There is much rejoicing when I open up a new LEGO set and there are no stickers to apply. Printed pieces work for me. I am terrible at putting stickers on bricks. They always end up just slightly off center or crooked.
However some sets just don’t look the same with the added detail that stickers provide. If the stickers happen to be missing, what do you do?
I’ve had a few instances of missing stickers very recently actually. One was #60326-1: Picnic in the Park and the other was #76398-1: Hogwarts Hospital Wing. In both instances, I didn’t see the small sheet and it was either stuck in the box after I dumped the pieces out or I missed them initially. Whoops!
A lesson learned from the Bricks for Bricks BrickLink store… Someone recently purchased set #75276-1: Star Wars Stormtrooper helmet from the store (I have one more available at the time of this post if you are looking for one). When they opened it up, there were no stickers. When the buyer contacted me about it, I mentioned checking the box and build area to make sure they didn’t pull a mistake like I did. Then I mentioned they should call LEGO Customer Service to see if they could get a replacement sticker set. This was a real shot in the dark here as the set retired in the US on 20 January 2022 in the US according to Brickset.com.
We got some good news! LEGO Customer Service told them that they try to save the sticker sheets for around two years after a set retires to have on hand in event people buy some of the last inventory out there and need stickers. So they are sending one to the person who supported our latest giving campaign. Sweet! So keep that in mind if you have a sealed, retired set that you open up only to find no stickers. At some point, it will get too old and your chances are slim, but it’s good to know the option exists.
Has anyone else had this experience with missing stickers from a retired set?
Happy building!
