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Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Sanjay D'Souza

With the closing of LEGO New Zealand now is a good a time as any to reveal the opportunity I had to order LEGO pieces in bulk through LEGO NZ. I'm pretty certain that there are others out there who through good fortune are likewise able to order in (...) (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom McDonald

(...) <snip> Simply amazing. And I was going to ask to be your best friend too... Honestly I was, I just hadn't gotten round to it ;-) -Tom McD. when replying, order "spamaroni with 2 knobs" in quantities of 288. (25 years ago, 4-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Larry Pieniazek

Well, bully for you, I guess. But think of the message instead if you had surrepetitiously contacted everyone that wanted a lot of parts, and then presented TLG with a 250,000 dollar order and a quarter million in cash. I know I have a spreadsheet (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Sanjay D'Souza

Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:37A8E6BE.6903F3...ger.net... (...) I've spoken with the Spare Parts Manager about this numerous times and he agrees that TLG should be making more of an effort to cater for people who wish to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Larry Pieniazek

(...) Doubtful. I have a very large imagination. Don't forget that I've seen some incredibly broken business processes in my day, it's what I do for a living. (...) I'd gladly wait 6 months to get 10,000 windows. I'd gladly sit down and formulate (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Sanjay D'Souza

Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote in message news:37A8FB0D.BE3C88...ger.net... (...) The (...) I don't have any intention of being as serious about LEGO as people like yourself are. I marvel at creations you and others like you come up with (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

(...) Hell, me and Larry would gladly rent a dump truck from Michigan, drive it to Enfield, count out the pieces and drive it back ourselves, just to get the opportunity to "make it easier on TLG" and satisfy our Lego urges....(10,000 windows for (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

I'll take my seats out of the Suburban and come along, if you need some help! :) Scott "Wishes he could fill his Suburban with a bulk order" Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Paul Sinasohn

Heck, I've got a cousin with a semi....I'll pick you guys up as I drive out from California, right? Enough technic beams, chains and tracks to build a BIG roller coaster And train stuff too..... Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Steve Bliss

(...) Gary, you've got a bigger problem than picking & loading -- you'll have to go into the manufacturing plant, find the molds, and cast your own classic windows. Then you can count and load. Steve (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

(...) Yeah, I could see me now. Going to Billund with some pick axes and air hammers and dismantling part of the company headquarters complex looking for the classic window & door molds. (They dispose of their old molds by incorporating them into (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

Gary, if they listened to us and started selling bulk, I wouldn't be surprised to see a posting from you saying you paid to have new classic window molds made ;-) (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

Larry, have you ever checked into offering your expertise to Lego in setting up a proper bulk ordering process that would be easy enough for those thickheaded people to realize they'd be making a healthy, noticable addition to their profit line? (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Larry Pieniazek

(...) I have thought about it but unless I could show a business plan that, based on quantitative factors alone, delivered more marginal profit than their current approach, I suspect it would fail. From a purely quant perspective, it's not enough to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Paul Sinasohn

(...) The easiest thing to do would be to convince TLG that selling to organized Groups is just like handling any other order...except that the Groups' orders could be filled directly from storage bins. BUT if the assembly/packing lines at Enfield (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tim Courtney

(...) packaging (...) counting (...) But what about the model design teams who have bins of the same part in their waarehouse? That's their personal collection, but there's apparently a way of collecting one type of part for storage. And there's the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Bryce McGlone

(...) represented (...) That (...) In the storage area for bricks in the Model Shop at Legoland CA there are boxes of the same brick. Each box is about 18x18x24 and just has a sticker with a picture of the piece and the color. I picked one up and it (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Bryce McGlone

Sorry everyone. I forgot to clean up the bottom of the last post. I'll try not to do it again. Bryce McGlone (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Jon Kozan

(...) That sounds like they believe that they can make more $ selling the parts in sets. That way, the uninitiated will buy entire sets, and carry the cost of the parts they don't want themselves. Thus TLG sells far more than they would if they just (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

