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(...) My extra parts arrived today, before the mosaics themselves arrived! Paul Sinasohn (26 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: in USA too (was: Re: LEGO Direct in Europe)
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"Eric McCarthy" <eric@reasoning.com> wrote in message news:3A106F8A.B5FEAE...ing.com... (...) Not only that, but the "wishlist" feature is sorely lacking in terms of what I expect from a web wishlist, in particular: The wishlist should be linkable, (...) (26 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Dear TLC and LEGO Direct, 2001 will be the 40th Anniversary of LEGO in the USA. And 2002 will be the 40th Anniversary of LEGO in Canada. Is TLC planning on any anniversary celebrations? The reason I ask is because back in 1998 TLC celebrated 25 (...) (26 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general) !
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(...) My extra parts arrived today, too. Unfortunately I am _still_ a bag of #3 short. (It looks as though the software glitch shifting the picture up one line may have cost just enough #3 pixels from my carefully constructed picture to make the (...) (26 years ago, 14-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) They have now called me back and tell me that the extra parts will be shipped tomorrow. It wasn't clear whether I will get the extra bag of #3 that I had calculated my pixel counts for, or whether I will get just enough 1x1 plates of #3 to (...) (26 years ago, 15-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Thinking of posing as a company, so you can get some promo sets developed for yourself? (Though some Lugnet Promo Sets would be kinda cool...) Steve (26 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I would never attempt to fraud them out. But perhaps we could do something together as a community. No harm in asking. Jude (26 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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Hello Eric, hello everybody, (...) I think there is one on the German site, but it was only by translating its label back to English that I have been able to figure what it is intended for. So, without having checked, I would think that it also does (...) (26 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: So did you wonder about me?
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(...) But still, the 1x1 plates can be twisted, making them come off pretty easily. Now, a 2x4 plate, say, on the middle of a large plate, that is difficult to take off. But the worst has to be the 1x1 joystick base. That one is really hard to get (...) (26 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: in USA too (was: Re: LEGO Direct in Europe)
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There is definitely one on the Canadian site, as of Nov 15th. Jeff Elliott (...) (26 years ago, 16-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: LEGO Direct in Europe
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Hello everybody, here is the answer I got for my recent letter to LEGO Shop@Home about the user (un)friendliness of their web site: --8<--8<--8<--8<--8<...--8<--8<-- Dear Mr Lehner, Many thanks for contacting LEGO® Shop at Home.Your useful and (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Mosaic: ongoing problems resolved
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(...) The extra parts arrived this morning - a full pack of #3. Kudos to Lego for sorting this out quickly - both the correction packet and the 'correction-correction' packet were sent UPS next day air. Andrew (26 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I dunno, would it be fraud? It's not hard to set yourself up as an organisation or something - providing you could stump up the cash, you should be OK... Now let's see... Dear Lego - I represent <blah> and would like to do a promotion involving lego (...) (26 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Are 9V trains alive?
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Could someone at Lego please tell us if the rumors are true that the 9V train line is going to be discontinued? Rose (26 years ago, 20-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Although I have speculated about the demise of the 9 volt train line in past posts, I have it upon pretty good authority that this rumor isn't only false, but that TLC will be expanding the 9 volt line. No real details, sorry. And I am not an (...) (26 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.trains)
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| | R Lego stores franchised?
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Are the Lego imagination Centers and other stores regular franchises? How would one go about acqiuring information about franchise? (26 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) They are owned and operated by the Global Family Attractions division of LEGO. They are expanding and plan to open many new stores over the next few years. I doubt they will ever franchise their stores. KL (26 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Is there a list of future store locations? Could sure use one in the Seattle area. ;^) ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (26 years ago, 21-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Lego, You truly need to clean up your act with this. I ordered 2 4819 rebel chariots yesterday, and now they are "not availible" Also, I have to spend long periods of time to get any of the other chrome sets because they are not on some of the (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Gosh, I am so sick of you "free lunch" people! Why should lego clean up it's act just for you? Will you purchase the requisite numbers of this set that will make it worth TLC's ($$$!) effort to clean up it's act for you? Bottom line -- will it (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Community to design new LEGO T-shirts
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Brad Justus of LEGO Direct approached us last week with a bold new idea: He would like to allow the community to design its own collection of LEGO branded items, to be sold online by The LEGO Company through a third party such as CafePress.com, with (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish, lugnet.admin.general) !!
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Sounds like a great idea to me! I can think of several ideas I would be interested in (and several I wouldn't but I am sure others would). I vote for a Timmy Tee . Just a great big Timmy with Ball Cap and Green "T" Torso. Eric Kingsley (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Wow, complicated. So basically, all the LEGO Company would be doing is approving the designs and allowing CafePress and LUGNET to make some money off the products? Depending on the prices, I could definitely be interested. I'd like to see some (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) How about making the T-shirt be *just* the torso (front and back), so that we can pretend we *are* the minifigs, not just picturing them. (Is that too subtle?) /Eric McC/ (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I like the idea! I've wanted shirts with the LEGO logo (as well as the logos for various themes) for quite a few years, so this is a great opportuninity. Joel (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Who would like to see a *Train* t-shirt? One suitable for wearing as a uniform for those doing Train shows and displays such as GATS. Would some thing like this be a possibility if enough are interested? Seems like it would provide income for (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I like this idea. Make a lot of different designs to fit different themes (like 3 or 4 prominent logos per theme). And, as Bram said, the LEGO logo would be good, too...and let's not neglect the basic brick. Shirts with the basic 2x4 would be (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I agree that it would be good to have shirts that can be worn to shows..I really like the idea of having a compilation of LEGO trains through time..pick out a bunch of the trains and put them on the back. michael (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That's really nice of them! I would like to see a classic space logo t-tshirt, like some people have made themselves in the past. Just the classic space logo, no minifig. Just like the classic space figs wear. Of course if these things are (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Ooh, 2x4 would be nice...just a single small red 2x4 brick on the front of a solid black or white T...with a small LEGO logo on the back right under the collar... --Bram Bram Lambrecht BXL34@po.cwru.edu (URL) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Kevin Loch schreef: (...) Yeah, I'll second that! I just missd the Classic Spaceman T-shirts. Classic Space rocks! But the plain good ol' 2x4 would be nice too. What sizes would these T-shirts come in? Adult or child? Mark "at (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Oh yeah, and a shrit with this on the back would be cool: (URL) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hmmm, interesting. I wouldn't go with Cafepress, however, because they don't offer shirts in any color but white and gray, and even then, they only offer the printable area of 8x10 on the front (not sure about the back). One of the most common (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yeah, I'd defintely buy one of those. I'd also buy a shirt with just the classic space minifig. (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Would ThinkGeek do a similar kind of deal? KL (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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One shirt I'd LOVE to see - Studs. If you've ever been to LLC or some of the LICs/Outlets, you've probably seen the kids shirts in primary colors, with the stud outlines and LEGO logo in white. They don't make them in adult sizes. I WANT them in (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I think there are lots of good ideas that have already been suggested, and it's still in the first hour of the announcement! Personally, I like the idea of a 2x4 (please, NOT a red brick!) and the small LEGO logo beneath the collar, and a large (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Yes! I spent quite a while browsing the gift shops at Legoland California looking for a shirt and couldn't find anything between boring little Legoland logos (which I ended up buying) and big, obnoxious theme-specific designs that (theoretically) (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Excellent idea. I'm curious about the logistics, because this seems like one of the things that could be done well, or could be done very badly. I imagine (and would expect) that fans would submit designs (through Lugnet?) and they would have (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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