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Re: Different Size Instruction Books
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Fri, 23 Jan 2004 04:48:14 GMT
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In lugnet.general, John Cooper wrote:
I noticed the two instruction books were different sizes. They both have the
same content, but one is about 90% the size of the other. Very strange. I'm
sure there are different printings for kits with different production runs,
but I'm surprised by this difference between batches. Both instruction books
have the same date and stock number. Has anyone else encountered this
situation?

Possible reasons for this could include printing in a different plant (early
sets are sometimes shipped packed from Denmark and Switzerland, while later sets
are packed in one of seven different packing plants), printing for a different
country (I have instruction booklets that have different "Click" symbols, but
are otherwise the same), or budgetary reasons (smaller booklets do cost a little
less to produce, after any additional setup costs are recouped).  Did you buy
your second copy domestically, or did it come from another country?



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