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    Re: Did Bricklink make Lego bulk sales irrelevent? —Thomas Stangl
   You know, there's always a lot of talk in the news about how well Europeans know geography and Americans don't. But soooo many Europeans just don't seem to grok the scale of the US, the distances that can be involved. My nearest LIC is in Orlando. (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Did Bricklink make Lego bulk sales irrelevent? —Rob Hendrix
     Hmm, nearest Lego Oulets? Lets see: Lawrenceville, GA - 628 miles / 11.25 hours Dawsonville, GA - 660 miles / 11.25 hours Prince William, VA - 1057 miles / 18 hours Nearest Imagintation Centers: Bloomington, MN - 915 miles/ 15.75 hours Orlando, FL - (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Did Bricklink make Lego bulk sales irrelevent? —Tobbe Arnesson
     (...) LEGOLand Billund; 433 miles/10 hours. According to (URL) Best regards, /Tobbe (URL) (remove SPAM when e-mailing) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Did Bricklink make Lego bulk sales irrelevent? —Maggie Cambron
     (...) Yep, I was surprised when it was mentioned in the other thread they are opening one in Glendale. Why not Northern California? Assuming Tom lived somewhere around San Jose that would make my distance from LLC over 500 miles. And having to drive (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
    
         Re: Did Bricklink make Lego bulk sales irrelevent? —Thomas Stangl
     Yeah, but you get to skip most of the Bay Area by taking 5 - normally, at least the first hour of my trip to LLC from Sunnyvale was just getting to 152 to get to 5. Sometimes 2 hours. Once I made it to 5, I flew - made it in 5.5 hours once, from my (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Did Bricklink make Lego bulk sales irrelevent? —Jan-Albert van Ree
   (...) O yes we do, don't worry. Burnt my fingers on this issue many times when I was in the USA in 2001 ;) I just meant that a 2 hour drive isn't something that's impossible to overcome. Right now I drive over 400 miles most friday nights just to go (...) (21 years ago, 11-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
 

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