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(...) I work in a local supercenter (i.e. a Wall Mart or Target with a grocery section). It's pretty simple, they tape it up, reduce the price substantially and chuck up on a shelf in a clearence section. Sometimes they may wait until there's (...) (26 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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"Marc Nelson Jr." <manjr@bricksonthebrain.com> wrote in message news:G74FIM.H98@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) they (...) taped (...) I saw some similar sets at TRU yesterday. They were marked about 30% off. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (26 years ago, 13-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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I would like to purchase a LEGO Mosaic product using my iMac DV computer running Netscape Communicator on MacOS 9.0.4. However, when I get a few steps in, I come to a page (URL) a blunt message: "The LEGO Brick-o-Lizer is not available for use on (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Dear LEGO Direct: Please view the following webpage on a Linux system and on a Mac running a non-Microsoft browser: (URL) that page, you will see is a passage of text which goes like this: We need LEGO parent’s help. Note that the text is displayed (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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(...) Well, that's embarrassing... I meant for there to be a four-item list there. On top of that, I said your page was using character #147, but the correct number is #146. In any case, here's some more background, and a table of the characters I (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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Anyway, the spostrophe should come after the s: We need LEGO parents' help. not: We need LEGO parent's help. in order to refer to something belonging to parents in the plural. Jason J Railton. (26 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish.html)
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Unfortunately, that doesn't always apply to damaged sets at TRU (Australia, anyway). I found a already opened UCS X-wing on a shelf the other day and asked what they could do, and they said emphatically "Nothing, it goes back to Lego". Might depend (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Here where I live most (but not all) l TRU returns or damaged boxes are routed through the local Goodwill. Goodwill removes the UPC from the box then uses *way* too much masking tape to tape up the boxes to prevent people from opening it in (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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Jonathan Mizner <mizners@aol.com> wrote in message news:G74EML.F1J@lugnet.com... (...) They do not resell them, instead LEGO buys them back and puts them into large boxes called K8's. They use these boxes for play area LEGO at events around the (...) (26 years ago, 14-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Where do you live? I'd never thought of looking to Goodwill for cheap parts - good idea. The Stars Wars UCS series may be the worst packaging of any retail set Lego has ever sold. I can't say I've ever understood the fascination with Star Wars (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yea, definitely bad packaging. (...) I certainly enjoyed the movies, and I have kept some of the models together, but to me the attraction is the parts they offer. The biggest attraction of course is peasants for castle set ups, but almost (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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<Warning!! This message contains pure speculation on the part of it's authour> Tripping The Light Fantastic. 'It came from a 'fortunate' encounter with a prism and it sort of devloped' stated a senior Lego designer today. Now not only can you build (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) <snip> (...) Silly Alex, Optrix is for kids! :^D ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin -- Mark's Lego Creations (URL) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.cad.dev)
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So, what you're saying (to cad.dev) is you'd like someone to put together a real-time radiosity solution to use semitransparent bricks and multiple light sources? Hmm... might take 2-3 months... Oh wait, it could be done with plastic, like those (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.cad.dev)
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(...) Maybe , but I thought Pov ray did that!! But i'll consider adding radiosity and light sources to the LCAD02 Standard I am thinking about writing.. (...) Yes.. Exactly... The whole purpose of the a 'speculative post is to encourage friendly (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.cad.dev)
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| | TLC hiring fans (was: Re: AFOLs as cheapskates)
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(...) Well, I can only speak from my own experience, but I'd like you to know that of the employees I've met, or worked with, all cared at least a bit. Some care quite a lot, and they even work in areas which can be influential in future product (...) (26 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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Mark Sandlin wrote in message ... (...) He (...) a (...) here. (...) to (...) Can this really be true? Rose (26 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) The first time I saw these boxes I just said wait for them to show up at Goodwill. I purchased my first UCS X-Wing less than 3 weeks later for 35.00. It has gotten so bad that when I see new sets in the store I gauge their ability to stand up (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Well, why wouldn't it? I don't really know the implications of being the district rep, but I'm pretty sure he said he covered the WA/ID/OR area. ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (26 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Interesting. I would like to purchase a few "K8's". Maybe we can get Lego to bulk sell K8's to the Lugnet community? It would be nice to buy bulk amounts of relatively current sets at extremelly discounted prices. Do you know if Lego Direct (...) (26 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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