(...) It is only too small if they do a rotten job of marketing it. If the info on ordering were in every set, and they had an easy online ordering system, I'm sure the market would grow rapidly. (...) Not true. TLG sells a set to TRU, they make a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Jon Kozan

(...) sure the market would grow rapidly. It's more than the size - it's also the potential to reduce other sales where the buyer (remember, I'm talking about their real customer base - kids) buy parts they don't need in sets just to get the parts (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —John Gerlach

(...) Spoken like a true "LEGO addict"... <grin> Sanjay, congrats at your good fortune! When your project is done, we want pictures! TLG, are you listening? People are willing to pay good money for pieces in bulk. We could come up with dozens of (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Jonathan Wilson

here is how TLG could do bulk ordering: offer the piece price book for say $50 or whatever to interested buyers. small run of these does not cost much i would not think. the book would have a picture of the part, the TLG part number (so there is no (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —John Gerlach

(...) And have minimum quantities of each item, or have 'multiples' of each item - you can only order pieces in multiples of 100, for example... They have pieces stored in bulk in their warehouse. They wouldn't have to count them to fill orders, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Richard Dee

On Thu, 5 Aug 1999 14:47:01 GMT, John Gerlach uttered the following profundities... (...) The pieces *are* done by weight. Most of the parts I had requested were in multiples of 100. For instance, of the 4 lots of 1000 2x4's I had ordered, I had (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Naji Norder

(...) WAIT!! Here's the problem. If Lego offers any sort of bulk ordering, then people (like me) would _stop_ buying large quantities of identical sets. I would still buy one or two of each for myself, but most of my money would be pooled into parts (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Greg Majewski

(...) You are partially right, at least the way I see it. True, some people, such as AFOLs would stop buying sets just for pieces. But you forgot about kids. I think that some ten year old kid would much rather have something like a Ninja fortress (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

I disagree. They would still be making money, whether it came from SAHBO (Shop At Home Bulk Orders) or TRU. Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

Yes, and the other point here is that THEY would be making ALL of the money, not selling it to TRU at a near-zero profit margin because TRU buys so much. With bulk ordering, even though the operating costs will probably be higher, so will the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Jon Kozan

(...) Sorry Tom, Naji is correct. 1) TRU really doesn't get a better deal on sets than most any other major retail outlet. You can check their cost on any set if you ask the store Director politely enough. Everyone gets sets at about 62% of MSRP (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

You're not going to make me believe TRU pays the same as anyone else. They may show you a book, but that is most likely "store cost" (like a car dealers "invoice price"), not true cost to the TRU chain. Otherwise TRU wouldn't have been able to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

(Posted to .market.shopping as well) So, TRU was pressuring TLG not to sell to others. Figures. >:( Well, I did see my first Lego product at Sam's Club the other day, it was that small laptop building table, with 225 BASIC pieces, and three sets, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Jon Kozan

(...) While it true that I can't "make you believe" anything ;-), I can however, tell you what I know. TRU's computer systems are somewhat closely guarded from customers and have plenty of information that even many store Directors don't know about. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Todd Lehman

(...) Say, do stores ever get accrued discounts or rebates for large repeat purchases? Like, for every $1,000,000 you spend at 62% of MSRP, you're entitled to a $50,000 rebate or discount toward the next milestone? --Todd (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Jon Kozan

(...) That's beyond my experience, but if TRU accurately reflects their costs (other than administrative costs), I don't see it built into their "costs". I would guess LEGO doesn't do this though. -Jon (25 years ago, 11-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Frank Filz

(...) No, all you need to have is a scheme underwhich bulk ordering is as profitable or more profitable than selling sets. That will probably mean that the price per piece on bulk orders is higher than that in a set (but we know the market is (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Arjan Brugman

Frank Filz <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in article <snip> (...) <snip> (...) What do you guys mean with "cannibalization of the retail market"? (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Eric Joslin

