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(...) Light blue tint - my error. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Ed Jones writes: [snip] (...) CORRECTION - black windows with BLUE TINT glass. Sorry about that (that's what I get for going on line at 5:30 in the morning). (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Black windows with CLEAR glass??? My 10 packs all came with trans-blue. Greeeeaaaaat, that's all we need, totally random color choices for windows. I'd order the "train windows" in a second if I KNEW I'd be getting clear (I already have tons of (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Over half my bulk order was back-ordered, including my most critical pieces (the "train" windows). I wonder how long it will take to get the parts. Does anyone have any idea of the backlog??? Matthew Miller <mattdm@mattdm.org> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) that is too bad. i was ready to order a bunch of the train windows for an office building i am working on. but wanted the blue tint, more realistic than clear. (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Even more reason why I don't see individual part sellers being put "out of business" anytime soon... I don't think I've ever sold someone a part I listed as one color then shipped them something entirely different. And with the help of (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Didn't someone else say that the black windows had trans-light-blue glass? Seems to me Lego has a problem if (a) what's being delivered is not what is pictured on the website, and (b) people are ordering one thing and getting one of several (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) This is a strong argument for seperating the glass from the windows and selling them separately when ever possible!!! Now, I know, some of these parts do not allow that since the glass is glued in. But to me "bulk" means one kind of thing. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Bummer. It'd be nice if they gave a choice of colors like for the bricks...clear, trans lt blue, and trans dk blue would be a nice start. (...) Green?!? with red?!? That sounds awful, especially for a building... (...) Clear or tinted? --Bram (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Red doors? With transparent green windows? I'd have to see a pic of that - I can't imagine how ridiculous it looks. Hmmm - maybe the train windows would be better off clear, I'm not sure that many people would have use for light blue tints. I'm (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I am still happy as heck about bulk ordering. However, I must warn you about two misrepresentations of the elements as shown on the Bulk Ordering Selection graphics. 1. Train windows - are clear NOT light blue tint as shown. 2. 1x4x6 Red doors have (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct) !
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How come the date of that post is so old? David FUT lugnet.admin.nntp (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Jeff Elliott wrote in message ... (...) the (...) flat on (...) :) I think this is a good feature from my perspective also. I have a small container of black 2x2 low slope peaks, but no 2x4s. Of course I have about the same TOTAL quantity of black (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hi Brad & guys, Im glad that its on his way. But I got one question. Why is LEGO Europe, an London spokesmen, telling me that we cant order extra parts anymore ? We are used to do so for many years. But we cant order from LEGO Direct. Hows that (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) This is bad for you in the short term, but I'd say it sounds great overall: it means demand was even greater than Lego expected. Hopefully, that'll send them a message! [ followup to .general, since this group isn't for discussion ] (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Did anybody else have things back ordered? I got all my roof bricks, but my 1x4 grey bricks were all back ordered. Boo! -Marc (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hello Brad, thank you for your considerations of Japanese market. You are worried about disparity of costs, especially due to high sipping costs. However, this is an inevitable problem since Japan has no domestic production fasilities. If you can (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hey the 7151 Sith Infiltrator is the GPSP (Grey Plate Service Pack), available cheaply in Brisbane. The 7161 has been half-price for ages at certain places (see loc.au), maybe call it the G/B-S/B-SP (grey/blue-slopes/br...ks-service pack). (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Maybe it's because the grey parts pack a.k.a. 7161 Gungan Sub isn't being sold at discounted pricing yet? ;-) It does have an awful lot of grey and blue bricks in it, looks like more grey bricks than blue, though, from what I can see of the picture. (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I have to agree that the pricing seems high. Even if you use a /stud costing, bulk doesn't offer a discount. The blue tub cost you less than a half cent/stud(I only buy them when they're on sale. :) ) The existing service packs cost (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) trans-blue! (...) I'd gladly take either! I prefer trans-lt-blue, because most office building windows are tinted, and they match the 6 tall black/trans-lt-blue windows that I have a few of. Clear windows are good for some things, like ground (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Y'know, oddly enough, this is a *good* thing for me - I ordered 6 packs of the roof peaks, thinking of using them as a sort of clay tile roof, sitting flat on plates which would be set on top of the roof. Only after I ordered them, I realized (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I'm kind of bummed - I WANTED clear glass on the 1x4x5 windows, NOT trans-blue! They pictured clear! Oh well. (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:Fw9yLz.BpC@lugnet.com... (...) is (...) They are indeed trans light blue. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) This is awesome! It looks like the 1x4x5 black windows have trans-lt-blue glass! Is that true? My order came today but I wasn't home :( KL (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Andy Lynch" <andy@andyandjackie.com> wrote in message news:000b01bfd7e1$d5...464@net... (...) Yes they do. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Christopher Tracey" <ctracey@envirolink.org> wrote in message news:394AA80A.62C5A9...ink.org... (...) is (...) My roof tiles are also 2x4 medium slopes but the apex bricks are 2x4 low slopes. Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (24 years ago, 17-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Do the white windows have glass in them? -Andy Lynch ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Tracey" <ctracey@envirolink.org> <snip> (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Got my order also- my roof tiles are 2x4 medium slopes. Pictures of the packages can be found at: (URL) glad to see that the parts come in simple bags instead of the bag within a bag that parts packs have been coming in. Thanks Lego! -chris (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Haven't had a chance to go through it all but the black roof peaks pack is low slopes instead of medium slopes! Mike -- Mike Walsh - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) going to (...) parts (...) have (...) If (...) be very (...) these (...) Why not? Remember this is a totally new service. As you can see, there are two different slope bricks available right now. 2x2 and 2x4 ones and these do not come in a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) piece (...) My thoughts exactly. Steve Martin (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) You could give them to me :) I often run out of the center-stud plates. --Bram Bram Lambrecht.........Br...L@JUNO.com (URL) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) True enough, but my take on this is that more than likely LEGO is not going to make each of the pieces that I described in this thread as an individual parts pack (at least I would be surprised if they did). Some of these you would have to (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) First question: (URL) which introduces (URL) question: I haven't run the comparison, but someone in the thread resulting from Brad's recent post did, and found that the bulk sets were about AU$0.016 per stud in Australia, and US$0.011 per stud (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) packages. (...) more than (...) pack: (...) I thought it was a good idea that they were selling them by the individual piece. If they start packing "similar" pieces together, then people are still likely to have to get that they may not (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:3948F0F4.297EC8...ich.edu... I would like to add a request and ask about a few pieces that perhaps doesn't exist yet. (...) packages. (...) more than (...) pack: (...) An inverted slopes pack, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Well, my fiancee works for a company that produces molds for production of plastic items [one client is tupperware], so if they need molds made, there's at least one place they can look. [and it's in Melbourne, too. Now all we need is a molding (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) <snipped discussion of prices> (...) I think that our orders will speak for themselves. I don't see LDirect selling very many sets of red bricks at those prices, not when they're cheaper in bucket sets. Perhaps not even white or black. So, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Same thoughts here. I was very happy to see the tiles be so cheap. They were always the element I didn't really want to let go of, but, since I can't keep everything, those would go up for grabs. Of course, the color & size choice are a bit (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Don't agree there, it's a good deal because you don't have to buy any types of pieces you don't want. (...) I agree. I hope that we'll eventually see 20% (or better) discounts for truly huge purchases, like 100 bags or more at once. Steve (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) On a couple of things (mostly grey bricks) the prices are tiny bit under what I normally sell for (a penny or two per brick) but on some things the price is higher, sometimes much higher. The small selection alone will have very little impact (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Is that something LEGO can do something about or are the high prices caused by duties, taxes, etc imposed by your country? If it is a result of the policies of your country what would you have TLC do - make less money on goods sold in (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Well my question is: Where is the $30 to $40ish (depending on size) 1000 piece bag of basic elements? I don't know about the rest of you but when someone says bulk I think in terms of thousands. I would have been more than eager to buy 10,000+ 2x4s (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Thanks Brad!!! My 15 year old dream has finally become a reality!! It is nice to see that your first initial offering has given a little bit to everyone! White 2x2 classic windows! Yahooo...ooo! And white 2x2 tiles! Excuse me while I wipe the (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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MY thoughts on the whole thing are that TLG just needed to add extra to cover S&H charges, and make it possible to order via S@H USA, or through their web page, for Australia and countries in a similar fix. How they handle things like import duties, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hi Brad, Formerly, thank you very much to you and your colleagues for realizing a long waited and desired service as you promised. You also mentioned that, by 2001, you will be shipping to all European countries. Is this mean only the EU countries, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Ed "Boxer" Jones" <edboxer@aol.com> wrote in message news:Fw6C1G.Lr5@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] (...) Direct, (...) It would be interesting if Brad could divulge some statistics on the volume of business they do through this new (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I'd have to disagree. I don't think you can say thank you too many times for Lego Direct going live. There have been hundreds of posts to Brad Justis thoroughout his building LEGO Direct. I would think that a hundred or so thank yous and kudos (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Bravo!!!! Bravissimo!!!! Finally, roof bricks in the most needed size in bulk. And I was just about to order more roof brick packs to get 2x4 red roofs. Nice initial selection. I ordered packs of 8 different items. One "piece" that I haven't (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Does anyone know if the original service packs are still available? Bill (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) *blush* Wow, thanks for the recognition, I really appreciate it. Actually, I would prefer that something formal be set up on lego.com, my page is fun to maintain but I don't know if I could handle the volume of requests when LD really gets (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Brad Justus <legodirect@lego.com> wrote in message news:Fw571I.Eor@lugnet.com... (...) with (...) start (...) 