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(...) You mean Brad didn't just fire back a quick and timely response to your query? Gee, will wonders never cease...and you were polite and everything too! What was the point of your being on Lugnet again, Brad? -- Richard (26 years ago, 6-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I went there, but apparently more pocket change is needed: There was an internal error on the server in processing this request. -Tom McD. when replying, most restaurant servers have internal errors processing spamcake requests. (26 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) What was the point of your post, Richard? To make fun of Tim because he didn't know that TLC wouldn't respond in a timely manner? Or to take the opportunity to take another shot at Brad? Didn't your mother ever tell you that if you don't have (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) too! (...) Actually Richard, Lego is handling most responses by direct e-mail it seems. My post the other day about mindstorms got a direct response from the person in charge of the tour. I imagine that Tim's question might have gotten a (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I think it's pretty clear that I am not suggesting even one thing against Mr. Coats. I and a few others have asked the very question that Coats is asking and received no replies at all. Some people jumped all over me because they thought my (...) (26 years ago, 7-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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As a matter of fact, I have the same problem, but instead of using a german version of Windows 98, I use a dutch version... Does anybody know hot this problem can be solved? Please don't tell me to change to an English version... Greetings (...) (26 years ago, 8-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Every non english Version is unable to open the new Flash Sites. Lego will fix this soon ??? Here is their info from 2.October: (...) To see the new pages go to (URL) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Make them reimburse you the registration fees! (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (26 years ago, 10-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) 25 Now :-( Croatia are 17, so that may help us next time. Poor old Finland are 55. Scott A (26 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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(...) <Snip my original text> In the 2000 S@H summer catalogue (At least, the Canadian version) it says: "Place an order of 20$ or more from this catalogue before August 31, 2000. Then during the month of September, we'll send you a certificate for (...) (26 years ago, 12-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Chrome Knights now at LEGO Shop At Home
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OK -- it took a little longer than we thought, but we've secured a supply of the LEGO "Chrome Knights" sets. They are now available from LEGO Shop At Home (1.800.453.4652) for $4.99 each. Currently, only sets 4816, 4817, and 4818 are in stock; we're (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.castle) !!
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In lugnet.general, Brad Justus writes: <snip long description of how LEGo markets various "promo" sets> Hooray! This is the type of news we like to hear. 3 cheers for Brad for listening to us and pulling the strings necessary to make things work. (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Brad Justus wrote in message ... (...) It would be very helpful to have an official list of stores that would carry these sets so that we may purchase these sets from them and demonstrate that these sets will sell. Rose (26 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I too, give praise to LEGO for this. We can now rest easy knowing that promo sets will be available at LEGO Shop At Home when they are introduced, although with a couple month lag time which shouldn't be too difficult to accept. Two questions (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Or you could purchase them directly from LEGO and demonstrate the same principle! 1.800.453.4652 Build On! John Matthews r2 <lego@r2eng.com> wrote in message news:G2DwGB.2Kz@lugnet.com... (...) e.g. (...) to (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Ditto (...) I think we should get used to calling these HTO items as TLC refers to them, or not refer to them as anything special, but we should definitely not refer to these as promo items in my opinion. A promo item is an item that a company (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) There is a Star Wars promotional set? What is it? (26 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)
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I guess whoever is writing that petition should put down their pen. :) If you ask me, impressive response from LEGO Direct. Thanks, Brad. P.S. Kudos to LEGO S@H, Direct, and Customer service for extending their hours. -Kyle (26 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) snip... (...) Brad, this may not be a good idea. I like the sets, but couldn't this get you in trouble? In the spirit of Lego Direct, how about letting us order the chromed helmets and shields and stuff in bulk? Just trying to help. :) In (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) [snip] (...) [snip] That's great news! Some other HTO or limited distribution sets that I wish S@H would also carry: 1269 White Ninja 2181 Infomaniac 2585 {Promotional set from LEGO Loco Software Package} 2870 Paradisa Barbeque 2885 Ice Cream (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) <snip> Way to go Brad. I wonder if the people who were slamming you for not posting a "we're working on it" immediately when they first asked for these sets (who probably then would have slammed you for not giving all the details on your (...) (26 years ago, 13-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:G2Dusz.Kx2@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) Home (...) are (...) soon (...) e.g. (...) and (...) This is certainly good news but it will probably have a detrimental affect on my BrickBay store. (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) AWESOME!! This is the best Friday the 13th news ever! Thank you for listening to us and for this advance in Shop At Home service! I humbly bow to you, Aaron :o) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Thanks!!! There was no way I could have gotten those chrome sets otherwise. -- Paul Davidson (a happy Canadian) Brad Justus <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:G2Dusz.Kx2@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) Home (...) are (...) soon (...) e.g. (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That would be really nice. Somehow there was a list of chain stores that supposedly sold the new "HTO" castle sets but even with that list it was hit or miss (there were stores on the list near me but none of them carried the sets). I've never (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) This is the best Friday-the-13th news I've heard all day! Wicked excellent!!! (...) Does this mean that regular toy store retailers will have a choice whether or not to carry these and typically won't, or does this mean that regular toy store (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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Howdy! What an incredible surprise! I recieved a large packet from LEGO Shop at Home [Germany] this morning, inlcuding the new Minifigure 3723 and the Spy Runner 3439! I backordered these a while ago, but didn't expect them to arrive that soon. Am I (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct) !
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| | Re: S@H exclusive minifigure has been shipped! (#3723)
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I haven't build anything yet, but uploaded some images to: (URL) Christian --- xTI@N. LUGNet Member #479 ---...--- The World is full of AFOLs - gech1@t-online.de (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I am curious about the piece makeup in the mini-figure. It seems very expensive given that it appears to be made up almost entirely of basic bricks. From the picture in the S&H catalog, it seems like you could by about 5 $20 "blue tubs" and build (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hey Everyone, I just tried to order the Chrome Knights sets via S@H, but the operator told me that they don't have any of those set numbers.... Is there something special that you have to mention to order them? Are they all sold out? Or is it just (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Jared, When I called the regular S&H number, I received the same response. They then forwarded me to a customer service # where they recognized the numbers, but still had limited information. Thanks to 2 phone lines and LUGNET, I was able to verify (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I'll take the bait... (...) Yes, I wanted to be kept informed in exactly the manner you describe. The fact that many meetings may have been held to accomplish this maneuver on the part of TLC would suggests a bloated management structure to me and (...) (26 years ago, 14-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hi all, Brad is correct that the set is 99% basic bricks (depending on what you consider basic). However, there are plenty of these 2x6's and 2x8's as well as 2x10's. Most of these large bricks are blue or red, on the other hand there are many (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) me (...) that (...) the (...) please (...) West (...) Nah, we just eat 'em all on the East Coast before they get to you. Actually, the truth is that the weekend staff are contractors who handle the overflow; they can't do S@H Specials or (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Why should this get Brad in trouble (unless after all of his string pulling, very few people order these item)? I wouldn't count on seeing the chromed items in bulk. I doubt they'd sell more than 1000 of each pack, which undoubtedly is far too (...) (26 years ago, 15-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Home (...) are (...) soon (...) Actually, from a Lego perspective the purpose of these sets is to build interest in Lego. Since, I think, everyone here or using S@H is already pretty interested in Lego, I don't think it's hurting anything. (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) But to what end? Does it really seem to you that Brad or TLC is more likely to respond to your acerbic tantrums than to a politely worded request for information? If in fact TLC is slow to respond in any case, does it seem probable that (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Shouldn't this be in either lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade or lugnet.market.shopping? ;) Very nice news, Brad! Steve (26 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) We'll forgive you anyways <grin,duck,run> (...) Sorry, unless you scope out garage sales or have a relative strapped for cash. (...) We are all waiting to see. (...) It would be nice to see more Theme-based tubs and buckets. (...) I do not (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) snip... (...) I was being partly facetious. I like the chrome helmets, which would be nice to be able to order in bulk. However, for each helmet I purchase through these sets, I'm going to get a dragon I'm not especially crazy about. Promoting (...) (26 years ago, 16-Oct-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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