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Redditor Opens New Lego Set Only For It To Be Filled With Pasta—And It's A Scam That's More Common Than You Think
The Reddit user joked about the uncooked surprise in the box:
“Ordered a new Lego set, got dinner instead.”
You can see a photo of the alleged scam below:
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The post quickly circulated online, showing a Star Wars Lego box and bags filled with pasta instead of blocks, and reignited frustration over alleged return scams. At first glance, some viewers joked that Lego had somehow packed penne into a Venator-Class Republic Attack Cruiser set, but many commenters suspected something else entirely.
Reddit user u/harriswatchsbrnntc noted:
“The added indignity of reusing the Lego bags is so diabolical.”
Once the original poster confirmed the set had been purchased through Amazon, other Redditors began offering theories. The most common explanation is that someone previously bought the set, removed the bricks, and replaced them with a similar weight of pasta before returning the box.
Because the packaging still appears full, the item can sometimes slip through the returns process and be resold to another buyer.
Similar incidents have surfaced before. Last December, TikTok user @lindsayharlak said they opened a Lego set purchased from Target for their birthday and found pasta instead of bricks.
You can watch the Lego-to-noodle swap incident below:
And then a year ago, Reddit user u/MtHove shared that their box contained a single plastic bag filled with spiral noodles. In another September 2024 post, someone reported receiving a mix of legitimate Lego pieces and pasta.
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Some users suggested the tactic works because pasta can roughly match the weight of Lego bricks and even produce a similar rattling sound when the box is shaken. If the packaging appears intact, warehouse employees processing large volumes of returns may not always open the inner bags to inspect the contents.
Reddit user u/bigbobo33, who said they resell Lego sets on Amazon, described encountering similar returns:
“My brother and I sell Legos on Amazon, and from time to time we get very expensive Lego sets returned to us, just filled with cereal or all the mini figs ripped out.”
Redditors responded with humor, joking about pasta-themed Lego builds and “spaghetti-class star cruisers.”
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The issue also touches on a much larger ecosystem. Lego collecting has grown into a major hobby in the United States, with dedicated adult fans of Lego—often referred to as AFOLs—building massive displays and maintaining collections worth tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Rare Comic-Con exclusives, sealed sets, and retired releases often drive the most interest among collectors. Some individual items can sell for more than $1,000 on secondary marketplaces.
Specialty retailers such as Bricks & Minifigs and Atlanta Brick Co. run stores nationwide that buy, sell, and trade Lego sets. Additionally, online platforms like Brick Owl enable collectors to find rare parts, minifigures, and discontinued kits.
With certain sets commanding high resale prices, unopened boxes can carry significant value, making them especially attractive targets for scammers.
For now, there are no public statements addressing what appears to be a recurring issue. Until then, buyers may want to double-check what’s inside the box before starting their next build.
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Woman Has Full Meltdown When Airport Security Escorts Her Off Plane For Watching Videos Without Headphones
Noise was recently an issue on a recent American Airlines flight from Miami to Tampa, though neither a baby nor an infant was responsible.
Instead, passengers were disrupted by a woman who refused to wear headphones while watching videos on her phone, resulting in her being escorted off the plane, as documented by TikToker @jcmak03: ***NSFW language***
@jcmak03 documented the saga in three parts in the two-minute video, introducing the first part with a text overlay explaining the situation:
"Lady gets kicked off American Airlines flight in Miami after refusing to use headphones and fighting with and cursing at flight attendants."
During what is described as "Part 1/3" of the video, we can see a man in a tan jacket speak to the unidentified woman, who remained in her seat loudly declaring she didn't "give a sh*t," making an effort to justify the behavior other passengers found disruptive.
She ranted:
"I paid money for it, and I played a video for thirty f*cking seconds, at fifty-percent sound!"
"And that's the f*cking reason you're kicking me off?"
Another passenger could be heard clapping back at her, and the noise-making woman subsequently noticed she was being recorded by other passengers, which she claimed was "totally fine."
During the second part, the woman could be seen clapping back at a flight attendant, continuing to defend her lack of headphone use, and claiming the noise coming from her seat was "less than what that sounds like."
It's unclear what "that" she was referring to, only that it was something coming from a few rows ahead of her, as she was emphatically pointing in front of herself.
She then accused the flight attendants of giving her an unnecessarily hard time because she had initially told one of them, "that sounds like a you problem"—something she would soon reiterate, now saying it sounded like a "them" problem, with a healthy dose of profanity thrown in.
Confident she did nothing wrong, she then encouraged the flight attendants to "go ahead and call the police" before declaring, "what the actual f*ck?"
The woman then adamantly told the flight attendants that she had "stopped after the second warning."
While part two ended with the woman comfortably falling back into her seat, the third part began showing that the flight attendants had taken her up on her offer, as two policemen, one wearing a Sheriff's jacket, could be seen standing in front of her.
While the woman appeared to cooperate with the policemen's demand to get up and out of her seat, she clearly wasn't going down without a fight, continuing to justify her behavior:
"I am in the right."
"It's okay for me to play a thirty-f*cking- second video."