2x8) (...) smooth (...) the (...) only (...) standard (...) discounts on (...) more (...) by (...) next (...) found (...) to (...) Japan (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY!!!...!!! I cannot begin to express how excited I am. Folks, that was wish number one. Talk about hitting the nail on the head! I would just like to take a moment to say thank you LEGO, and all the (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Thanks Brad, For addressing the specific questions we posed in our original responses. It was great to see Australia mentioned, we are aware that Lego has influences outside their control working against them in a market like ours. If you ever (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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1x2's! I need 1x2's. Build On! John Matthews P.S. Thanks Brad for getting this thing underway so quickly! Xcalabur <Xcalabur@rocketmail.com> wrote in message news:Fw5v7u.36C@lugnet.com... (...) need (...) like to (...) selection (...) of (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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This is great news! I have already contributed yet more money into the LEGO coffers thanks to this service. It ends up being a great deal for adult builders since we can now build large structures much more cheaply! Anyhow, I was curious as to why (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Here is the deal: It is great in Gray. Good in White/Green. Poor way to get Red/Black, _but_ they have been available from S@H for a long time. (...) What? No, they are a different selection. If you are building a roof of any real size, the (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I was confused about this as well. I explicitly had the operator verify that these trans thin walls are identical to those used in 4561. These are light blue trans-blue thin walls as opposed to the dark blue variety seen in aquanaut and other sets. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) And what about places like Australia, where the sets cost considerably more than the cost of having them sent airmail from the US..or even UK? I'm personally hoping that LD decide on a global price for the items, and then add postage to this, (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I visited the new bulk ordering section for Lego Shop at Home. What i don't get is their pricing -- it's all screwed up, not a good deal at all: For example, lets buy 1 of each, A. B. C. D. E. & F. of the standard bricks they are offering -- (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Dear Brad, Is it already possible to name those nine European countries individualy ? If not, can you tell me if The Netherlands is amoungst those countries ? Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Actually, the various images look like they are from different sources. The green bricks look like they could be from a recent instruction manual or service-pak image. The white plates look like they are from a somewhat-older image-set, maybe (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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To All, (...) but (...) the (...) the (...) elements (...) "bulk" (...) the (...) Well, economics considered, some of the prices were pretty reasonable. They need to make a profit. They need to change their production facilities in order to make (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) useful - we (...) the (...) As excited as I am about this new service, I'm a little disappointed in the per piece cost of these elements. Granted, it's nice to be able to order the specialized pieces and rarer colors in bulk, but the cost for (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Here here! I agree; in the next wave of goodies, small bricks need to be included. And tan, dk. grey, and brown basic bricks, please! -Chris (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Actually I'm a bit annoyed by the lack of small bricks. In particular I need a ton of 1x1 and 1x2 bricks in Lt. Grey for my Castle sets. Plus I'd like to get some in the other colors for detail work (considering the color selection my wife is (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I must be viewing a cached version of the page, I get leo's castle, movie maker, city center and maniac kidvention ads, in that order from left. Sorry for the unsupported, rash comments, though. -John Rudy (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) FWIW, I see a link to (2 URLs) the very first image at the left half of the big swirl. 3:00pm EST 14 Jun 2000 --Todd (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) It wasn't on the TLG mainpage at the time, I couldn't find any links ON TLG's site (URL) maybe i'm blind. It seems as though if you don't know the URL, like us lucky few, then you can't bulk order. That is so TLG! More market restrictions! (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Brad, It's good to see you folks being clever about your limited piece selection - not including the smallest bricks probably works out for most of us. Glad to see you're really exercising the grey matter on this. Now that I've placed my (1st) (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) (Jeff removed the link out of courtesy to Lego) What sets feature those 1x4x6 doors? I don't think I own any of them (but I will soon!) Dave! (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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.....but that doesn't mean my hands will soon be turning red, lalalala..... WOOOOO *bleeping* HOOO...OOO!!!!!! YAY! Now I can build the Titanic *with* a grand staircase! Brad, thank you so much for lighting up my day! Now if I could only find a pen (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEESSS....S!!!...!!! (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I'll