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(...) Darn! lol :) <snip> (...) Profits? They are trying to charge MORE for LESS take for example the blue tub, $20 for 1200 bricks (the 3033) well, its gone - what replaced it? Another blue tub with just over 600 parts (parts, not bricks) for the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) "System" to me is more about an interconnected play world, with original, open themes, than it is about the particular form of the figures. Playmobil has its own "system," for example. Lego could conceivably develop a new one based on a (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yes Adidas has been part of the soccer sets from the begining. Derek (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hi, I was at the Lego Event 2001 in Holland, and some people where complaining (as i do too) abouth the sets. Too many large bricks (juniorisation), no houses as in the 80-ties, and getting too expensive for what you get. Santa Claus is (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I heard Lego are developing a new operating system for their new line of Lego Notebook computers. I think their called Brickpads or something.. I'm Kidding. Microsoft doesnt make plastic construction bricks, Lego doesnt need to get involved in (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I'm gonna stick my nose in here, and say I agree whole hartedly. besides that you can now save money :-) I haven't bought anything from lego in aprox 9 monthes. of coarse I'm going into my dark ages, so you might have different results with not (...) (23 years ago, 12-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) They do show some spark, but not quite enough. I have some interest in the squid vehicle, which uses some very un-lego-like elements, but I still like it because it has style up the wazoo. But after the whole Ogel's Control Center (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I saw an Adidas brick (white soccer barrier) in the K8 pile at Brickfest last July. I'm not a Soccer collector so I assumed it was nothing new. The other two soccer barriers I found were advertising Lego themes (Arctic for one.) Personally, I can (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Not answering for Lawrence; these are my opinions. After I read the catalog, I was struck (and dismayed) by one thing above all: No new major System theme entries for 2002, except Harry Potter (which debuted early for film schedule reasons). (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Allan Bedford" <apotomeREMOVE-THIS@...vista.net> wrote in message news:GMn6Cr.5y0@lugnet.com... (...) They have had all the input and direction they need via Lugnet. My thoughts aren't too dissimilar to many others here. I can't see Lego having (...) (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Why? (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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2002 catalogue. Oh dear, dear, dear. Where did it all go so wrong? Sorry, I am disappointed so much I cant even be bothered to tell you why. lawrence (23 years ago, 11-Nov-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I was about to post on this subject myself. I made an order on the 13th of Oct. According to S@H, it was shipped on the 16th. It still hasn't arrived. That's 18 working days. At the time I made my first call to find out where it was, I ordered a (...) (23 years ago, 9-Nov-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Sorry to reply to my own message, but I wanted to just remind everyone about this auction. It will end tomorrow, so if you want to get a bid in, there is still time! Jake --- Jake McKee Sr. Producer LEGO Direct (...) (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.auction)
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(...) What? You've never heard a proud mother refer to her child as 1.25 years old? (Not 15 months...) (...) -Jason (23 years ago, 8-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Dear LD- On shop.lego.com, under Baby, Baby Toys, the ages listed for the sets is inconsistent... Some - like set 2522 list the age as 0.3-2 others, like set 2587 list the age as 6-24M The months designation is much clearer than the decimal one... (...) (23 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hi there at Lego, Thanks a lot for the possibility to order bricks and so on via the internet. I like to order some train windows and doors to build me some extra passenger cars (10 in total). But ... I can't complete my cars because there are no (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hi, maybe someone from LD can clarify this: On page 36 of the 2001 Holiday catalogue, I noticed two things, one unimportant and one slightly more so: 1. "Bulk Element Paks" has become "Bulk Element Packs". 2. At the top center of the page are the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Jake, The Super Slick email route doesn't seem to work. I emailed the day you posted this post (10-12), and got a letter from "Susan Williams" in the mail about 2 weeks ago basically saying thanks for my interest, I could call if I needed any parts. (...) (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Since the 2002 catalog is now out of the bag, can someone at LEGO send me one so I can put up some good scans of it? KL (23 years ago, 4-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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