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Dear Brad, In addition to my previous question about the classic era windows, here is an example of the early Continental European LEGO Windows & Doors box from the late 1950's. If classic windows are a possibility for the future, here is an example (...) (26 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Window questions for Brad Justus
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Dear Brad, It helps if I point to the website with the picture of the Dealer box I just talked about: (URL) Istok (...) (26 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: the latest news
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Brad Justus wrote in message ... (...) This is super! As mentioned in previous responses, price estimates would be the cherry on this cake! I shall begin gathering my pennies... and hundred dollar bills <g> (26 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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Hello, Did the mailing list for S@H catalogs survive the relocation of S@H Canada to the LEGO Direct in the States? I'm asking because I havent received a catlog in a while...last one I got was January 2000. Is there a newer one for Canada? Should I (...) (26 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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Michael Jorgensen wrote in message ... (...) to (...) catlog (...) Canada? (...) Come to think of it, I haven't received a catalog since January either... I suppose another request wouldn't hurt, mind you, I'm sure there's a reason... Cordially, (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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(...) I requested a catalog about 2 months ago, but only got one with an order I received last week. It's the January Canadian one, so I can only assume that there are no newer ones available. Tim Strutt 8^) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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(...) come on lego, if you are going to print special canadian catalogs just for canada, print the prices in canadian dollars! or just send the canadians the same ones as they get in the US. Can canadians order the items that are shown in the US (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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(...) Just a minor nitpick, but if you're going to speak up in defense of Canada, you could at least do us the courtesy of capitalizing, neh? <xf-ut: off-topic.debate> James (URL) getting paid for this --> alladvantage.com Sign up via me, the (...) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct catalogs in Canada?
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(...) I've ordered much from S@H and have about 10 copies of the Jan issue. It's my guess they don't have one and printed WAY to many of them to start with... Dean -- Coin-Op's For Sale!: (URL) Lego Workshop: (URL) Lego Club: (URL) (26 years ago, 27-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | requests for brad and lego direct
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Could brad and lego direct consider providing the folowing: 1.the internal database of part numbers, so that we can finally have the correct part numbers for every ldraw part, amongst other things 2.the list of which moulds are still available to (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: requests for brad and lego direct
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(...) ...Yes! These two items would be infinitely useful to those of us drooling on the prospects of a continuous feed :-) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) #160 (26 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: requests for brad and lego direct
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(...) I'm not Brad, but I would not be surprised if all molds are still availble (minus "redesigned" molds, like when they redesigned the round tree to have a taller trunk and rounder endges). Witness the re-introduction of pieces, especially (...) (26 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: requests for brad and lego direct
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(...) There is such a thing as making another mould. (26 years ago, 28-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | bulk pricing with the cost/stud method
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Not sure if this has been discussed here yet. Just doing some number crunching. In trying to figure out how a simple brick is priced, I derived a price per stud rate, i.e.; a 2x4 brick is 8 studs. This does not take into account the possibly more (...) (26 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: requests for brad and lego direct
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(...) If they broke a couple of the juniorized molds that would be nice. :) I didn't get the impression they would have any product development associated with LD. I got the impression TLG liked the idea of generating revenue from the molds they are (...) (26 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: bulk pricing with the cost/stud method
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(...) First, my only criticism: Market.theory might be the most appropriate place for this. However, if LD proves to be more expensive than Ebay for common bulk bricks, I'm sure this thread will be resurrected. I recently put some bulk legos up for (...) (26 years ago, 29-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Marion helmets, dark gray, 100-300
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I've been thinking about a way to communicate our wants to LD that would be concise and convenient. One idea was to try to make the message line the message. We all want different parts in different size lots, depending on cost. If one person leads (...) (26 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Delivery question for Brad
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With all this discussion about ordering, I was wondering if you could enlighten us as to where orders from Australia / NZ / asia / africa are going to be filled and sent from. As there are going to be dispatch centres in both Europe and the US [and (...) (26 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Marion helmets, dark gray, 100-300
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(...) [...] (...) In theory your idea is a good one -- and ideas are important in any community. But I must point out that proposed changes to LUGNET have their own forums in lugnet.admin. (...) (this directed at all readers, not just Mark): (...) (26 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Annual Accounts 1999
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Republication of LEGO Company press release of May 3, 2000: (URL) the right road! The LEGO Company’s global net turnover rose by DKK 2,128 million in 1999 - equivalent to 28%. Total net turnover were DKK 9,808 million. Result before tax was DKK 516 (...) (26 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.lego.announce) !
