Quoted from aingide:

I don’t think the real choice is between Stern making higher quality (lower margin) pins at the same price versus lower quality (higher margin) pins — I think the choice is between making lower quality (higher margin) pins or slot/redemption machines.
So I’m just trying to enjoy the pins, even with all of the negative baggage, because I'd put money on Stern's ownership group trying to move into slot/redemption within the decade.

Quoted from PW79:

Maybe they're using shitty uncured cheap wood on their splitting cabinets & cratered ghosted chipping playfields.
Dude maybe you didnt read the part where I can see the wood is different.
So let me be reeeeally clear.
***The wood is different***
And it aint for the better.

Quoted from MacLean:

... Iceman, you got me all fired up again, I'm gettin' t-shirts ready