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(...) What's the currency story? Are there large fluctuations between the currencies you're talking about? By having fixed prices in both currencies, is LEGO trying to do something that represents exchange rates averaged over a time? And thus at (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I agree with you Lawerance, paying extra dough for the train tracks is a classic example (...) be (...) The call centre for Lego Shop @ Home is in the Headquarters for european opertaion, believe it or not is in Slough, "UK"not far from (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) PS, whether this is a real set or not is really irrelevant to my thesis. ++Lar (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) LEGO no longer has any UK employees to take your orders over the phone or be involved in any other way in this? (...) Are you saying that nothing else in Ripoff Britain suffers from this problem? ++Lar (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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1552... (URL) Must have more Maersk. Light blue pieces 6 wide trucks and great container stake trailers Light blue pieces great door mechanisms Light blue pieces Awesome stickers Light blue pieces Just a generally nice design Light blue pieces (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"William R Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:m2elroy0y9.fsf@...iew.com... (...) From Denmark. Shop from home ship to Europe from a single distribution centre in Denmark. And we pay shipping. Are you getting my annoyance at why I should (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) (URL) PICS (Yes!! Thanks, peeron gang) really drive home what a swell set this is for parts. Why, it's a veritable cornucopia, or a vast plethora if you prefer, of goodies in lots of colors. (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.db.inv)
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(...) From Denmark? Or do they have a distribution center in Britain? --Bill. (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GG8oF6.1tD@lugnet.com... (...) But there is no different taxes or regulatory environments that affect this. Tax is charged locally. I pay Danish VAT whether I order from UK or (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"aeon" <aeon15@home.com> wrote in message news:GG8pDI.4wH@lugnet.com... (...) You miss the point It is shop at home WE pay shipping. (...) are (...) what things? Things you might think are reasons for the difference are covered in this case. Like (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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