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The cord that connects the Trains speed regulator to the wall outlet is made in China for the LEGO Group. (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Bummer of the Week: LEGO Made in China
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Greg Perry wrote: [snip] (...) [snip] I noticed that many of the Belville and Scala cloth items were made in China. (Send me email if you need me to check a 5890 to see if those earliest Belville sleeping bags fall into this category.) /Eric McC/ (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I experienced two LEGO "firsts" a couple of weeks ago - I visited the local Zany Brainy store for the first time to check out their LEGO selection and while there I discovered the first sets that I had seen stamped with the words I cringe at, "MADE (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego) !!
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| | Re: I can't tolerate this *juniorization* Either
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(...) <clip> (...) I have to agree with Tim. If the Shop@Home prices were more reasonable, more bulk (Sam's Club) prices, then I would spend my money there. Now I wait until sets at the retail stores go on deep discount to buy Lego. 50%-75% off (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: ??? New Theme Proposal ???
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(...) I was not aware of this, and I must say that I'm VERY greatful for the link (sincerely... thank you Mike). This will come in very handy, but I can still see the possibilities for larger sheets (sizes that most home printers are not capable of (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: I can't tolerate this *juniorization* Either
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"Jonathan B. McKay" <vebblejm@aol.com> wrote in message news:GJ4Ito.DnJ@lugnet.com... (...) Yup. My one gripe about LEGO Direct is the bulk brick prices. With the 1200 pc retailing for 20.00 originally, 1.6 cents/piece was a STEAL. It helped out a (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Sean Harrington" <harrington@macgenius.com> wrote in message news:GJ5Dyy.50L@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ...] (...) LEGO (...) packs (...) model (...) [ ... snipped ...] The LEGO graph paper has been available on the LEGO web site for quite (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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| | Bionicle: Juniorized?
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(...) Yes, I have made some great original creations by combining multiple Bionicle sets. It's fun and there are many possibilities. Have _you_ tried building something with Bionicle? (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Agreed. With the four sculptures that are out there, I think that this is a concept who's time has come. But I think the current sculptures are WAY overpriced, i.e. the 3724 Dragon is the closest in part count, and they have it priced at an (...) (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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| | I can't tolerate this *juniorization* Either
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(...) My name is Jonathan Mckay, I am also 13, with many of the same gripes. (...) Bulk=3033 1200 piece brick bucket. When you buy these wholesale from lego they are 12.99 for 1 brick bucket. That's roughly 1 cent per brick. Buying the same bricks (...) (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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