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> I don't recall seeing this anywhere. Looks like through factory, you can=
> now
> buy bricks w/o making a creation.=20
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> <http://shop.lego.com/department.asp?d=3D18&t=3D7>
I bet they noticed that a large number of customers were using the
Factory this way, and figured this was more efficient.
I myself bought a couple of the engineer minifig "model" that someone
had posted, and the tiny 4 part bag came packaged in a cigar-box-sized
box with the customized label on it. It was amazingly wasteful,
especially considering that it only cost me something like $1.20. I
bet/hope this pick-a-brick will bring their overhead down.
--Raymond Flournoy
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flournoy@post.harvard.edu "Because, of course, a man with an
flournoy@yahoo-inc.com obsession is a man who has very little
sales-resistance." -- C. S. Lewis
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Raymond Flournoy wrote:
> > I don't recall seeing this anywhere. Looks like through factory, you can=
> > now
> > buy bricks w/o making a creation.=20
> >
> > <http://shop.lego.com/department.asp?d=3D18&t=3D7>
>
> I bet they noticed that a large number of customers were using the
> Factory this way, and figured this was more efficient.
>
> I myself bought a couple of the engineer minifig "model" that someone
> had posted, and the tiny 4 part bag came packaged in a cigar-box-sized
> box with the customized label on it. It was amazingly wasteful,
> especially considering that it only cost me something like $1.20. I
> bet/hope this pick-a-brick will bring their overhead down.
>
> --Raymond Flournoy
Wasteful indeed. I bought 20 copies of Tim Goulds dark red wall (about 112 dark
red 1x2 bricks in each). Each time I also rec'd bunch of factory boxes. (which
went right into the recycle bin).
Interestingly, I ordered these 10 at a time, and the last 10 came as one poly
bag filled with 1120 dark red 1x2 bricks. The factory boxes were included and
sent flat.
Jonathan
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Raymond Flournoy wrote:
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“Because, of course, a man with an
obsession is a man who has very little
sales-resistance.” -- C. S. Lewis
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A great quote for this thread! I am always partial to the wisdom of Lewis (one
of Ireland’s greats ; )
God Bless,
Nathan
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