Food and Wine Mystery Box pin quality

[DiamondDollJeanette]

Anyone else finding the quality of this pin set seriously poor especially for Limited Edition pins.
This is Stitch and Jiminy:

As you can see Stitch's waffling doesn't even reach to the edge, but Jiminy's is way worse.

That's enamel paint that had been smeared on it and it goes right into the wording. I've never seen this before and I'm super frustrated since this wasn't cheap at all.
Does anyone else's look like this?

 

[khossler]

I had a Mickey and questioned its authenticity at first. I thought it was really bad also.

 

[DiamondDollJeanette]

I had a Mickey and questioned its authenticity at first. I thought it was really bad also.

I can get this for a plain old booster pack but this is a Limited Edition

 

[MerlinEmrys]

Weirdly, last year's F&W Mystery pins were also very poor quality. I'm not sure if a different factory makes them or what, but it does seem randomly common for this festival. :/

 

[DiamondDollJeanette]

Weirdly, last year's F&W Mystery pins were also very poor quality. I'm not sure if a different factory makes them or what, but it does seem randomly common for this festival. :/

Well this may deter me from buying more if they are like this.

 

[Randakinskywalker]

Weirdly, last year's F&W Mystery pins were also very poor quality. I'm not sure if a different factory makes them or what, but it does seem randomly common for this festival. :/

It might be that. Pandora will release stamped charms for special events and festivals, that are all made at a separate factory and on the quick, to my understanding. Their actual charm designs (the sculpted ones) take at least a year of development. So this could very well be similar.

I noticed they're poor quality as well. Someone almost let me trade them for a Donald with a smudge of blue between his eyes on FB. Mentioned it at the last second, after negotiating and such.

 

[TiggerSue]

I can get this for a plain old booster pack but this is a Limited Edition

They are Limited Release, not Limited Edition.