pretty cheezy for sure, but the reason that they nailed the foundation in is to hold the frame together. Or they're idiots. Benefit of the doubt is that it will hold the sorry device together better.
Suggest to the manager that they ask a beekeeper that they know and trust what they think about that frame. I doubt they will want to sell it it afterwards.
Yeah, that would never even go into one of my hives. That will be so much trouble down the road - you'll curse the day you placed one of those in your hive. I'd take the whole mess back and demand a refund.
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