make the same offer I have always made - I will order things at cost plus shipping. I wouldn't MIND if extra money was thrown my way for the hassle of repacking and shipping, but I won't require it. The rules: The order MUST be paid for before (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I would argue that the LARGEST and SMALLEST bricks/tiles/plates are more useful - we can get the "standard" sizes in sets and tubs/buckets in decent amounts, but the very large and very small are scarce. The very large are useful for large (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Or even 2-story houses. (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Fredrik, I agree. In addition to all the standard bricks, large plates are what I require most from the bulk service. I'm sure everyone building large structures, models, ships, spacecraft, etc. agrees. <ICS> (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) much more trouble with the slashdot site today than the LEGO site. Plus, brickshelf diddn't melt down when jeff put the pictures up there. Of course it has survived several slashdottings :) KL (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) i asked the rep when i called. it's any five items(different or the same). I also didn't have to give the code- the rep entered it in for me. i had a dream two nights ago about white 2x2 windows. i'm going to dream about gray corrugated brick (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) When I called at 8:00 this morning I got the usual answering service (not Lego S+H, but the fill-in staff), and the operator knew nothing about bulk service or Code WB600. I called back minutes later, and the very friendly S@H operator was (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) to usage", I'd be a rich, rich man. Not saying Brad wassn't telling the truth. In fact, I was never *not* able to reach the page. eric (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) This suggests that they may be working out how to handle volume orders, so they have given a code which works well with the current system (this is a similar deal to the buy 10 sets off this page, so the code to work this deal exists already). (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) _very_ bad PR to say you didn't have enough servers to handle the load on the first day. Indicates bad planning and all. ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) Guide ((URL) the wildlink ((URL) #160 (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I for one will be happy to help those folks from overseas, though I may ask that you coordinate orders through one of the folks I regularly deal with. (...) In general I think that's worth paying attention to. I think in this case it's good (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I like to imagine that it's the same mattdm. It simplifies my life. (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Let me just say that I'm pleasantly surprised that some pieces with transparency made it to the first offering! :) Brad, some have mentioned that you take too long in responding/updating (and that may be true). But if the selection of pieces (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) <snip> That, and the fact that Brad mentioned it had nothing to do with traffic volume. See here: (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) "mattdm" himself was reporting problems getting onto www.lego.com/bulk earlier than that: (URL) at 12:15GMT, which is 8:15am... well, Eastern Daylight Time. I'm assuming that SlashDot is eastern, if it's not, please correct me). You'll also (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Actually, that may have been part of the problem. See (URL) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Here you go (from the site, which may be back up now): **** Buy any 5 or more LEGO Just Imagine Bulk Paks in this offer and Save 5%! Buy any 10 or more and Save 10% Special pricing on the Bulk Paks in this offer is valid through July 5, 2000. (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I admit I might be a little slow due to the joy I'm feeling over this news, but... How exactly does the bulk discount work? Do you have to order 5 of the EXACT same item to get the 5% discount? Or can I order 5 items total, and get a 5% discount on (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Yep, I've written down a $200 order and will be calling it in tonight. I wonder what the expanded selection will be. I'd love to see smaller tiles. Heh heh heh.... 'MO window pieces. Jason (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I'm still reeling at the thought of being able to buy 200 small spruce trees for $78.50 ($80 * .9 + $6.50 for shipping). I just hope they bring back the egg-shaped trees at a similar (or heck, not so similar) price. I for one am looking (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Thanks!! I'll remove the images I posted to Brickshelf now. :) Jeff (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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Mike, (...) (some (...) (or (...) Indeed. Actually, most of my prices are lower, except for the tiles and the light gray elements. I am almost ready to launch. I can't wait to buy a lot of thoe 1x4x3 trans-blue thin wall parts. Good part call, Lego (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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LEGO.com and the new bulk services page ((URL) are once again fully accessible. We had a server problem this morning unrelated to traffic volume (bad timing, eh?) -- and there is indeed lots of traffic! Thanks for the interest, everyone. -- Brad (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.services)
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Hey Y'all: Whereas some Lugnuts have been left out of the mix because of their geographic locations, maybe those of us in the U.S. and Canada with previous dealings with others abroad can fill in the gap and help these people get their hands on some (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) Yes, in an ideal world, I'd like to see all the instructions available for download in a single printable (PDF?) document. However, I expect TLG would want to host that themselves (if at all). If they did, a high quality set data base which, (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.publish, lugnet.cad)
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