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Re: 4405 Blue tub (1305 pieces) now available from S@H (UK)
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lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se
Date: 
Wed, 5 Nov 2003 19:27:58 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Ray Sanders wrote:
In lugnet.general, Eric Harshbarger wrote:

I was thinking the same thing. 13 white cones? What the? And so many
singletom pieces (including 1x1 aqua bricks, and 3x3 corner slope blue).

Truly bizarre... it almost looks like a dumping ground for leftover pieces.

Ya know, I've wondered that myself. You don't suppose that TLC overruns parts to
cover themselves in case of disasters at sea ? (remembers the story about the
lost shipping container of parts bound for Enfield, flippers, etc). Might be an
interesting way of dump^H^H^H^H turning those K-8s into some cash.

Fascinating theory. I'll go one further (while we're speculating).. watch the
inventory! It may change.

If this truly is a way to get rid of surplus, I could see the "extra" pieces
changing. They're not printed on the bin unlike the first 400 (or 700, depending
on the bin) so they could be changed without major impact to production...



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  Re: 4405 Blue tub (1305 pieces) now available from S@H (UK)
 
(...) Does what you just said sound familiar in another setting ? Can you say PaB ? I knew you could :) Ray (21 years ago, 5-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se)
  Re: 4405 Blue tub (1305 pieces) now available from S@H (UK)
 
(...) On a trip into Germany I found the 4405 bin. It was new to me, and once opened I was surprised by the remarkable piece selection of the 305 extra's. So now I found the above discussion, I 'd like to add two observations/speculations: - The (...) (21 years ago, 3-Jan-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se)

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  Re: 4405 Blue tub (1305 pieces) now available from S@H (UK)
 
(...) Ya know, I've wondered that myself. You don't suppose that TLC overruns parts to cover themselves in case of disasters at sea ? (remembers the story about the lost shipping container of parts bound for Enfield, flippers, etc). Might be an (...) (21 years ago, 5-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se)

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