(...) They're just saying that Lego might be concerned with the drop in sales that would result in Bulk Orders. Look at it this way: There are people who are willing to buy 20 of a set to get as many of a particular piece as they feel they need. If (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Naji Norder

(...) are (...) You are right; this is the flaw in my arguement. The large numbers of sets we buy make us a meaningless customer base to TLG. So the question TLG must ask is: "Should we serve our meaningless customer base in the same fashion as all (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

TLG Market Research, was Re: Bulk Ordering —Richard Dee

On Fri, 6 Aug 1999 18:00:40 GMT, Lorbaat uttered the following profundities... (...) 8448 is a first for user-survey cards, so hopefully that will change. I don't know if these cards are present in the US version of the set, but they are in the UK (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Ben Gatrelle

(...) Ditto Ben Gatrelle (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

(canceled) —Ben Gatrelle

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —John Neal

(...) Ouch. Had to rub it in, uh? I'm sitting here thinking that I wish I didn't know about your good luck, because it makes me all the more frustrated with those hinnies from Denmark. What on earth motivates this company, because it sure ain't (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Sanjay D'Souza

John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:37A8F982.195DCF...est.net... (...) Denmark. (...) Umm...I wouldn't say rub it in but consider the following..... Following is a fact of life for LEGO enthusiasts living in NZ 1) Price of sets is (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —John Neal

(...) Well, to be perfectly blunt, I'd take bulk in a New Yalk minute. I couldn't care less about LEGO clothes, theme parks, promo sets, sets in general. I've got 10s of thousands of bricks from sets and not one is built. For me, it's all about the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Sanjay D'Souza

John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:37A9094F.8C37E7...est.net... (...) that (...) such (...) the (...) to (...) has (...) I'm (...) like (...) lottery-- (...) I agree totally. I got lucky and made the most of it. It just suprises (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tim Courtney

(...) Just like everyone else who has read this and replied, I wish that I could have had an opportunity fomr something like this, and do agree TLG is being very stupid by not offering it as a part of their sales. But, I see absolutely no reason to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —John Neal

(...) I hope I made it clear that my sour grapes are not directed at Sanjay, but rather to the policies of TLG. (except for the auc comment;-) I envy his opportunity, and bemoan the fact that TLG doesn't provide it to all. -John (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Mark Harrison

Don't worry John, NZ wasn't the only country that offered sale of bulk bricks until recently. The service was always available in Australia. I made use of it occasionally but my problem was that the parts I wanted bulk amounts of, Lego Denmark (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

OK it looks like Mark let the other shoe drop...... Yeah I knew about both New Zealand and Australia, but I saw no good in telling everyone. I kept the rage bottled up inside. Hey Mark, tell them the story about the bulldozer and the old Lego parts. (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Bulldozing old inventory (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Robert Munafo

(...) That's nothing. Apple buried all their leftover inventory of Macintosh XL computers (thousands of upgraded Lisas originally worth US$ 10,000 each) because their accountants told them it would be better for their bottom line than giving them to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Bulldozing old inventory (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Larry Pieniazek

(...) ya, but Lego is actually "useful" compared to a Mac. <grins, ducks and runs> (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Bulldozing old inventory (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

Oh, Larry. :) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

(canceled) —Arjan Brugman

Re: Bulldozing old inventory (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tim Courtney

(...) LOL! :) -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Macintosh: Machine Always Crashes If Not The Operating System Hangs (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Bulldozing old inventory (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —John Neal

(...) I wish you wouldn't encourage him like that, Tim;-) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Bulldozing old inventory (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —James Brown

(...) Oh relax, John. It's not Tim's fault that Larry's incorrigable. <time to duck and run myself> James (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)

Re: Bulldozing old inventory (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tim Courtney

(...) Oh gosh :) -Tim <>< (skip the whole signature thingie) Tortallinis with Rubber Chicken Broth are quite yummy.... (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.pun)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