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| | Re: Marion helmets, dark gray, 100-300
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(...) Hmm... this is almost, but not *quite* true: To quote Brad's posting: # The beauty of this system is that it potentially allows us # to manufacture elements which we are not currently producing - which # will give you the ability to (...) (26 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Annual Accounts 1999
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Reading this report, I realized that the LEGO group is a company that is strugling for its survival in this world of hard competion. Until recently, I believed that the LEGO group was just another profit-oriented company that wanted to make as much (...) (26 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | profit oriented
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I believe lego is profit oriented. example: building plans. Why then are 90% of things you can build take "special parts" I would like to see plans that can be used with basic legos. We need to buy special sets before building plans in the books (...) (26 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: profit oriented
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(...) Here Here! I agree with this. Hopefully LD will solve some of these problems... -Chris (26 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Marion helmets, dark gray, 100-300
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(...) [snip] (...) Out of curiosity, I am willing to maintain a web page with an itemized summary of people's wants. I will accept email to catena@xnet.com with your name and email address. For each desired part, please list the Partsref number (...) (26 years ago, 4-May-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Marion helmets, dark gray, 100-300
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(...) I didn't consider this a "change" to lugnet.lego.direct. I read Todd's first post to the group: (...) anything and everything having to do with LEGO Direct -- questions, rants, raves, suggestions, in-depth discussions about offerings, etc. -- (...) (26 years ago, 6-May-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: the latest news
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So what's the latest news? Brad's post is almost a month old, with no new posts, even though "I and other representatives of The LEGO Company will now be participating in LUGNET on the order of once a week or so." I know you're busy getting LD off (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Does Lego S@H have an internal communication problem??????
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I think this posting is important to LUGNET users, and LEGO Investors alike. I called the Lego S@H today and I mentioned a product that I read about on LUGNET and the representative had no idea what I was talking about. Namely Brad Justus, the (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Does Lego S@H have an internal communication problem??????
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(...) Huh? LEGO is a private, family owned business. (...) What product? The S@H reps are *very* good at taking orders for available products. What are you talking about? KL (26 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Does Lego S@H have an internal communication problem??????
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(...) I'd have to agree. The S@H reps have been consistantly the friendliest and most with it phone reps I've ever called. They will patiently try old set number after old set number to see if they might have gotten in something I've looked for. In (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Does Lego S@H have an internal communication problem??????
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(...) Most S@H people don't work for LEGO. LEGO S@H does what I do at my company, hire an outside company to take orders and then send them over to me. There are some LEGO S@H workers working for LEGO the company, but if all of them are busy, you'll (...) (26 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Does Lego S@H have an internal communication problem??????
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Adam Andersen wrote in message ... (...) but (...) I (...) taken (...) Are you referring to bulk purchasing? What product? Brad Justus specifically stated the following about bulk purchasing "As the new e-commerce portion of LEGO.com will not be (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Does Lego S@H have an internal communication problem??????
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(...) I have to patently agree. I have often thought that S@H should open a web site and simply post most of the information (availability, specials, etc.) and allow ordering via the web. The only thing that has ever stopped me from being more vocal (...) (26 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Does any one get 'Mania Magazine'?
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I have noticed something in the latest issue of Lego's Mania Magazine. Thier is a pic in the comic section that has the manaic playing with his legos (whats new) but on his computer screen i see the warm and friendly logo of LUGNET! I have scanned (...) (26 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: Does any one get 'Mania Magazine'?
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(...) You might want to read: (URL) its follow-ups. eric (26 years ago, 16-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | LEGOLAND, CA Job Fair: Saturday
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This from LEGOLAND, CA website. posted May 16, 2000: (URL) Job Fair: The Parks latest Job Fair is happening this Saturday from 8 a.m. through 2 p.m. at LEGOLAND in Carlsbad. In an effort to find enthusiastic Model Citizens, the Parks term for (...) (26 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.announce, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sd, lugnet.legoland.california)
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| | LEGO Company Partners with Steven Spielberg to Inspire Young Movie-Makers
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Republication of LEGO Company press release of May 9, 2000: (URL) Company Partners with Steven Spielberg to Inspire Young Movie-Makers New LEGO® Studios Set Allows Kids to Create Real Movies The LEGO Company has formed an alliance with filmmaker (...) (26 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.lego.announce)
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| | Infant Stimulation Maximises Future Opportunities
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Republication of official LEGO Company press release of May 16, 2000: (URL) stimulation maximises future opportunities LEGO Company encourages putting more focus on stimulating children age 0-5. New extensive research shows that by stimulating 0-5 (...) (26 years ago, 19-May-00, to lugnet.lego.announce, lugnet.edu, lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.primo)
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| | Product Suggestions & comments
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Attn: Lugnet readers, Lego Media, Lego Futura, Lego Direct, Mr B Justus, Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to make the following suggestions for new products. It should be noted that some of these may already have been suggested by Lugnet readers. I (...) (26 years ago, 28-May-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: How do I order missing pcs.?
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(...) I haven't had a problem with Lego pieces since one of the new 9v motors in my Mindstorms set went clunk a year and a half ago. I called Lego Canada customer service, and they referred me to a 1-800 number in the States. I answered the (...) (26 years ago, 29-May-00, to lugnet.lego)
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