamu.

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Offline H0  
#8 Posted : 05 December 2016 08:30:54(UTC)
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Hi!

I have seen dealers that used such dots for discount codes.
Could relate to stock taking - time to re-think the discount level.
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Offline RayF  
#9 Posted : 05 December 2016 10:49:17(UTC)
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OT, but it's a pity they made such a mess taking the price sticker off!

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Online Unholz  
#10 Posted : 05 December 2016 13:33:42(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: RayF Go to Quoted Post
OT, but it's a pity they made such a mess taking the price sticker off!


OT too, I fully agree, but there are various methods for removing (most) stickers in a more elegant manner than displayed in the picture. For instance, there are "sticker removers" (Etikettenlöser) in various forms (for instance these two: http://www.herma.ch/de/kleben/etikettenloeser.html or http://www.conrad.ch/ce/...kettenloeser-80609-200ml ).

Personally, I hate price stickers on my boxes and make a habit of removing them immediately. No other inhabitant of my home shall be able to learn what I paid... LOL

With regard to the dots, certain manufacturers also used them to identify the color of the coach/van contained in older boxes without transparent window (for instance HAG freight vans).
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Offline Shamu  
#11 Posted : 05 December 2016 15:43:45(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: sjbartels Go to Quoted Post


Ok, now that I have stopped laughing at xxup and his photoshop, my question is whether they were stuck on dots or printed? If stuck on, maybe some kind of dealer discount tracking thing, if they're printed on, no bloody idea mate, but surely off since it hasn't appeared before!


They are in fact very thin stickers........ however with what I would consider perfect alignment/placement I wonder if they were factory or printing originals Confused Confused Confused
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Offline Shamu  
#12 Posted : 05 December 2016 15:47:47(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: xxup Go to Quoted Post
Here I did a screen shot from my computer..

Shane.jpg


You should have made a brush pallet from teh tear mark above...... would have blended better............ Smart %rse LOL


OT check the photo in my post above the side effects of modern medicine Cursing Cursing Crying Crying Crying
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Offline xxup  
#13 Posted : 05 December 2016 20:54:32(UTC)
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It could have been a legendary post.. John caught on ThumpUp .. Eventually, there was going to be a poll to see who could see the dots - like that dress a few years ago.. LOL
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Offline kiwiAlan  
#14 Posted : 05 December 2016 23:54:22(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: sjbartels Go to Quoted Post

Ok, now that I have stopped laughing at xxup and his photoshop, my question is whether they were stuck on dots or printed? If stuck on, maybe some kind of dealer discount tracking thing, if they're printed on, no bloody idea mate, but surely off since it hasn't appeared before!


My immediate thought was stock take tracking, use a different coloured dot each year when doing a stock take so you know which items you have checked off.

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I see others have had the same idea.

Also I don't recall seeing the other sticker with the RN... just above the catalogue number before, possibly the stock database number for the shop.
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Offline Token  
#15 Posted : 06 December 2016 08:15:24(UTC)
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I would love to say I put them there to test you all but in truth, I never noticed them! Blushing
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Offline river6109  
#16 Posted : 06 December 2016 11:56:54(UTC)
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the green dot means it is in stock and blue dot means someone in sunny Queesnland bought it

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Offline Rwill  
#17 Posted : 06 December 2016 12:15:45(UTC)
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Now then at risk of being shouted at for being dumb and acknowledging that this was not the item in the box; what does the other notation on the box R5NR11 mean?

Its not showing on this box http://www.ebay.co.uk/it...533ac:g:4x4AAOSwHMJYJfhJ and I cant find any thing similar on any of my boxes.
Offline kiwiAlan  
#18 Posted : 06 December 2016 16:30:34(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Rwill Go to Quoted Post
Now then at risk of being shouted at for being dumb and acknowledging that this was not the item in the box; what does the other notation on the box R5NR11 mean?

Its not showing on this box http://www.ebay.co.uk/it...533ac:g:4x4AAOSwHMJYJfhJ and I cant find any thing similar on any of my boxes.


I referred to it as an RN number in my post, but it was this number I was referring to. I think it is the shop stock number that they would refer to when doing a stock take or audit.

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