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(...) Although I wouldn't call myself a genius I would have to agree with you 100%. I have been working on my Main Street scene for the NELUG Train Layout and the Town building contest and Much of it would not have been possible without bulk sales. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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"Lorbaat" <eric@nospam.thirteen.net> wrote in message news:G8nxyB.FC4@lugnet.com... (...) And that's OK. (...) True for the company - but my experience with the individuals in the company is that they are good people and they do do things out of the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) And let's face it: profit has to be a primary motive in any company. It doesn't matter how altruistic you are, how much good you do, or how right you are-- if you don't turn a profit, you only get to do it once. Even though LEGO has no (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) We will never mock you for having a building that is to wide ;-) Martin (...) <snip> (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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To All, Gary makes an excellent point. Although my building has not been too much as of late, the building I have built for the train show would not have been possible without some strategic orders, mainly the 1x4x3 windows and the arious white (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) A priviledge, yes. A gift? No. LEGO got just as much, if not more, out of the meeting than you did. It's important to remember that LEGO is a company. LEGO is not your friend, it's not your enemy, it's not Santa's workshop. They don't do (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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You are so right, Gary! From my own experience, I have built/am building 5 large buildings which all employ bricks from bulk which simply were not obtainable in any economical sense otherwise. I am turning into a "Townie";-) -John (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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How do they know who's buying what percentage? I mean, when I buy a set at Walmart or Meijers or K-mart (hooray for BOGO) nobody is tracking who I'm buying it for (almost always me, but I do get them frequently for Birthday kids). How do I express (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That is beautiful. (...) So many designs are compromised by parts restrictions, in colour and number. Lack of good window options keeps me focused on castle-type structures. (...) The Lego train clubs are out there reaching the widest possible (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) No really. We all considered it a privilege to be invited. (...) Sure, LD has something to gain-- otherwise, as you say, they wouldn't have invited us. But a lot of the conversation was about how TLC can help out LTCs and what they are doing. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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