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Re: Did Bricklink make Lego bulk sales irrelevent?
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 11 Sep 2003 04:16:10 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Bryan Kinkel wrote:
> "Jan-Albert van Ree" <javanree@vanree.net> wrote in message
> news:HL0pnB.14Cs@lugnet.com...
> > > Of course Lego Direct will never (2) match the selection at BrickLink. And
> > > the pricing is often better through BrickLink.
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> > Don't bet the farm on it... look at the Pick-a-Brick, the stores at the
> > parks with their part sales. They're simply learning how to set it up. And
> > they are limited in the amount of new releases for each year, which
> > explains why it takes time.
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> Which is why I added a "never say never?" tag to my post!
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> The major downside to Pick-A-Brick is geography. I'm in Philadelphia PA USA
> and I don't see any stores opening within two hours of me anytime soon.
Yeah, I hear that. I hope they eventually put a LEGO store in King of Prussia
Mall or Franklin Mills Mall. Those two are up there pretty high on list of the
largest malls on the East coast.
> (Will the Lego Outlet in VA get Pick A Brick?)
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> Believe me, I would love to walk into the Lego store in my local mall and
> scoop whatever bricks I need into a baggie, slap down a $20 and walk out.
Yeah that has been a recurring dream of mine for about 15 years now.
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> But at this time, sadly, I can only do this in my imagination at the
> imaginary store.
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> (See my imaginary brick scoop? I'm scooping into a bin of purple 2x4
> bricks... and scooping some more! <grin>)
Mmmm... Trans-bricks.
-Mike Petrucelli
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| "Jan-Albert van Ree" <javanree@vanree.net> wrote in message news:HL0pnB.14Cs@lugnet.com... (...) And (...) Which is why I added a "never say never?" tag to my post! The major downside to Pick-A-Brick is geography. I'm in Philadelphia PA USA and I (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-03, to lugnet.general)
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