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(...) - (...) Well, I believe there were probably all kinds of overhead with fulfilling your order that could be reduced or eliminated with the kind of plan proposed for Lego Direct. For example, your request probably resulted in a search for the (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I just called Consumer Affairs to buy some parts that were missing from a couple of open clearance sets that I just purchased (I should have known better). I was quoted a price of $5.35 for a saddle, samurai knight fig, his armor & katana, a (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I just hope we can get what we want overall. I'd like to replace lots of old stuff, obtain stuff I never had, obtain stuff they never made in certain colors, and have lots of greenery elements besides. I hope they will facilitate these (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I think that you "hit the nail on the head" Richard. They aren't doing this for charity. They are doing it to make money. And if it involves labor intensive processes, you can bet that the 5 cent parts will only be found in the buckets and (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) It all depends on how it's handled. If I'm buying true bulk (thousands of pieces), I don't want LEGO to count out individual pieces -- weighing my purchases will be close enough, and is a heck of a lot cheaper than paying a packing-monkey to (...) (26 years ago, 7-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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Surprised noones brought this up yet. But for all you Americans (URL) then go to Jobs@Lego. For the rest of the world: <insert comments of jealousy and frustration about how good they've got it> Santosh Unofficial STUDS(Sydney Lego Users Group) (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) as (...) each - (...) for (...) intensive (...) buckets and (...) I know I for one will NOT pay more than $0.05 for any piece unless it is something like 1/4 dome/saucer pieces. Then again I doubt I would order less than 5,000 of anything (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego)
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| | Studs Wordsmith (was Re: Jobs @ Lego America (Lego Direct) on official website.)
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Santosh wrote (...) There be nothing particularly unofficial about that. In fact I seem to recall that the working title for the position was 'Wordsmith to the Powers That Be' ;-) Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) (26 years ago, 10-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.loc.au)
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I am so luck!!!...!!! I got a Shop-at-home SRING 2000 catalog. If you want to see it, reply and I will put it up on my Webpage. But that doesn't mean it is up to date. I ordered from it and over half the stuff was discontinued. I was TICKED OFF! I (...) (26 years ago, 10-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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This is to Brad. Why is Lego not making pneumatics. I ordered to sets of hoses, switches, and cylinders and only got the cylinders. Is the hydraulics taking over? If they are I wish they would make cylinders you can control like the pneumatics. Adam (26 years ago, 10-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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