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| (...) their (...) of (...) Pete, Unfortunately, I can confirm this as I have already find this out during my push for bulk ordering. One of the people I spoke with at Shop at Home, who now no longer works there, told me that it is "Company (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Well, it seems to me that that is the problem-- that *no one* is buying the parts packs in the first place. If they were big sellers, surely TLG wouldn't discontinue them. Are we buying parts packs? I know I'm not, save for the black slopes, (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) the parts (...) the black (...) they (...) Nope, I believe that you have hit it right on the head! As you so eloquently put it, their current line of parts packs suck! Not only can't people get what they want, but what they can get, they can (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) FWIW, many roofs in Europe are red. Where I was in Germany, I'd say it was the vast majority. (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Amusingly enough, the first time I heard this rumour I called S@H to confirm it as well. The rep said yes, this change was coming up; he went to ask and came back saying that it was definitely planned, but with no date set yet. (Afterwards, (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Forgive my provincialism;-) So it's *Europe's* fault that slope parts packs aren't selling! Here in the States we have no use for red slopes. Now it's *our* turn. Produce dark gray slopes and see how sales go. ;John (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| While just placing my weekly order from S&H I asked the very kind operator there if parts packs were history. She wasn't sure so she asked her coworkers and none of them have heard the rumour either. So the current answer from S@h is no, part's (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| So.. I called CA and asked them, the operator said she did not know anything and was not aware of any announcement. She also said if they are going to be discountinued it will be announced in January. - I need to do other things on my lunch break (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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