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Re: McDonalds 1999 promo sets in set reference ?
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lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.promo
Date: 
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 21:58:29 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jennifer L. Boger writes:
I guess it's just weird that the numbers arn't sequential or following some
sort of pattern... you know?

Yup, I think it's weird too.

besides, if they just scavenged for some empty set numbers, that implys they
have a list of available numbers somewhere ;)

I don't know, perhaps they dont' have numbers, perhaps they really are 1
through 8...

I think they're also that.  :-)  Remember the SHELL promo sets from 1998?
They had both low-numbered SHELL numbers (1-10 or something like that) and
4-digit LEGO set numbers on the instructions.  For example, 2543 is both
2543 and 9:

   http://guide.lugnet.com/set/2543

To us, of course, as LEGO fans, it's much more 2543 than it is 9.


i mean, look what else answers to set # 1... Tim Key Chain, Velveeta
Promo... it's possible that these have numbers on the packages we never saw
too... 4 digit ones...

Makes me wonder about those old ones too...the Velveeta stuff is from way back
in the 70's, I think, when they didn't even have 4-digit set numbers (only 3),
and in that general era with Samsonite there is a ton of overlap.  It's
interesting to note that LEGO is now using 4-digit product numbers on things
like the new pens, watches, and software.


(i'm not rejecting the argument, just still not sure, and while it can be
changed later, i like it to be right the first time around)

Me too -- I'm still a bit skeptical, but there's not much evidence yet that
those aren't the set numbers.  :-)  I wonder if we could find out from someone
at LEGO who might be lurking...

--Todd



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(...) I guess it's just weird that the numbers arn't sequential or following some sort of pattern... you know? besides, if they just scavenged for some empty set numbers, that implys they have a list of available numbers somewhere ;) I don't know, (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.admin.database, lugnet.promo)

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