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| | | (...) Certainly, minus as Jason says, the times when they do come to retail. (...) Sure, but saying they don't exist, and saying they exist in a channel you don't feel like using is much different. (...) Well, besides the entire What Will You Make? (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Color Change - Final Update —Don Heyse
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| | | | | (...) It's more expensive than anywhere else. We have to pay tax AND shipping on top of full retail prices. Don (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | Re: Color Change - Final Update — Jake McKee
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| | | | | | (...) So it's really nothing to do with S@H, but has to do with the concept of online shopping in the first place? Jake --- Jake McKee Community Liaison LEGO Community Development (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Color Change - Final Update —Don Heyse
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| | | | | | | (...) Or TLC's concept of it. I do plenty of shopping online, but usually when I get notified of a 25% off sale so I know I'm getting at least as good a deal as walking into a store. SAH used to have more unique items. But now most of that is (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Color Change - Final Update —Christian Treczoks
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| | | | | | | (...) One word: Yes. Yours, Christian (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Color Change - Final Update —Jeff Shiner
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| | | | | | (...) I'm not sure thats entirely accurate. It makes sense to me that certain items or kit are only exposed through an on-line store as retailers are reluctant to carry them. It makes sense to me (from a business point of view) to ensure that you do (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Color Change - Final Update —Christian Treczoks
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| | | | | (...) Why should I? Too difficiult, too expensive (plus shipping!), and it is an Online Shop, for heavens sake. There is nothing better for shopping decisions than to go into a real shop and lay your hands on the product. Besides, nobody files, (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | Re: Color Change - Final Update — Jake McKee
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| | | | | | (...) Agreed that there's nothing like putting your hands on it. But since 99.9% of retailers wouldn't carry the ISD, for instance, would you prefer that we simply don't do it, and concentrate only on things that a retailer *may* decide to stock? (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Color Change - Final Update —Christian Treczoks
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| | | | | | (...) Just don't make them so damn exclusive. I'm among the lucky people who have a brand store in less than an hours drive away, but even *they* don't carry the sets that I'd like to buy there. Take bulk packs. The PAB in Cologne has a mediocre (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Color Change - Final Update —David Laswell
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| | | | | | (...) When BIONICLE accounts for 25% of all LEGO product turnover, investing a little space in special items for that powerful market hardly counts as "squandering" space. It might surprise you to know that the biggest complaint about them is not (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Color Change - Final Update —David Laswell
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| | | | | (...) Check-By-Phone. I don't use credit cards, and I don't want to wait for my payment to arrive by snail-mail before my shipment can be sent to me. In addition to the fact that S@H usually costs more because of S&H charges, it'd take over a week (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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| | | | | Re: Color Change - Final Update —Ken Bailey
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| | | | In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: snip out humorous sarcasm list (...) Unfortunately, the stores Jason mentions (Target and TRU) do not have branches here in New Zealand, and apart from 2 Pirate ships re-issued several years ago, I have seen (...) (21 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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