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(...) Isn't this thread about mismatched colours ? (...) Isn't when they are all together the important time ? So put the bricks in your collection, just don't build anything purple ;^) pete.w (owner of mismatched dark-grey bricks (not the new (...) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) Hmmm. Kinda like: well, sure, they're jabbing me with sharp sticks, but at least they're not red-hot? Not that buying Lego is like being poked with pointed implements, but I'm not sure of your logic here. :) (21 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I've had a few, but most of them have been in the very early US availability of the sets. I bought one of the first two UCS X-Wings in town, and it was missing a 1x1 round plate (I ended up substituting with the included spare piece in the (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Perhaps; I won't comment on the colors. But think of this: at least when you place an order from S@H (okay, okay, I know you don't, but nevermind that), you get your order. I work for a mailorder fulfillment house and today between 30 and 40% (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)
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(...) No way!!! whoah... I can't remember *ever* missing pieces, even when we did AucZILLA auctions and I handled millions. Maybe there was a time or two, but not that I recall. That record has (had?) always impressed me enormously. (...) it's half (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I think that's a brick with a plate on top. If you look at the big picture you'll see it's taller than a single brick. (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) shades of purple within a single brick? If so, I would imagine that LEGO Customer Service would consider at least this a problem. You might be able to get replacement bricks of a consistent (though unpredictable) shade of purple. Maybe having (...) (21 years ago, 2-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: The Knight Bus has arrived... but it's not all good news
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Yes, you are right, I didn't catch that part. I guess it was so realistic I did want or need to read any more. :) Still, I think you really have something here. Seems a lot more logical explanation to me than what has been officially provided so (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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you missed the (...) bit diddnt you ;) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Greg, You missed the words "DISCLAIMER: The above is a parody. It is not true. I made it up." I shudder to think what craziness is going to be posted on April 1st :) -- Bill (TooMuchDew) "Remember, no matter where you go, there you are" "Put (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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I wonder how much it costs them to assemble a focus group that will say a quality reduction is exactly what they would buy! This is absolutely ridiculous. There are so many different colors in the Lego color pallete that it is absurd to think that (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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Hi, This is what happened to our LEGO PRIMO Elephant : (URL) A broken axle: I don't think this is supposed to happen... Is there a maximum age (or maximum weight) for this item? My daughter who was playing with it is only 2 years old. (it is the (...) (21 years ago, 1-Mar-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Remember when the word "LEGO" was pretty much synonymous with "quality"? What ever happened to those days? <sigh> I'm really beginning to wonder if anyone at The LEGO Company even cares about quality anymore... Come on, LEGO! Get your act (...) (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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So, I was looking at (URL). It's a place for kids to send in questions to be answered by "The Amazing Redini". Okay, so it's obviously not a extremely formal QA area, but it does have lots of interesting facts -- for example, the bit about 84 (...) (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general) !!
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Dear LEGO What has happened to your quality control? I brought a couple of the Knight Bus sets and ( as well as having a few missing pieces in both boxes) the colour of the new bricks are all over the place. There are at least 3 different, distinct (...) (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.dear-lego) !!
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(...) Hey! Our LUG was formed only last year June the 7th... But our club did go to LEGOLAND last october! ;) (...) If only you knew...! Actually it´s hard enough to get people to go from one end of the country to the other. Yes, even in Denmark... (...) (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.events)
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(...) <blah blah blah from me> (...) Hello Mr.T. (...) Sounds good to me, I have friends from both countries (and others) who also say that it woudl be cool to see us have such a show.. (...) Yes, but that is also us 'known' fans... have you seen (...) (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.events)
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(...) And United we are.... (are we? ;)) - about time Denmark had one... after all they have a Legoland! (...) Of course it is... it's quite possible for us to have a great show happening, if the right sort of ideas and organisation were put (...) (21 years ago, 29-Feb-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.events)
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(...) Arg, don't remind me! Something tells me I'm not going to have much chance to think about Lego for the next few weeks after all ;) Michael (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.events)
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(...) What? Denmark is getting their act together? We must beat them! Aussies Unite! :P Anyway, Denmark does have the advantage of being smaller than Tasmania... For national events, tyranny of distance is important ;) (...) Too right, we don't give (...) (21 years ago, 28-Feb-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.events)
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