(...) EEP! I don't like the sound of that already! -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Todd Lehman

(...) Wow, that's actually encouraging, in a weird sort of way... It makes me wonder how many other countries around the world have something like this. Any idea how this managed not to come up during the course of the 100+ message thread about bulk (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —James Brown

(...) the topic (and Jeroen) just quietly disappeared. James (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Todd Lehman

(...) I hope he wasn't "erased" in the April TLG layoffs! :-( He seemed like a great guy, and he was a true fan of the brick! --Todd (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —James Brown

(...) The cynical part of me is wondering if he got 'shut up' and told to not react to/with the on-line Lego fan community. James (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Todd Lehman

(...) Hmmm... Jeroen did mention this, though: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Arjan Brugman

Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in article <37ab6ab8.53668188@l...et.com>... (...) can (...) like a (...) That post sounded rather positive and encouraging. Maybe he was trying to tell us something, without crossing the TLG line... Or am I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —John Neal

(...) Consider the fact that all of this took place in Feb-- not much has changed as I see it.... -John (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Arjan Brugman

John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in article <37ABA08E.97A3410E@u...st.net>... (...) <snip> (...) to (...) changed (...) True, but Jeroen also said: "But remember changing the way a whole company thinks takes some time.". Who knows what's going (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Kevin Loch

That's pretty cool. Can someone find out how much it would cost to order about 200 1x4x6 trans-lt-blue windows w/black 2-bar frames? (you know, the townJr. type). KL (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Robert Munafo

(...) I don't understand why people are so confused about this. First of all, the (legitimate) bulk ordering market already exists, but it's small and limited to the most commonly needed pieces (simple bricks). You can get 2x4 bricks for about (US) (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)

Re: No Ritvik for me thanks —John Kelly

Why we don't use non-LEGO product? One of the reasons is that it's lousy product. It does not wear as well or hold up to the same rigors that the LEGO product does. I've watched models made of knock off brands fall apart in direct sunlight because (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Todd Lehman

(...) Eeek! Byetch!!!! Ritvik is not LEGO! (That's why. :) --Todd (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Greg Majewski

(...) Byetch? I think I've found my new word of the day! Greg "Byetch, byetch, byetch" Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Todd Lehman

(...) Whhoops, that was accidental. I normally write "blyetch" or "bletch." Some other good ones are "blyeah" and "eyegch" and "eyegggch." :) --Todd (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom McDonald

(...) Well, there's no need to byetch about it.. -Tom McD. when replying, spamcake fried in bacon grease is a new fad in the south. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Jeremy Sproat

(...) Byetcha won't be able to keep this one going... Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Kevin Loch

Hey, does that count as violating the TOS? If so, that's a Byetch. KL (...) (25 years ago, 8-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Robert Munafo

(...) don't (...) Silly me. I'll just go back to my robots now (-: In case anyone wants to defend Ritvik (not likely 8-) I'll set followup-to the infid^H^H^H^H^Hclone-brands discussion group - Robert Munafo LEGO: TC+++(8480) SW++ #+ S-- LS++ Hsp M+ (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Ritvik quality or lack of such (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Robert Munafo

(...) Okay, here we go... Do Ritvik bricks really fall apart in the sun (that's an exxageration :-) How suitable are they for a project like, for example, building a 5-foot-high replica of the US Capitol Building? I ask because Ritvik bricks can (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

Re: Ritvik quality or lack of such (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Eric Joslin

(...) No. There's also no reason you can't build it out of Tente, wooden blocks, uncooked (or cooked!) macaroni, or dryer lint. But none of those things are Lego, and neither is Ritvik, even if Ritvik is more easily compatable with Lego. Some people (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Larry Pieniazek

I'd use Ritvik in underpinnings if it was strong enough(1). GMLTC modules are on carriers, but ultimately are held together by the adhesive force of the studs in them. Any minor variations in that mean you have stress fracture fault line potentials. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Paul Sinasohn

