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Re: What Happens To Returned Legos?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego
Date: 
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 21:54:22 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Jonathan Mizner writes:
>  Does anyone know what happens to Lego that were opened, then returned to
> the store?  I have tried asking, and it is obvious that they send them
> somewhere.  But why would Lego spend money to have people painstakingly
> check for missing parts?  With the exception of very large sets, wouldn't
> they just throw them away?  Or do the distributors repackage them?  If they
> are thrown away, would it be possible to buy opened sets in bulk?  Does
> anyone know?

I have bought a few sets at Wal-Mart that were opened. The boxes were taped
back together and they were in the clearance isle at 50% off or so.
-Marc Nelson Jr.



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  Re: What Happens To Returned Legos?
 
"Marc Nelson Jr." <manjr@bricksonthebrain.com> wrote in message news:G74FIM.H98@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) they (...) taped (...) I saw some similar sets at TRU yesterday. They were marked about 30% off. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (26 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)

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