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(...) ---- Subtotal 653 (...) ---- Subtotal of 'real' Lego ;=) 1397 ----- Grand Total 2050 This is not a good example to set for kids. Even if the remaining 122 are "miscellaneous" (Throwbots?), it would be good to mention them in a near-exhaustive (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Larry has all the points on target as always. However, what I would like to see us all do to help LegoDirect is to remember what this specific forum LUGNET.DEAR-LEGO was designed for. It was always intended for us to leave our comments, {real} (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Don't get too excited about the Lego Direct logo on the small in-box catalogs. This logo is not new, however, it is simply an alternate name for Shop At Home Service. To be precise, this Lego Direct is short for Lego Direct Marketing and is Shop At (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I think the fact that they are gone from the US Catalog on the Lego site is a definitive enough statement :-/ THAT BEING SAID, I bought a bunch of the black slope packs a few months back, and still have many of the pieces to trade for 2x2 med (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Uhmm... what? No service packs??? Say it ain't so, man... say it ain't so! (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Especially considering many of the parts/accessory packs are going away - they'll NEED LD up and running to take care of us ;-) Did you notice? If you go to the Lego US Catalog, and check the Service section, all that's left is the Technic motor in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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Followups redirected to lugnet.off-topic.debate (...) Labor laws do allow a person to perform normally paid labour "gratis". This is effectively the same thing as volunteering. (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, ya. Except that there appears to be a very real possibility that there are to be no more service packs, given the statements in the Jan S@H catalog about limited availability on all service packs. It would be nice if someone who was in (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Not intentionally. But it's a joke of a law, though. (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) <gloat mode=subdued_but_obv...s></gloat> (...) I would hope that Brad would not feel that getting the project done on time is more important than doing it right. I, and I'm fairly sure you agree, feel that it's much better to wait a bit longer (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jan-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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