(...) Wasn't there a time when some architects used Lego bricks for models? What other bulk buyers would have ever existed? I think that hyping the User Group route for bulk orders is the best way to approach TLG - it is a small number of (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

(...) In my case (and many others), bulk ordering. I could then trade for other stuff I needed if necessary. (...) Don't worry, I, at least, do not take it that way. Others will, of course. -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Patricia Schempp

oh my god this makes me want to throw up. lamposts..augh. I've been scouring the earth for just TWO and *heartattack* I can't go on.... (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Julie Krenz

Well, if you're really desperate you could some from the new Belville sets, at least that's what I read: (URL) for some reason that link doesn't work, do a search on lugnet for lamposts.) -Julie (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Steve Bliss

(...) Yep, just $66 will get you one white lamppost. And a couple of pink lampposts, too. Oh, and a bunch of other odd pieces (my favorite is the trans-dark blue minifig head). Steve (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

Sanjay, Thanks for the info. New Zealand is not the only country that had a (soon to be discontinued?) bulk order policy, but (and this is rare for me) I kept silent. As someone who has NEVER had a bulk order completed (everything in my collection (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

Amen, Gary! I was typing almost the same thing, but somehow, you make it sound more profound! Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tim Courtney

(...) Duuude! You are a columnist! Cool.... that's just what we need to get their attention. Go for it! And don't forget to post the article here :) -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Rubber chickens are the best applied use of polystyrene to (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Greg Majewski

(...) There don't happen to be any columnists in the Enfield/Billund areas, are there? Heh heh.. That sound like a great idea.. BTW: I CAN NOT wait to see your city when it's done, Sanjay. I have been trying to imagine one of the scale you (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tim Courtney

(...) LOL! - Rubber chickens just rock the house! I have one sitting on top of my monitor.... And I read the Phish.net FAQ on the Dude of Life coming out at random concerts throwing out autographed rubber chickens with messages from the band to the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Greg Majewski

(...) (URL) Greg "Hoping the link above works" Majewski citrusx__@yahoo.com (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Town Project (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed) —Sanjay D'Souza

Greg Majewski <citrusx__@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:FG03Br.AJp@lugnet.com... (...) see (...) I didn't really want to say anything public till it was completed but me being me I just had to go and put my foot in my mouth. I've basically spent (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Town Project (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed) —Paul Sinasohn

Sanjay, Can you tell me what attractions you've put in your theme park? Thanks... Paul Sinasohn Roller Coaster, someday. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Town Project (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed) —Sanjay D'Souza

The theme park hasn't yet been developed but will incorporate many of the Paradisa sets from the past. I wasn't originally going to have a theme park but a browse through the Paradisa range suggest it was a possibility. As for your other post (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Town Project (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed) —Paul Sinasohn

Thanks, Sanjay - that Velux house is almost like what we would call an A-Frame... which makes me wonder about keeping databases in sync...but I'll post in the database group. Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Town Project (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed) —Paul Sinasohn

Also, Sanjay - the Lugnat DB doesn't have an entry for 1854...could you pass the required info on to the Powers That Be? Paul S. (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom McDonald

(...) the (...) complaining (...) Group (...) Remember all visual media wants *pictures* of *awesome* creations which is something that Gary and the GMLTC can give them (per region capita, it seems that the midwest has the most bricks). Maybe Gary, (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —John Morgan

(...) Hi Tom, You might include the line " I will work for bricks" : ) John (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

SIC'EM, Gary, SIC'EM! If you have addresses of people to write to, I would humbly suggest you have them find their way in here, so that TLG gets BURIED in requests. While you are big in RTL/Lugnet, you are still small to TLG, so multiple people (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tony Kilaras

(...) I hope everybody remembers this the next time you need help bagging a set. I can't say I'm annoyed (like many of the others around here) at your' "good fortune" but being cocky about it is infuriating. (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Sanjay D'Souza

