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Re: End of week speculation?
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 25 Aug 2000 15:42:27 GMT
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I think announcing new bulk pieces on a Friday wouldn't be the wisest of ideas.
That would be based on the many many comments I have read about the weekend
order takers.
Of course, if new bulk was announced today, I'm sure y'all would be more than
happy to deal with the weekend crew :-)
Julie
In lugnet.general, Bryan Kinkel writes:
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> "Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
> news:39A683A0.42FE3986@umich.edu...
> > Well here's my "too good to be true" speculation......
> >
> > They are going to allow us to buy any bricks/parts that the model shops
> > have access to, as well as some old discontinued parts..... (light
> > blue bricks... 1x2x2 windows in black, gray, and green.... 1x4x5
> > windows in yellow.... 3x3 low slope corner bricks in gray(!!!), white
> > and yellow.... 2x2x3 steep slope corners in yellow, gray, black.....
> > the return of all classic windows, but in yellow, blue, black, gray).
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> If Brad J announces an expansion of the bulk ordering, I suspect it will be
> a conservative expansion of what is already there such as...
> a) more colors for the 1xX and 2xX bricks (tan?)
> b) more slopes? I agree corners would be nice.
> c) larger plates
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> But then again, the Holidays buying season is just about upon us and Lego
> would do well to have an expanded selection available.
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> I could not even begin to guess what the next batch of bulk, specialty parts
> could be.
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> > Oh, I'm sorry, I was daydreaming....
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> Doesn't the medical community agree that daydreaming is therapeutic and
> healthy? :)
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> Bryan
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| (...) ideas. (...) I want the announcement to happen. Ordering is secondary. They can say we can't order till next week for all I care... Even if we're on rotation, we'll still have a month. However my opinion is colored by the fact that I leave for (...) (26 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| "Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:39A683A0.42FE39...ich.edu... (...) If Brad J announces an expansion of the bulk ordering, I suspect it will be a conservative expansion of what is already there such as... a) more colors for the (...) (26 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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