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I just tried to order 3448 and 3447 bulk windows in the "original" colors they have been shipping in. I was advised by S@H that both of them are back ordered until 7/14. I assume that means they are no longer selling them in the "wrong" colors. Has (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Mislabeled elements: new item numbers
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I ordered two of the mispackaged/mislabeled bulk packs, and after making it clear that I wanted the "incorrect" items instead of the soon-to-be-correct versions, learned that they now have different item numbers: 3444 Black 45-degree roof ridges (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Naming conventions
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Don't get TLG mad or they'll make us all call the pieces different things.:-D brian (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: train windows
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I find it hard to believe that they're willing to give up the econmies of scale here. How many of us are there? 1000? Compared to the number of children who consume sets one at a time... well, let's do the math: 300 or so million people in the US. (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: train windows
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I said: (...) and I meant to footnote it but forgot. I first heard this term in the Wall Street Journal in a McDonalds article. The WSJ is not searchable so I can't prove it. However I did find it on an anti-McDonalds site: (URL) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: train windows
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(...) TLC does or would if they'd do a little anaylsis. I don't think anyone else does. I've heard a lot of numbers batted around. I'd be surprised if we were less than .5% of the total and very surprised if we were more than 10%... But that is an (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: train windows
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) limited (...) want (...) and do (...) have (...) money). (...) That's fair enough, but I can't help wondering whether they're trying to market to the mundanes anyway. And how exactly does _our_ Lego (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: what is the min production run #?
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(...) a quick search at the home page of lugnet using the string "jason catena bulk web" turns up the following post within the first page of hits. (URL) when you peruse it gives: (URL) a URL. It's amazing what a little searching will turn up if you (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: train windows
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(...) that (...) Whoops! c/Baluch/Baulch/ ... sorry about that. (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: what is the min production run #?
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Lar, For those of us who were not paying attention.... Where is the website? Chris (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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