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Subject: 
Blulk Brick Sales In LegoLand Calif.
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Date: 
Mon, 26 Feb 2001 00:22:11 GMT
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I'm a very infrequent poster over here at LUGNET (only 1 or 2
posts, total.)

My family and I just got back from 5 days at Legoland California.

While I was there, I wound up talking with Mr. De Shields, the
person in charge of retail bulk brick sales at the little shop
outside of the model shop.  The good news is that he said that
he was trying to increase the number of different kinds and
colors of bricks available for retail sale.  The bad news is
that he asked me for suggestions.  Unfortunately, I'm more into
using Lego's for robotics and I am pretty clueless as to what
kind of bulk bricks people want to buy.  I'm sure that there are
a whole bunch of people on this list who could have rattled off
a long list of suggested parts.  Alas, about the only brick
that I could think of was the 1x2 clear brick.  I did tell him
that I thought anything to increase the number different bricks
would be greatly appreciated.

I did have the presence of mind to ask him for his business card.
While I am extremely reluctant to post either his full name or
E-mail address to this list, I see no reason why I can't ask
the question here and forward the results to him.  I figure this
will help atone for my sin of not knowing in the first place.
So if you were in my shoes, what list of bulk bricks would you
have suggested?

Also, I should mention.  On my trip back from Legoland, I cooked
up this idea of making pretty much the entire inventory of the
Model shop available.  I've already sent that idea in, but it
is probably a long shot.

Thanks,

-Wayne

P.S. To contact me directly, please remove the three XYZ's.



Message has 6 Replies:
  Re: Blulk Brick Sales In LegoLand Calif.
 
(...) Hmmm...lets see. These bulk brick packs are already quite in the right direction. What I believe is very important, though, would be new packs of specialty pieces. Like Accessory packs, only with more pieces, and more of them. But...on the (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Blulk Brick Sales In LegoLand Calif.
 
(...) Definently the clear, and orange bricks & slopes (33 & 45), green 45 degree slopes, and intverted slopes (black, grey, white, orange...)! Also, the 1x4x5 windows in more colors (red, white, yellow...), and plates (inc. 1x1 & 1x2 in clear)! I (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Bulk Brick Sales In LegoLand Calif.
 
(...) Greetings, Wayne, Thanks for making it known that you've contacted someone inside TLG who may potentially be helpful. I will put in my vote for 1X4 / 2X2 hinge brick and hinge plate assemblies. (top and bottom of hinge brick assembly) (URL) (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Blulk Brick Sales In LegoLand Calif.
 
(...) I would like to see more basic parts as a min... 1x1 bricks in black, dark gray and gray 1x16 bricks in black, white and gray 3x4 and 3x2 roof tile low sloped(30deg) in black, red and gray 1x1, 1x2, 1x4 and 1x8 plates in black, red, white and (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Blulk Brick Sales In LegoLand Calif.
 
(...) <snip> Wayne- Please pass along my disappointment to him regarding my recent visit to LLCa, when I found the bulk sales shop closed for the day. Limiting access won't sell well - why not make them more widely available throughout the park? I (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Blulk Brick Sales In LegoLand Calif.
 
Might I suggest that instead of asking in here, causing a superlong thread on this yet again, you simply send him the link to the site that was set up specifically for people to "vote" on parts? See Joseph Catena's Lego Direct Wants Page site - it's (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)

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