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Re: Some disturbing news
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 20:39:57 GMT
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On Tue, 26 Oct 1999 04:28:20 GMT, "Peter Callaway" <pcallaway@bmcl.com.au>
wrote:

[Snipped info about discontinuation of service/parts packs]

Good.

By and large, the service packs suck for our needs (there are some exceptions,
like the gray brick pack, and the black slope pack).  Either the parts are
available cheaper by other means, or the selection in the pack is still too
general to make mass-purchase practical.

If the service packs go away, that will create more pent-up demand for a
bulk-ordering service.  That would improve the outlook of a business case for
such a service.

Steve
"Never trust anything that can think for itself, if you can't see where it keeps its brain."



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  Re: Some disturbing news
 
(...) YES! YES! YES! Exactly. Do it right or don't do it at all. Quite frankly, I considered the Service Packs littler more than a half-assed attempt at bulk ordering. (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Some disturbing news
 
(...) My first problem is that a vast majority of the service packs you guys talk about aren't available here at all. Our parts catalogue is a disgrace. My second problem is that a vast majority of the tubs and buckets you guys talk about aren't (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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  Some disturbing news
 
I have just returned from visiting TLG's Australian office, and I have some rather disturbing news. I was trying to find out if there was a chance of getting parts (quite a number of them) which were not listed in the meagre 1999 Australian Service (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)

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