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Re: How does Lego sort Lego?
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Date: 
Sun, 2 Jan 2000 02:30:09 GMT
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Jasper Janssen wrote:

So someone would go around the warehouse with a cart and a set of
scales, and dump 1000 +- 10 bricks into the order crate directly from
the storage crate. I think adding the uncertainty, though a bit harsh
on customers (OTOH, what's 10 bricks on a thousand?), might make bulk
orders more feasible due to less labour costs (ie, preferably more
than the 1% possible loss in brick amount ;) ), I'm all for it.

I don't know -- what sort of number of 2*4 bricks would be in a
storage crate, as an order of magnitude?

Jasper

Carrying this one step further: just sell us a plain-brown-box[1] of
2x4 brown bricks. The same box that Lego stores them in. Weigh the box,
tell us how much/many and we (or someone) can break up the contents. An
easy solution for TLC/LD.

Ray

[1] p-b-b refers to the boxes in the picture behind Ed Boxer in this photo...
   http://www.GeoCities.com/WestHollywood/9172/Enfield/brownme.jpg



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(...) IMHO, a bulk order should be exactly that -- a _bulk_ order. So someone would go around the warehouse with a cart and a set of scales, and dump 1000 +- 10 bricks into the order crate directly from the storage crate. I think adding the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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