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Re: More Mindfest Tidbits
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lugnet.general
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Tue, 26 Oct 1999 14:57:56 GMT
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There seems to be a disparity between the costs of bricks in the bulk
tubs and parts in general. Bricks in bulk tub vary around 1.5 - 2 cents
each. In general set parts seem to cost 10 cents (or higher) per piece
on average.
<Speculation>
Could it be that Enfield only makes bricks ? Every box that I have
mentions "Contents made in DENMARK, SWITZERLAND AND USA". Are all the
special parts made in Europe ? The Duplo Toolo I have even says
"Contents made in SWITZERLAND & USA" (no mention of Denmark). Is it
possible that all the parts we want would have to be made in Europe ? If
so, then Enfield does not even have the molds.
</Speculation>
Ray
Eric Kingsley wrote:
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> C. From what I was told, and I don't know much about where and how bricks are
> made, TLG does have the capability to do bulk orders but their biggest hurdle
> is to cut down shipping costs to make it worth while. It seemed to me that
> they were saying that the parts are all manufactured in Europe and the problem
> resides in filling bulk orders and keeping shipping costs down. Know I have
> no idea how much of this is true but this is what I understood from my
> conversations.
>
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Message has 5 Replies:
 | | Re: More Mindfest Tidbits
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| (...) I have two thoughts/speculations: - Enfield only makes the highest volume parts. Below some production level, it is more cost effective to make the parts at a different factory and ship them to the other factories rather than each factory (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: More Mindfest Tidbits
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| Ray, You could be on to something. That would explain why the European service pack catalog has like 3 times the number of service packs in it then our does. If people want bulk, maybe we ought to contact them over seas and see if we can do business (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: More Mindfest Tidbits
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| Ray Sanders skrev i meddelandet <3815C171.E7E205BE@gate.net>... (...) According to a book I read a while ago ('LEGO and Godtfred Kirk Christiansen' It is about GKC, LEGO A/S, and The LEGO Company, written by a Danish author - Ole Steen Hansen) all (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: More Mindfest Tidbits
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| So how much does it cost to ship some molds to Enfield? Build On! John Matthews Ray Sanders <rsanders@gate.net> wrote in message news:3815C171.E7E205...ate.net... (...) bricks are (...) hurdle (...) that (...) problem (...) have (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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