Tony Kilaras <kilaras@speedus.com> wrote in message news:FG0zpw.FJn@lugnet.com... (...) Cocky?. Well if that's the case maybe we should get together for lunch sometime because we seem to have a lot in common. Sanjay (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tim Courtney

(...) LOL :) Is that ever the truth. (Sanjay, you're not cocky, but you sure do have a lot of sheep in your country) -Tim <>< (URL) timcourtne ICQ: 23951114 Beware the *heat-resistant* Rubber Chickens of Death! Get paid to surf the web! Visit: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

Folks, Please! Rather than have a pissing match, and engaging in "ad hominem" attacks, let's reflect on this situation. I reread Sanjay's original message, and yeah, you could read it several ways. Larry, however has spent a considerable sum of (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

Beautiful, Gary. I am moved to tears. Just say when, and I will make a letter as well when you send one out. (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tim Courtney

In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes: [...] Snip Gary's pissing match and wonderful letter Gary, Excellent letter. Do you think it would be more effective if it is a letter put out by the group with many names on the list? Or do you want to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

(...) Glad you liked the letter, My first thought was to have us all sign (typed names?) it and list the total number of sets and pieces represented by this group of signers. How about that? Gary Istok (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Greg Majewski

(...) It would probably be better like that (what was written above). Um, this will probably sound dumb, but people with scanners could actually send a real signature to be put on the letter, or should multiple letters be sent out? Greg "(URL) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

Excellent! Scott Sanburn Age 24 CADD Designer Number of confirmed sets 492 (50 or so not known from assimilation) Pieces = 102,286 (Some 5,000 from assimilation) (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

Thanks Scott. Are you trying out SAHBO as a new acronym (Shop At Home Bulk Orders)? Well I don't know if it will do any good, but I do know that Peter Eio will read the letter. I may not like their policies, but I do like Mr. Eio. He's been there a (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

Yes, you caught me, my dream acronym, SAHBO, Shop At Home Bulk Orders, (I can see the logo now!) or maybe even OLSAHBO, Online! Yes, scroll through beautifully rendered parts, available in these colors, pop them in the basket, and away you go! My (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Arjan Brugman

Scott Edward Sanburn <ssanburn@aeieng.com> wrote in article <37AB2EE4.513A9A80@a...ng.com>... (...) <snip> Ouch, now I don't feel much of a collector anymore. I know I just an AFOL only a month or 2 ago, but still... I don't know the exact count, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

Arjan, No two people have the same collection. Size may be important in other areas, but not in this newsgroup. I don't want this to get into an exercise of who has the biggest collection, and who doesn't. We already know it's Conan (2.3 million), (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Arjan Brugman

Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in article <37AB385F.74533CA1@u...ch.edu>... (...) Hi Todd, (...) areas, (...) who (...) It wasn't my intention to start such a thread in the first place. I wasn't really serious about the "ouch" thing. Sorry if I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Julie Krenz

(...) Take a browse thru (URL) I haven't submitted my info to yet). It makes for some interesting reading. Julie (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Arjan Brugman

dkrenz <dkrenz@mc.net> wrote in article <37ABB158.93EE24A3@mc.net>... <snip> (...) Thanks Julie! This is exactly what I was talking about. Very interesting to read about the people & their collections around here. (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

Arjan, Don't be upset or anything, I have been collecting sets since I was 4, everyone has different money conditions, situations, and the like. I really have never had a Dark Age, like most AFOL'S have. I am strange as it is, so it fits me. :) I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Arjan Brugman

Scott Edward Sanburn <ssanburn@aeieng.com> wrote in article <37AB4202.ED975B73@a...ng.com>... (...) Hey Scott, (...) everyone (...) never (...) me. :) Like you've probably ready in my reply to Todd, I was merely joking about being upset. Actually, I (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Ben Gatrelle

