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Re: What Happens To Returned Legos?
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Date: 
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 04:18:51 GMT
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Here where I live most (but not all) l TRU returns or damaged boxes are
routed through the local Goodwill.
Where do you live? I'd never thought of looking to Goodwill for cheap
parts - good idea.

The Stars Wars UCS series may be the worst packaging of any retail
set Lego has ever sold.

I can't say I've ever understood the fascination with Star Wars and so
I've never had much interest in the corresponding Lego offerings.
What, therefore, does UCS stand for? For that matter, what has Lego
done to the packaging to make it the worst ever? Apart from the
polybag junk, I've always thougth Lego did a pretty good job packaging
wise.

Matthias Jetleb
VA3-MWJ



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  Re: What Happens To Returned Legos?
 
(...) Yea, definitely bad packaging. (...) I certainly enjoyed the movies, and I have kept some of the models together, but to me the attraction is the parts they offer. The biggest attraction of course is peasants for castle set ups, but almost (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)

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(...) Here where I live most (but not all) l TRU returns or damaged boxes are routed through the local Goodwill. Goodwill removes the UPC from the box then uses *way* too much masking tape to tape up the boxes to prevent people from opening it in (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)

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