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Re: Rare LEGO Promotional Sets
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Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:07:02 GMT
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On 12-11-17 10:12 PM, Gary Istok wrote:
> cereal maker WEETABIX (similar to USA "Cream Of Wheat") in 1980. It had a box
I'm allowed to be off-topic, right? :-)
WEETABIX is nothing like "Cream of Wheat". I don't know about the US, but for a
while WEETABIX was sold in Canada as well. Think of small bran flakes moulded
into an oval form, about 3/4 inch thick and 4 inches long. See:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weetabix
My grandmother used to *mail* them to us for a couple years. They came as mostly
crumbs, so eventually she stopped.
-Chris Gray (NALUG)
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| (...) Chris... like most American's, I've never had Weetabix before... I've based my entire knowledge about it on Showtime's THE TUDORS miniseries BLOOPERS clip... (starting at 3:13 in this clip).... (URL) looked like Chocolate Cream of Wheat... but (...) (12 years ago, 18-Nov-12, to lugnet.general)
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| TLG has been making LEGO Promotional Sets for other coumpanies ever since 1955, when the first Danish Esso Service Stations were giving out LEGO Esso vehicles. One of the most famous and interesting promotional LEGO sets was the 1592 Town Square set (...) (12 years ago, 18-Nov-12, to lugnet.general)
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