In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes: <clip> (...) My two cents would be for Gary to send his letter with only his signature and have a standard general letter of the same tone posted on LUGNET (and RTL, peoples's site, etc.) that individuals (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

Yeesh, I'd have to TRY to count up my pieces then! I don't want to THINK about it. I bought 70,000 in one month once! (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

70,000?! WOW! In one month? Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

Well, it was in 2 days, actually. But that was as much or more Lego than I had purchased in over a year. I tend to rarely ever find sets I like on clearance, but when I do, look out! (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —John Neal

(...) And they were all 5571s;-) <drooling rivers> -John (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Don Heyse

(...) Hey, I just got one of those last week for $70 at a Zainy Brainy in (or near) Philadelphia. Seemed like a pretty good deal at the time. They had two more left after I got mine. Don (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

Well, you either found one of the stores I passed over, or they found some more in their warehouse, because I only skipped over stores that where asking too much, or ones that had 3 or less in stock. I called every ZB in the US ;-) (...) -- | Tom (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Kevin Loch

Is that the one in Dufasville or something (I can't remember the name but it starts with a D)? That's that store I found sevral Space Shuttles in for $70 Last year, after everyone else ran out. KL (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Don Heyse

(...) I couldn't tell you. While visiting relatives on vacation, I bummed a ride to the nearest Zainy Brainy on mission to get a kids birthday present. I happened to browse the lego aisle and there they were... To get there you take 76 northwest of (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

Sure there's a better way - use the ZB web site, it lists all stores, and directions to get there. Then again, you can just call to see if they have any ;-) And it's probably the Doylestown store, which is actually in Warrington ;-) (...) -- | Tom (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

If you're going to make it difficult for those of us that don't WANT to know how much we have, add another KEY figure - how many pieces/sets you had to buy from other Legoneers rather than buying from TLG, thereby lowering their profit potential. I (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —John Gerlach

(...) <letter snipped> A very minor quibble: "LEGO" should be in all caps, the same way the company refers to itself. John1 (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Ben Gatrelle

In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes: <clip Gary's comments and letter to TLG CEO USA > One typo noticed... paragraph #4 "well qualified to work in you Lego Model Shops" Your not you. Ben Gatrelle (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Naji Norder

(...) Gary, Very good letter! As a suggestion: you might want to change the above to read "We want to pay for our Lego pieces." TLG does not like "Lego" used as a noun, so that they can keep their copyrights intact. Naji (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Thomas Main

Gary, I think this letter is excellent. I have a few suggestions for minor chenges you might consider: Gary Istok wrote: <snip> (...) The internet was in existence 12 years ago, although not the www. How about saying something like, "Thanks to the (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Letter (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.) —Julie Krenz

The popularity of AucZILLA (1) could be also be mentioned. Although, LEGO already is aware of that. The following is part of the FAQ of AucZILLA: Q: Aren't you worried that LEGO might find out what you're doing? A: No, not at all. They already know, (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Bram Lambrecht

(...) You may also want to mention CLSOTW Past Picks as a great place to start looking for cool (duh!) LEGO-related sites. --Bram Bram Lambrecht / o o \ BramL@juno.com ---...---oooo-----(_...o---...--- WWW: (URL) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —John Neal

(...) <snip of reconciliatory pleas & the letter> Gary- That is a terrific letter. I think the idea of having us all sign, including the sizes of our collections is a great idea. We could inundate the poor fellow with mail, but ultimately I think (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Mike Poindexter

(...) the (...) with (...) all (...) throw me in there too. Mike Poindexter, 467 sets; 250,000 pieces (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Greg Majewski

(...) Here's mine: Greg Majewski, 96 sets, around 13,000 pieces (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

(canceled) —Paul Sinasohn

Letter to TLG-USA: wording suggestions —Paul Sinasohn

Excellent letter, Gary. Perhaps the list of websites could be enclosed as an appendix? (...) Your service packs address a part of that problem. But service pack (...) As an editor, I'd like to make 2 suggestions to that paragraph: Change "But" to (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Jeroen Ottens

