Dear LEGO : 1470


Dear LEGO / 1470

Re: Lose the Plastic Thingies (tm) —Larry Pieniazek
What he said... Just don't package it in cardboard surrounds to make it easier to wrap, that misses the point. Again, to reiterate, that is, to repeat myself, or if you like, say it again for clarity... Plastic Thingies that are modular and that (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)

	Re: Lose the Plastic Thingies (tm) —Tom Stangl
	TUBS, however, are pretty useful. (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)

		Re: Lose the Plastic Thingies (tm) —Mike Poindexter
		I have a bunch of empty tubs (100 or so) that I would be glad to swap for some better form of storage, like the 6 or 9 compartment trays with handles. I do agree that the tubs are good, but I hate the buckets for storage. That handle makes it really (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)

			Re: Lose the Plastic Thingies (tm) —Tom Stangl
			If you cut out the center divider, and just snap the handle clips back in, buckets are very useful EXCEPT that the lid doesn't snap in tight. If they tip over, you have a mess. It would be nice if the lids snapped in securely. But those orange (...) (24 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)

			Re: Lose the Plastic Thingies (tm) —James Simpson
			(...) I echo the sentiments that playscapes are bad, bad, bad. Memo to Lego: Please, please, please stop trying to mimic other toy manufacturers. Stop trying to recreate what works for other toy companies, and return again to your strengths: (...) (24 years ago, 17-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)

	Re: Lose the Plastic Thingies (tm) —Eric Lind
	(...) I found the buckets to be rather useful. I've gone to sorting by piece, so I know have buckets full of 2x2, 2x4, 1x2, etc. I need to label the blasted things, though. "Ok, 1x4's are in.... the blue bucket. There's 12 blue buckets!! AAAHH!!" (24 years ago, 15-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)