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(...) Actually, I'd like to see your analysis of that statement. (...) I prefer to think of them as "challenges" rather than "roadblocks". (...) I'm not even sure studs CAN be trademarked. But their trademark logo is prominent on the front. (...) (...) (18 years ago, 5-Dec-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) The studless beams have their place, but they are not a perfect replacement for studded beams in all circumstances. A studded beam can almost always be used in place of a studless one, but the reverse is not true. If I wanted to place (...) (18 years ago, 5-Dec-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Seems to me the best place to get studded technic is in non-technic sets. The Dino attack helicopter, several exoforce sets, designer sets etc are all appearing with at least some studded technic. Otherwise, perhaps it's time to update your (...) (18 years ago, 4-Dec-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) I second this. (18 years ago, 4-Dec-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) That is good advice, well-received, but which is sadly getting very hard to follow. On a recent trip to my local LEGO Retail store, I asked the employees if there were any sets with studded Technic beams, and they didn't even know what I was (...) (18 years ago, 4-Dec-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) While I also have some misgivings about the apparent decrease in the use of studded Technic bricks, probably money is the way to talk - instead of buying sets without studs, go buy multiple copies of the ones with studs, a good starter is (...) (18 years ago, 4-Dec-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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Dear LEGO, I just opened my new MindStorms NXT, and my first impression is that this is a really cool system with a lot of potential. But I've gotta ask - where have all the studs gone? A 577-piece LEGO set that has a grand total of six pieces that (...) (18 years ago, 4-Dec-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX) !
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I started teaching an NXT Robotics Club at the High School level today. In tandem with the Engineers without Boarders Challenge. I must say how impressed I am with the new NXT! The documentation, the parts found in the kit and the up and running (...) (18 years ago, 9-Nov-06, to lugnet.robotics.nxt, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Well, I am curious. Does anyone from LEGO read these posts? (18 years ago, 3-Nov-06, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Another update on the MB basic bags: I saw a big display of them in a (URL) Five Below> at the (URL) Arundel Mills Mall> in Maryland. They were arranged by color in tall cardboard boxes, and were priced at $1.50. Marc Nelson Jr. (URL) Marc's (...) (18 years ago, 21-Oct-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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Hi! I, as many of you, am on the mailing list og TLC (shop.lego.com news), but I have a problem. I get all mails 3 times, when trying to adjust anything, I see that I am only subscribed once. Whenever there is something new, I am told 3 times. I (...) (18 years ago, 28-Sep-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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"Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <talonts@vfaq.com>: (...) Another problem with these big boxes is that they're hard to get home if you don't have a car. I've been looking for the 4896 (black Saab-like car) set for a while, AFAIK Lego have had some supply (...) (18 years ago, 30-Aug-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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2 years ago, i did some really wishful thinkin' and not much came of it. i can only still hope that lego is lookin' and thinkin' cause i'm hopin' and dreamin' again. i've just added a few more pieces to my (URL) wishin'> folder. when i posted 2 (...) (18 years ago, 17-Aug-06, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.build, FTX)
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In lugnet.general, Josh Breese wrote: .... (...) Getting pissed is our business, and we can do it how we want. I suggest not getting mad at us for protecting our assets and profits. Cheers, Selçuk (18 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) By an amazing coincidence, I just got an email from LEGO.com this morning that says that they have free shipping on orders of $75 or more, and when I go to (URL) they have the free shipping promotion right on the main page. That would take (...) (18 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I knew the price of the parts and that there would be shipping however I didn’t know about the new shipping price structure or the sales tax thing until the second page of checkout. (...) If I did, I would, but that is not the case. I am after (...) (18 years ago, 8-Aug-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) What do you have to complain about? If I place the same order on S@H I get a final price of 1182.25 SEK ($165.379 according to (URL) the fact that the average US person has 30-70% more money to spend than a Swede doesn't make the equation (...) (18 years ago, 7-Aug-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Wait, you are pissed because of their prices? Did you buy this without knowing, or did you see everything up front? If you already bought this and then realized what happened, then be pissed at yourself for not reading the quoted price properly. If (...) (18 years ago, 7-Aug-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Also, news from the Burlington store indicates that you can order from Shop At Home *from* the store, which can be used towards the loyalty cards (yum!). Hence, they likely changed the system around to accomodate this. Actually, since loyalty (...) (18 years ago, 7-Aug-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Ondrew: Lego switched to a fixed percentage for shipping a few months ago. As for sales tax, they only seem to charge it for states with actual Lego stores. Ken (18 years ago, 7-Aug-06, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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