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Include me in on the list for this one :-) Try looking here: (URL) this the same one? It looks very similar. On Tue, 10 Jul 2001, Larry Pieniazek (<GGA2o9.GxC@lugnet.com>) wrote at 22:04:57 (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Kyle D. Jackson" <flightdeck@sympatic...mblock.ca> wrote in message news:GGACuB.IB5@lugnet.com... (...) There has been about 10% fluctuation over the last 2 years. The pound is currently about as strong has it has ever been agaionst the Krona over (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Michael Edwards" <medwards@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:GGA55r.1Dr@lugnet.com... (...) Can you clarify this? Are you saying shop@home 's call centre for Europe is in Slough, or that the UK call centre is in slough? I see that everywhere (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GGA22M.ExD@lugnet.com... (...) Yes there is a call centre in the UK. But I am ordering over the internet - though I realise I would still be funding the UK call centre. But that (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) here's an interesting point of view....I've taken International "Global" accounting in university (in 1997) and I still remember portion of the class (no I didn't sleep in or try to ditch class...actually got a "B") anyways....companies have (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jul-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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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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