Subject:
|
Return of Basic Sets
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.general
|
Date:
|
Fri, 7 May 1999 19:17:15 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
496 times
|
| |
|
|
I got an e-mail this afternoon from the Construction Site noting some new
sets they have in stock. Besides Star Wars, they have:
5956 Adventurers Zeppelin
4215 Classic Building Set
4216 Classic XL Building Set
4284 Classic Box
I decided to check out the LEGO web site and there is now a "Basic" section
in the catalog. I also called Shop at Home to see if they had pricing.
Even though some of these sets are in the US section of the catalog the
woman I spoke with told me some of them came up as "Not avilable in the US"
or something similar.
Of the sets that will be sold by S@H, none are currently available. It
looks like they will be released in July. I tried to order a 4288 and was
told that she could not take a pre-order yet. Maybe in a month or so.
Anyway, the sets that appear on the LEGO web site and S@H pricing are:
2184 Basic Bucket - Retail only, no S@H
4215 Classic Circus Time Set - Retail only, no S@H
4216 Animals on Parade Super Set - Retail only, no S@H
4217 Classic Building Table - $22
4222 Classic Bulk - Not available in US
4281 Trial Classic Bag - $2.50
4282 Trial Classic Bag 5+ - $2.50
4283 Classic Starter Set - $4.50
4284 Trial Size Box 5+ - $6.75
4285 Classic Value Bucket - $6.75
4288 LEGO Classic Bucket - $11.00
4291 Classic Tub - Not available in US
Of note is the 4288 which is described as having house pieces! Some of
these sets show up in Pause and have a note about being available in the
1998 German Fall Release.
I also asked about the mythical Star Wars bucket (1886) which did show up in
her computer but was listed as "Not available in US". She suggested
calling S@H Canada to see if they have it.
Mike - mike_walsh@mentorg.com
http://members.tripod.com
|
|
Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Return of Basic Sets
|
| (...) What I love is the great packaging, because after all, that's what sets LEGO apart from the competitors. <IMG SRC="(URL) --Raymond Flournoy ===...=== flournoy@cs.stanford.edu "Because, of course, a man with an Computer Science Dept. obsession (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Return of Basic Sets
|
| On Fri, 7 May 1999 19:17:15 GMT, "Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mentorg.com> wrote: [Snipped stuff about new sets] Many of these still smell like Freestyle. (...) This one makes a product marketing design statement. A plain big red bucket, the only (...) (25 years ago, 7-May-99, to lugnet.general)
|
4 Messages in This Thread:
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
