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You'd think that if there was a side of the story where the details exonerated the company, you'd think they would share those details. If they moved someone el

You'd think that if there was a side of the story where the details exonerated the company, you'd think they would share those details. If they moved someone else's property out of the store, then surely they would be able to share evidence supporting this. All we have to go by is the blogger's account, so that's the story. Just saying "there must be more to it" without evidence that there is more to it, is just vague speculation.

fc417fc802 5mo ago
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- usehand 5mo ago
  There aren't obvious holes. Most or all of what's been claimed as holes have just been straight up lies from B&M
  - sparky_z 5mo ago
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    - usehand 5mo ago
      Well, yes, if someone doesn't care to look for the full story then there will be holes almost by definition. The common accepted meaning of "holes in a story" is not "I don't know the facts", but "the story itself is misleading or incomplete".
      - fc417fc802 5mo ago
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    - fc417fc802 5mo ago
      Beyond glaring omissions such as that one there's conflicting information between the linked article and what commenters here say the various linked videos contain. The article also lacks the necessary level of detail regarding the various legal claims, counterclaims, and entities involved which in this case are absolutely essential to understanding what's actually going on. I'm inclined to believe that there's corporate wrongdoing but the piece itself comes across as a blatant attempt to stir up drama as opposed to objectively informing the reader. It's certainly not the sort of thing I come to HN for.
paulddraper 5mo ago
> if there was a side of the story where the details exonerated the company, you'd think they would share those details Here is that side, published last week: https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/21/salem-oregon-bricks-and-minifigs-store-situation/ https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/21/salem-ore... And some further elaboration today: https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/28/bricks-minifigs-salem-oregon-clarity-and-resolution/ https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/28/bricks-mi...
- usehand 5mo ago
  Besides the overall lack of information in these, they were also found to be lying in them
  - krisoft 5mo ago
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    - paulddraper 5mo ago
      That user won't say. [1] One discrepancy is that B&M says consignment was against their operating instructions, yet the former franchisee shared the franchise contract, which explicitly allowed it. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318473 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318473
      - usehand 5mo ago
        And that's the reason I won't. You can see yourself how insanely easy it is to find this info (you replied with one you probably found pretty quickly yourself), and yet these people who are full of quickly-formed opinions are constantly trying to offload the work onto others.
        krisoft 5mo ago
        > people who are full of quickly-formed opinions My quickly formed opinion is that you are emotionaly disregulated and unpleasant to chat with. That is the only opinion i hold about the whole topic. > constantly trying to offload the work onto others. You claimed something. I’m not a a mind reader to figure out what you meant.

fc417fc802 5mo ago

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usehand 5mo ago
There aren't obvious holes. Most or all of what's been claimed as holes have just been straight up lies from B&M
- sparky_z 5mo ago
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  - usehand 5mo ago
    Well, yes, if someone doesn't care to look for the full story then there will be holes almost by definition. The common accepted meaning of "holes in a story" is not "I don't know the facts", but "the story itself is misleading or incomplete".
    - fc417fc802 5mo ago
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  - fc417fc802 5mo ago
    Beyond glaring omissions such as that one there's conflicting information between the linked article and what commenters here say the various linked videos contain. The article also lacks the necessary level of detail regarding the various legal claims, counterclaims, and entities involved which in this case are absolutely essential to understanding what's actually going on. I'm inclined to believe that there's corporate wrongdoing but the piece itself comes across as a blatant attempt to stir up drama as opposed to objectively informing the reader. It's certainly not the sort of thing I come to HN for.

paulddraper 5mo ago

> if there was a side of the story where the details exonerated the company, you'd think they would share those details Here is that side, published last week: https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/21/salem-oregon-bricks-and-minifigs-store-situation/ https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/21/salem-ore... And some further elaboration today: https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/28/bricks-minifigs-salem-oregon-clarity-and-resolution/ https://bricksandminifigs.com/blog/blog/2026/05/28/bricks-mi...

usehand 5mo ago
Besides the overall lack of information in these, they were also found to be lying in them
- krisoft 5mo ago
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  - paulddraper 5mo ago
    That user won't say. [1] One discrepancy is that B&M says consignment was against their operating instructions, yet the former franchisee shared the franchise contract, which explicitly allowed it. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318473 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48318473
    - usehand 5mo ago
      And that's the reason I won't. You can see yourself how insanely easy it is to find this info (you replied with one you probably found pretty quickly yourself), and yet these people who are full of quickly-formed opinions are constantly trying to offload the work onto others.
      - krisoft 5mo ago
        > people who are full of quickly-formed opinions My quickly formed opinion is that you are emotionaly disregulated and unpleasant to chat with. That is the only opinion i hold about the whole topic. > constantly trying to offload the work onto others. You claimed something. I’m not a a mind reader to figure out what you meant.