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Subject:	Re: LEGO box
Newsgroups:	lugnet.faq, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.storage, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains
Date:	Mon, 17 Jan 2000 20:28:46 GMT
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In lugnet.faq, Bram Lambrecht writes: > "Z" <leahy@concentric.net> writes: > > In lugnet.faq, Ron Atkinson writes: > > > Is there any reason to keep Lego box? > > > > I don't think there's a reason to. The boxes are useless. The LEGO > > parts are what are useful. I don't know why so many people keep useless > > LEGO boxes; they're good for keeping the parts in place at the store, > > but once buy it, the box has served its purpose, and is useless, right? > > If the box has reasonably strong walls (eg, a big set like 8880 or 6982) > I often cut off the flip-top and use the box for sorting/storage. The > smaller trays from medium size boxes are also good for storage. > --Bram > > > Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com > -------------------oooo-----(_)-----oooo------------------- > WWW: http://www.chuh.org/Students/Bram-Lambrecht/ > ----------------------------------------------------------- I can see why someone would use a large one for storage. What I think is odd is that people sometimes collect the boxes. LEGO boxes just don't seem like the right material for a collection [especially if you never use the pieces [LEGO stuff is for building, not for dust collecting]] Those strong ones are useful, I agree. Z Z

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		Re: LEGO box
(...) I like the big pictures on the front (bigger than on the instructions on the large sets). And I like the alternate models on the back. So I keep the boxes. I do take out the cardboard inserts and flatten all but the largest boxes (which don't (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.storage, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)

		Re: LEGO box
Z <leahy@concentric.net> wrote in message news:FoHy7y.Ivz@lugnet.com... (...) odd (...) like (...) pieces (...) are (...) I use my bricks for building, and I never put any set aside from the other pile of bricks and I only use 3-4 of the bigger (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.storage, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)

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		Re: LEGO box
(...) If the box has reasonably strong walls (eg, a big set like 8880 or 6982) I often cut off the flip-top and use the box for sorting/storage. The smaller trays from medium size boxes are also good for storage. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.faq, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, lugnet.storage, lugnet.technic, lugnet.trains)

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