Quilting Needle 12

All needles have corroded gray spots, most likely they were not stored correctly. The tip of a needle was broken. All you have to do is throw it away. Wasted money.
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Hello and thanks for this report! We would like to reassure you, however, that we will be happy to refund you or exchange the product - your choice - if you send us an email with photos of these defects, so that we can in turn report the problem to the manufacturer. John James is, generally, a very reliable brand... but exceptions and oversights happen even to the best brands and, for our part, we apologize for not having checked better. See you soon!
CasaCenina Staff