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  Re: Why the high proce in UK?
 
(...) It's not just UK. 29.95DM is 12.9791 USD while the price for us s@h is $14.99 (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Why the high proce in UK?
 
I notice the 10014 caboose now has a price of £10.99 I note that the German price of the Caboose is 29.95DM - which is £9.22 Why for a product manufactured and sold within the EU is UK price 20% more? And considering that all the Shop@home stuff is (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Guarded inn Box Photos (was Re: The Legend is alive - #10000 has been SHIPPED !)
 
I believe that the reason the GI has no "color" photos on the box is that it is going to be a "not available in stores" special. That means available through Shop at home, and in the Lego Imagination Centers in California, Georgia, Minnesota, and (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: why has lego direct ignored the space theme?
 
"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GG32s9.Fv2@lugnet.com... (...) Town? G..D..R -Jon -- ---...--- | The Galactic Shipyard - (URL) My website - (URL) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  request/suggestion for Legend series
 
Dear Mr. Justus, I place for your consideration and those at Lego Direct for inclusion in the "Lego Legend" series a minitlia set. (URL) course, if there is one in the series with more windows and doors, that one would be even better... I only (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: why has lego direct ignored the space theme? (and Town!)
 
(...) ...of course it wasn't a misteak, I don't make misteaks. It was a neologism. Just blend "bit of" (as in, Town hasn't got much lately) and "pity" and you get Bity. Prolly ought to be a FAQ entry, it's so useful. :-) :-) :-) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
 
  Re: why has lego direct ignored the space theme? (and Town!)
 
(...) Sounded to me like Lar was doing an impression of Tweetie... YMMV John (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: why has lego direct ignored the space theme? (and Town!)
 
<snip> Tell you the truth, i just read that whole thing! I totaly agree, why such cheep sets, I lettle kid was at my house yesterday, and he was looking at my spaceships, he preferred the older Launch Command one to the newer more available LOM (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: The Legend is alive - #10000 has been SHIPPED !
 
(...) I think the lowered printing quality is disappointing. There may be explanations for it (like that they lost the original silkscreens or whatever and had to work from photographs because they didn't have the budget to do a complete (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: The Legend is alive - #10000 has been SHIPPED !
 
Hello! (...) Hahahaha! Yes! You are right, the picture in the instrucktion doesen't show the 1x1x2 hinge-brick! And the original instruction booklet doesn't either. I've never noticed this error. :-) Bye Jojo (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: why has lego direct ignored the space theme? (and Town!)
 
(...) Ohhh don't get me started on Jack Stone....toy stores should ban the selling of these awful sets. I would like to see the purpose of buying them....a more expensive version of Town Junior Perhaps (with Creator Figs, instead, and an annoying (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: The Legend is alive - #10000 has been SHIPPED !
 
Thanks for posting these Christian, Looks like some people are going to be upset... Just one other comment: In the instruction page you posted, is there an error? It looks like the 1 x 1 x 2 brick with the clips for the blue door is being shown as (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: The Legend is alive - #10000 has been SHIPPED !
 
(...) short set review. I'm a little dissapointed right now. If you want to know why, check the link! Bye, Christian --- xTIAN.oO ---...--- Lugnet Member #479 -- The World is full of AFOLs ! mail: xtian@brickmaster.de web: www.brickmaster.de (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle, lugnet.lego.direct) ! 
 
  Re: why has lego direct ignored the space theme? (and Town!)
 
(...) ^^ And *that* was caused cosmic rays as well. So there. -Shiri (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: why has lego direct ignored the space theme? (and Town!)
 
(...) Cosmic rays interruption, of course. -Shiri (who's very reasonable, except when SHE disarees with Larry..) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: why has lego direct ignored the space theme? (and Town!)
 
Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) Bity? Larry, that wasn't a misteak was it (looking forward to how you're going to explain this one...) But we have Jack Stone, right, that makes up for everything (blecchhhhhh) Kevin ---...--- Craftsman (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.town, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: why has lego direct ignored the space theme?
 
In lugnet.space, Jonathan Wilson writes: <snippage> (...) Patience, grasshopper. Starwars was (and is) your big bumpfa. Different themes get different things at different times. Let other themes digest their big lumps and you will get yours too, (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  why has lego direct ignored the space theme?
 
Train gets the My Own Train plus the train cars, as well as various bulk packs. Castle gets the Guarded Inn rerelease plus there are the new cool harry potter sets comming out (not lego direct but castle fans like them all the same) Pirate fans get (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
 
  Re: And the August Surprise is?
 
One time I gave a guy an extra S@H Lego Catalog, he Called up and requested that a new set be sent each month to his Son who was into Trains. He told me he just gave them his C C and they charged it each month and sent a Different set each month. (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: And the August Surprise is?
 
(...) Ya, France, that's it... but you didn't consume mass quantities like Stangl did. :-) I think he got like 20-30 from Zanys around the US. ++Lar (does that joke date me?) (23 years ago, 6-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)


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