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Re: My Lego Obsession & Philosophy
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 8 Nov 1999 19:46:34 GMT
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I have been gradually getting away from most retail purchases, I buy a lot of
stuff, including a vast amount of LEGO items, from the internet (Unless there is
a good sale!). One of the reasons of that is the cashiers and the looks and the
explanations and so forth. Meijer's has something really neat, now, however. It
is called U-Scan, you scan the item, put it on the scale, and the register does
everything for you. You don't even have to talk to the cashier 95% of the time.
I love it! I have had my share of run-ins with obnoxious cashiers. Meijer
specifically tells you not to comment about guests purchases unless they bring
it up. There are a lot worse items you can get a look from, but I will not
mention them here (family newsgroup, right Larry P.?)
Scott S.
James Simpson wrote:
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> In lugnet.general, Ian Sinclair writes:
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> >
> > When you come across people who sneer their nose, or can't believe you
> > still play with LEGO, just do what I do..
> >
> > Just brush aside their comments without another thought, with the
> > knowledge that your life is more enriched because you play with LEGO.
> >
> > Better to play into old age, than to grow old and never play.
> >
> >
> > <ICS>
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> I find that as an adult Lego enthusiast I have much more joy and freedom in
> this
> hobby than I did as an adolescent. Perhaps it is because I am now at ease with
> myself. I know who I am and what I enjoy, and I am far far less concerned
> about
> what others think of me. There was a time (and not so long ago) that I would
> sneak about the toy department, hoping that noone would see me looking at the
> Legos (or any toys for that matter.) And with dread would I approach the
> counter to pay, loathing the inquisitive looks of the clerk and the relentless
> stares of the customers behind me. Now, I simply do not care what they think.
> Why should I be ashamed? I almost enjoy proudly approaching the counter. I get
> a kick out of the reactions of the cashiers (especially from that particular
> species of cashier whose birth-right and moral perogative it is to comment - a
> bit too loudly - on the customers' purchases.) I really credit Lugnet for my
> new-found confidence and dignity as an AFOL. Growing up, absolutely none of my
> friends cared much for Legos. Sure, a few of them had some, but they never
> seemed to care much for them. I have never had a personal face-to-face
> friendship with another Lego builder. Frankly, I've never personally known
> another one. So, I was always a closet builder, a closet collector. It is
> liberating to know that other adults share my fierce love for Legos.
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