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Re: Bulk Ordering Allowed in USA!
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Fri, 22 Oct 1999 00:48:13 GMT
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Why don't we just order our own "LUGNET" promotional set?
I wonder what the minimum is for that sort of thing...
:)
--
Asher
In lugnet.general, Mike Poindexter writes:
> I have finally received the "priviledge" of ordering bulk from Lego USA. I
> know that to all Lego fans in the US, this is THE Holy Grail. Well, as far as
> grails go, it is the cup of a carpenter and not laden with jewels.
>
> I had spoken with several people in Lego and finally was able to track down
> the actual person who makes the decision on bulk sales. (I will not divulge
> his/her name to prevent a deluge of requests to said person). I was never
> told to keep this confidential and so here I am, telling you.
>
> IT CAN BE DONE!!!
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> Also, I feel I should let you in on another secret...
>
> IT ISN'T WORTH IT!!!
>
> I was told that no specialized pieces were available. Only basic bricks and
> plates were available. So I made some TOUGH decisions on what I could afford
> to buy and what I wanted, which were nowhere near close. After a lot of
> thought and some discussion with my wife and another unnamed AFOL, I felt that
> I had chosen wisely.
>
> I had ordered the equivalent of 50 plate packs in light blue, teal, light
> gray, dark gray, tan and brown. I also ordered several thousand pieces of
> basic bricks in all the above colors, with the exception of light gray, of
> which I ordered almost 50,000 bricks and also added pink bricks to the list
> (2,600 of them). Finally, I topped it out with 42,000 clear and transparent
> light blue 2x4 bricks, plus a few thousand pieces in other sizes.
>
> I sent in exact descriptions of the colors so that no misunderstanding was
> possible and also left in alternate colors if my choice wasn't available (any
> other transparent if lt. blue wasn't available, any other pastel Bellville
> color in place of Light Blue).
>
> I also said I was willing to wait indefinitely for the items. All I wanted
> was the ability to at some time in the future be able to have them.
>
> My response from Lego came today. Not one item I had asked for was
> available. At all. Bulk ordering would only be possible for bricks that are
> available in a freestyle bulk brick tub. Only available in the primary
> colors. (Not even green!) At 6 cents per piece.
>
> Since I needed 2x4 and 2x2 bricks, I did some math. A tub contains 120 2x4
> bricks and 200 2x2. That is 320 bricks I need per tub. $19.60 for them from
> Lego, $19.99 from WalMart or Toys R Us. And from the local stores, I get the
> remaining 880 bricks for 39 cents. Not exactly what I would call a good
> deal. In fact, it was like being let into heaven and then told that it wasn't
> any better inside here than it was outside.
>
> So here I am, one of the only people that could buy bulk from Lego and I would
> rather go shopping at Toys R Us.
>
> One positive note that I can leave you with:
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> They mentioned that they might do this through Shop at Home. I said that I
> would rather see them offer 400 piece or larger buckets of colors that you
> can't get elsewhere. Light blue, clear, brown, tan, etc. I told them that
> once they wer posted on the Internet, they would sell like hot cakes. I
> informed them of Busy Bee selling 300 hopper cars in 2 days after a newsgroup
> posting. I told them that we are out here, all looking for what I am asking
> for - bricks and plates in bulk in colors that are next to impossible to
> find. Perhaps, if we are lucky, the message might have finally reached the
> right place. Maybe, just maybe, we will soon be able to buy light gray
> plates, buckets of tan or light blue elements, packs of clear bricks, etc.
>
> Mike Poindexter
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| (...) I actually already tried that. They do not allow the company to design the set, which really makes it difficult to tell them to put in train windows, paradisa canopies, dark gray and orange bricks, pirate and ice babes or whatever other good (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | Bulk Ordering Allowed in USA!
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| I have finally received the "priviledge" of ordering bulk from Lego USA. I know that to all Lego fans in the US, this is THE Holy Grail. Well, as far as grails go, it is the cup of a carpenter and not laden with jewels. I had spoken with several (...) (25 years ago, 21-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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