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"Brian Davis" <brdavis@iusb.edu> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl, Mike Walsh wrote:
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> > > I spend about an hour or two packing a single large cup,
> >
> > I really don't understand doing this.
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> In short, it's *fun*. Just like browing in the store, carefully
> examining the
> boxes to see if there's any neat parts in there.
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I think is where the disconnect for me is. I find the "cup" aspect of P-a-B
annoying. I have purchased quite a few pick-a-brick cups (at least 30-40,
maybe more but not all for me) and find the process of filling them
annoying. I would much rather put the parts I want in a bag and weigh it
and pay by weight than spend a bunch of time trying to pack parts in a cup.
I don't live near a LEGO store, I get to visit one occasionally when my
travel schedule allows me to do so. I can sometimes grab 10-15 minutes when
I am in Schaumburg to run into the Woodfield Mall and see what they have.
There have been several occassions where I would have (a) bought something
or (b) bought more than I did if I didn't have to deal with the cup.
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> > you have a really low value of your time.
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> If that was all that mattered, yes. But consider if just the value of my
> time
> was the major criterion, spending it a Disney (where there is no tangible
> return
> for the time) is silly to begin with. I spend the time because it's fun -
> which
> is another reason I *don't* do it with my family (when I'm with them,
> there are
> *far* better ways to spend my time).
Can't argue with that.
Mike
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Mike Walsh - mike_walsh at mindspring.com
http://www.ncltc.cc - North Carolina LEGO Train Club
http://www.carolinatrainbuilders.com - Carolina Train Builders
http://www.bricklink.com/store.asp?p=mpw - CTB/Brick Depot
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| (...) I have to admit, it's not time-efficient or really very cost effective (yes, with careful packing you can fit more... but with the way many of us buy LEGO, would buying another cup really kill you?). It is, in some ways, an experiential or (...) (18 years ago, 22-Feb-06, to lugnet.loc.us.fl.orl, lugnet.market.shopping)
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