Hai everybody, You can count me in on that letter: Jeroen Ottens, senior designer segment 7-16+ (makes a better impression than my set-count (<200) ;) And being european. Why don't we send this letter to Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen? Or even better, since (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

Jeroen, HA! I had a feeling you were still lurking. Any and all help is greatly appreciated! :) Scott "Been wanting bulk orders since I was 4" Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gregor Benedikt Rochow

(...) ...which is something that's overlooked by both LG and people arguing that "kids are their primary market", hence all those special parts wants that are assumed to be a rare adult idea aren't significant to LG, etc... I can't speak for (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom McDonald

(...) <snip> I often wanted more of certain parts. Sometimes it was just for enhancing an official Lego set, like putting in a wall where there wasn't one, or adding a window or something. Often it wasn't a bargeload of pieces I wanted but a few to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Scott Edward Sanburn

I guess from my stand point, I bought most of my early sets to have them, but even when I was 4, I wanted a whole bunch of parts, but my parents would never would buy 7 sets just for parts. I was particularly found of the computers and the like. The (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Tom Stangl

(...) In the 70s, when I was a kid, I DID buy a few parts packs. If they would have had a bulk service *THAT I KNEW ABOUT*, I would have bought more parts. From everything I can remember, all I had available were a few flyers from some sets listing (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

Thanks Jeroen, If we get any Bulk Order results from TLG, I'll name a street in my Lego town after you (Jeroen Avenue?). I think that you may be right. Maybe we should skip Mr. Eio (USA President), and go directly to the top, KKK. I have printed the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

OK folks, Here's some updates to creating the "LETTER" about bulk sales. 1) Send it to KKK (not Peter Eio) and Jeroen will forward a copy to each member of the Executive Team. We will have to coordinate this so that KKK (mailed) receipt of the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Beth Reiten

(...) (snipped for brevity) Sorry to come in late on the discussion, everybody, but I have a citation that I think might be helpful if we *are* going to set up a mail campaign. Bear, John Send This Jerk the Bedbug Letter : How Companies, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

Thanks Beth, All additional folks are welcome to add their name to the letter. I am still rewriting it, and "toning down the rhetoric". So far I have about 30 signators to the letter. I will be sending out another request for more signators after (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Adam Howard

Hi Gary, Do you just need our name or do you need us to sign our signature, scan it,and then send it to you? Thanks, Adam Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:37C16075.E853D5...ich.edu... (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Gary R. Istok

Adam, right now, only Name, # of sets, and # of pieces. I am going to do a followup request after September 1 when a lot of people return from vacation/holiday. So far I have about 25 names. I have gotten a lot of pointers on changes to the letters. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

letters to TLG (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.) —James Brown

(...) Gary, you can add my name to your list, if it's not there yet (can't recall if I sent it to you or not.): James Brown, 350+ sets, 30,000+ pieces Also, I am writing a letter of my own, independantly, since multiple individual letters tend to (...) (25 years ago, 27-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Steve Bliss

On Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:55:05 GMT, Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote: [Snipped letter] That's a terrific letter, Gary! (...) The Everything LEGO weblist is awesome, but I feel that the CLSOTW site would be a better choice. It's easier to comprehend, (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Jeroen Ottens

Sanjay D'Souza <sds87@hotmail.com> wrote in article <FFys1K.Hnz@lugnet.com>... (...) Hai everybody, I have read this thread with interest. Can anyone that has had contact with Lego when he or she was bulk ordering pieces mail me the names of these (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed. —Sanjay D'Souza

(...) So far only the Australian and New Zealand LEGO operations seem to have offered bulk sales. From the NZ point of view the relatively small size of LEGO NZ meant that a personalised service was possible. Soren Torp Laursen was made aware of the (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)