She urged passengers to continue recording her as she continued to get up from her seat, but while the policemen tried to calm her down, she once again jumped to her own defense:
"Hey, is this not a free speech America?"
"Or are we being a**holes to literally everybody?"
As the security guards kept trying to calm her, she remained somewhat obstinate, asking if she had the right to "express her feelings."
Finally, the woman picked up her bag, and after leaning in to a row in front of her and thanking a passenger for "reporting her," once again emphasizing she only played a video for "thirty f***ing seconds," she proceeded to walk off the plane, followed by the police officers, once again reminding everyone of the length of her offending video.
Cheers erupted from the plane as she walked off, eventually leading her to join in on the clapping, with one passenger audibly thanking the officers for getting her off, and another screaming for the woman to "get the f**k out of here."
Viewers, including some passengers from the flight, were equally delighted to see her removed from the plane.
Many expressed their hatred of people playing videos with the sound on full blast with no regard for others, and others wished headphones were more strictly enforced elsewhere:
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Earlier in the month, United Airlines initiated a rule that all passengers must use headphones "while listening to audio or video content," and that staff had "the right to refuse transport" to anyone who didn't follow the rule.
With all the traction @jcmack03's video has now gotten, it won't be surprising if American Airlines soon adopts a similar policy.
Katherine Heigl Addresses Backlash From Fans After Attending Pet Charity Event At Mar-A-Lago
Well, consider that goodwill erased. Heigl was photographed at an event at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, and now all bets are off in many people's eyes.
Heigl has addressed the controversy after the viral backlash, but a lot of people aren't buying it.
The flap began after Heigl was photographed at the Wine, Women & Shoes event at Mar-a-Lago, an annual shindig to raise funds for Florida's Big Dog Ranch Rescue, the nation's largest no-kill dog shelter.
Seeing Heigl on a red carpet is news these days, as the star tends to keep a low profile. But that it was a red carpet at Trump's residence drew swift backlash.
People were furious that Heigl, who has espoused liberal views in the past, would turn up at the president's residence, and many accused her of being "desperate" for money and exposure.
And of course her past controversies came back to bite, with many saying we should have never forgiven her for her Grey's Anatomy scandals.
Heigl swiftly showed up in the comments of Instagram posts about it to defend herself, saying that her focus was on the cause of animal rights, not politics.
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In a statement to website JustJared, Heigl said:
" Animals don't vote. The only room they don't like is the euthanasia room at a shelter. They are completely at the mercy of us, and they have no voice of their own."
"This event was about animal advocacy — something that has always been deeply personal to me... Anyone who knows me knows that protecting animals is one of my greatest passions."
Which is all fair enough, and a few applauded her for putting issues above politics.
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But even many of those who sympathized thought she made a mistake.
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But most people seemed to find her explanation empty and beside the point.
Perhaps Heigl's motivations were entirely mission-based, but any appearance at Mar-a-Lago lends legitimacy to the regime. Celebrities in the public eye, who know how the optics of a public appearance works, should probably take note of that.
Denver Airport Sparks Debate After Asking For Financial Support For Unpaid TSA Agents Amid Partial Shutdown
Democrats want reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), while Republicans and the administration of MAGA Republican President Donald Trump want to add funds to the agency and maintain the status quo of poorly trained masked thugs terrorizing, abducting, and killing undocumented immigrants, documented immigrants, and United States citizens.
Democrats proposed five measures to approve funding for other agencies under DHS, including TSA. But the Senate GOP prefers keeping the workers unpaid to inconvenience Americans in a bid to force Democrats to give them everything they want for ICE.
According to Trump's DHS, hundreds of TSA workers have quit and others have taken unscheduled time off in order to work other jobs or save on childcare.
On social media, DHS posted claims that Democrats were responsible for any unfunded DHS agencies, but were met with immediate pushback on their claims.
The impasse leaves non-essential personnel at TSA furloughed and essential personnel unpaid.
In addition to TSA and ICE, DHS also includes Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Secret Service (USSS), and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG).
While Congress debates the issues that have plagued DHS since Trump's soon-to-be former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem took the reins, Denver International Airport (DEN) is asking both passengers and paid airport employees to donate $10 or $20 grocery store and gas gift cards for the unpaid TSA agents who continue to work in the airport daily.
Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington said:
"Once again, DEN’s federal employees are working tirelessly to ensure our airport operates efficiently and safely without getting paid. That’s why we are calling on the public to donate grocery store and gas gift cards to help make this moment a little more bearable for these federal workers."
The airport made their request on X and Instagram as well as other communication channels.
DEN requested gift cards from local stores like Safeway, Walmart, Costco, and Target in $10 or $20 amounts—the limit for gifts for federal employees. Visa gift cards are not accepted due to federal ethics rules governing cash gifts.
People had thoughts on the request.
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Gift card collection bins have been placed in Denver's Jeppesen Terminal Great Hall and the airport’s Final Approach "cell phone waiting lot" and amenity building designed to provide free parking for drivers waiting for passengers to arrive.
To mitigate the situation nationwide, Denver's plea for donations is not alone. Calls for gift cards, as well as non-perishable food, hygiene products and infant supplies, have also been made by Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas.
