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Re: What Happens To Returned Legos?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego
Date: 
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 22:40:27 GMT
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"Marc Nelson Jr." <manjr@bricksonthebrain.com> wrote in message
news:G74FIM.H98@lugnet.com...
> 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.

I saw some similar sets at TRU yesterday.  They were marked about 30% off.

Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com



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  Re: What Happens To Returned Legos?
 
(...) 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. (26 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)

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