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Re: Do you save boxes and catalogs?
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 16 Apr 2004 15:58:20 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Brian Kendig wrote:
> Just curious - do you save the boxes from your Lego sets, and/or the catalogs,
> or do you only keep the instructions?
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> I'm cleaning up my Lego collection a little bit today, and I realize that I have
> (just about?) all of the mail-order catalogs from the past ten years, as well as
> the boxes to all of my sets from at least that long if not longer. (I cut the
> glue on the boxes and folded them flat.) I'm starting to think about the space
> this is taking up, and wondering whether anyone puts any value in boxes and
> catalogs, or if y'all just pitch 'em.
I keep one complete box from each type of set, usually glue broken and
flattened. If I buy more than one small set, I take off the barcode (with item
number) and discard the rest of the box. Keeping the barcodes is just in case
there is ever an offer of free end-of-line sets if you send in enough barcodes,
like an offer there was in the UK in the early 90s. I'm careful what I buy, but
any free sets are welcome!
I keep the tray boxes from large sets, such as the Backhoe Loader. These boxes
are useful for sorting pieces, especially because they keep the dust off
semi-sorted lots before I put them away in more permanent storage. It's great
to have several of the same set, since the boxes are similar and stack well. I
fold up the thin lid edges so that the lid no longer overlaps the side of the
box.
I keep all the instructions, though I'm thinking of keeping one example from
each type of set in my main sorting system and putting the others in a paper
ream box, due to the finite capacity of box files. Thanks to whoever posted
that idea the other week.
Mark
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