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(...) Yep, I was surprised when it was mentioned in the other thread they are opening one in Glendale. Why not Northern California? Assuming Tom lived somewhere around San Jose that would make my distance from LLC over 500 miles. And having to drive (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yeah, I hear that. I hope they eventually put a LEGO store in King of Prussia Mall or Franklin Mills Mall. Those two are up there pretty high on list of the largest malls on the East coast. (...) Yeah that has been a recurring dream of mine (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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Hmm, nearest Lego Oulets? Lets see: Lawrenceville, GA - 628 miles / 11.25 hours Dawsonville, GA - 660 miles / 11.25 hours Prince William, VA - 1057 miles / 18 hours Nearest Imagintation Centers: Bloomington, MN - 915 miles/ 15.75 hours Orlando, FL - (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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Were you around for RTL/ATL? Lugnet is still a safe haven compared to that. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home (22 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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You know, there's always a lot of talk in the news about how well Europeans know geography and Americans don't. But soooo many Europeans just don't seem to grok the scale of the US, the distances that can be involved. My nearest LIC is in Orlando. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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I just recently (about an hour or so ago) posted on Bricklink Forum, about how we're treating each other, & how no one seems to care for other AFOL's (& ChildFOL's too) feelings anymore. How we seem to rather tell someone something bad, then (...) (22 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) That's what I need to drive to Cologne as well, but it's well worth it. There's one closer, but with a more limited assortment. However I've got a feeling that if things really work out we'll no doubt see more. Germany is getting it's third (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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"Jan-Albert van Ree" <javanree@vanree.net> wrote in message news:HL0pnB.14Cs@lugnet.com... (...) And (...) Which is why I added a "never say never?" tag to my post! The major downside to Pick-A-Brick is geography. I'm in Philadelphia PA USA and I (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Not really. With Bricklink there's never any guarantee about availability of a certain part. But right now the two together usually make for a good supply of just about anything you want. (...) Yes, Bricklink is nice for small quantities but (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) There's slews of costs. The biggest one is overhead. Something has to pay for your free S@H catalogs, the nice woman on the phone you phone your order in to, the OTHER people who work there to make sure you talked to that woman quickly instead (...) (22 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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