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Re: The end of an all-too-brief era
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Date: 
Wed, 7 Jan 2004 19:17:05 GMT
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Steven Weiser wrote:

Are you under the impression that you must be connected to education to purchase
from Pitsco?

If you are under that impression, it is not true. Anyone with a valid credit
card can purchase from Pitsco. If you don't have one, then you are out in the
cold.

I cannot purchase from Pitsco.  That is a certainty.  Pitsco does not
sell to areas which have regional educational suppliers, and I am
located in Western Canada, where the supplier for the educational
division of LEGO is Spectrum Education.

The last time I spoke to them about purchasing from them (about 2 years
ago now), they said that they were an educational supplier, not a toy
store.  Call it "once bitten twice shy" if you will, but suffice to say
I'm not particularly keen on calling them again to see if they've
changed their tune.

>> Mark



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  Re: The end of an all-too-brief era
 
In lugnet.robotics, Mark Tarrabain wrote: <snip> (...) I hear your pain, Mark. That said, I have purchased numerous LEGO items from Spectrum, from the Technic turntables to additional sensors for my RCX. I mentioned to them that I wasn't part of any (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
  RE: The end of an all-too-brief era
 
Try www.pldstore.com... I'd be very surprised if you can't place an order. As far as calling that company again, what is the worst they can do? Say "No"? Worth a try... Worst comes to worst... form an FLL team, teach some kids how to program robots (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: The end of an all-too-brief era
 
(...) I'm certainly not an educator - but they sold to me (here in Texas) with not so much as a blink. I guess you must be right about not competing against other LEGO educational suppliers - that may well be in their contract with LEGO. Anyway - (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: The end of an all-too-brief era
 
(...) Are you under the impression that you must be connected to education to purchase from Pitsco? If you are under that impression, it is not true. Anyone with a valid credit card can purchase from Pitsco. If you don't have one, then you are out (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-04, to lugnet.robotics)

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