Can't say I am surprised. The Kreo build quality is nowhere near as good as you would hope for, the plastic quality is sub par too and too many of the micro changers have stress marks straight from the packet.

Have the micro changers been seen anywhere other than Big W on our shores?

To pay more or less the same as a lego minifig, I expect the same level of quality, which we have not gotten anywhere near. (Love the concept, hope it survives past the movie).