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Re: How many bricks are there in a lego set?
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 3 Feb 2000 15:59:03 GMT
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In lugnet.general, John J. Ladasky Jr. wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Matthew Wilkins writes:
> > Actually, in the US it's a Federal law that they have to put the number of
> > pieces contained on the outside of the box. It was part of a "truth-in-
> > packaging" set of laws passed in the late 1960's.
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> Really?!?
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> I just ordered two 6441 sets. I was a bit puzzled to see that the piece count,
> which the LUGNET database lists as 433, was *not* on the outside of the box as
> I'm used to seeing. Both boxes were the same -- no piece count. So, TLG broke
> the law?
Possibly the fact that you got them from S@H makes a difference. Since it's not
a traditional retail store, it may not be bound by the same laws. Or no one is
enforcing a good law in a silly circumstance.
Did you enjoy the non-North American catalog in the sets?
Steve
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| (...) Or perhaps the wording of the law provides a loophole for things like S@H overflow. What comes immediately to mind is that European overflow was never "intended for sale in the US" which might let it slip by... James (URL) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: How many bricks are there in a lego set?
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| (...) I've seen non-US sets (without piece counts) at ZanyBrainy and KB retail stores. (I got a European 8480 Technic shuttle at ZB and saw some non-US model team sets at KB) (...) The best is the Legoland brochure that I got in a European 6091 .. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How many bricks are there in a lego set?
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| (...) Really?!? I just ordered two 6441 sets. I was a bit puzzled to see that the piece count, which the LUGNET database lists as 433, was *not* on the outside of the box as I'm used to seeing. Both boxes were the same -- no piece count. So, TLG (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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