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(...) MMM...MMM! actually chocolate LEGO bricks taste good ;) I just recently ate some in Denmark and will show some pictures when I can get around to it... They don´t say LEGO on them, but they were bought from a LEGO venue ;) From what I know the (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I've just bought my first sets with the new colours in and the new brown colour is the same as a popular brand of chocolate (candy) here in the UK. As a safety engineer I would be concerned about an increase in children eating these bricks, (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I tried that with the mosaic kits several weeks ago too. The rep (I wish I remembered her name) actually called their warehouse and was told it would be 'quite some time' before the current (read, old color) mosaic kit bags would run out. This (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I just called consumer services and they don't know :-( Adr. (20 years ago, 7-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I wouldn't read too much into the colors, as they have varied all over the map in the past, for instance, consider the color shown in the catalog for the mixed blue plate pack, it's way off LEGO blue. (URL) show you blue bricks and blue (...) (20 years ago, 7-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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(...) No problem, no harm done, thanks for the apology. (...) Looks like the dark gray has now been changed to 'not available'. I was hoping they'd be in the new colors to support the new colors being in the 2004 sets. Best, Jonathan (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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(...) Doh! Sorry about that. I should paid better attention to the question you asked. (Sorry about the attitide, bad day, I shouldn't have let that leak into a Lugnet post.) Hmm... taking a look at shop.lego.com, the colors of the (URL) dark grey (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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(...) Thanks, Jason. I am aware of the 'older colors being offered in other bulk packs'. My post is in reference to the packs of 50 2x4's each, not the special '10,000 run only' release of the older colors in assorted sizes that your link refers to. (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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(...) Someone at LD could confirm, or someone here could use the magic of the search box and... (URL) Jason Spears | (URL) BrickCentral> (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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Hello LD, I noticed on lego.com that the packs of 50 dark gray and light gray 2x4 bricks are available for back order, ready to ship in May (as well as light gray 2x2 bricks). I am wondering if these are going to be the new colors or not. I am (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Tim Courtney" <tim.courtney@SPAMCA...ktron.com> wrote in news:Hvpp22.AJB@lugnet.com: (...) Hi, i'm new here. I'm canadian, from québec city. I understand that AFOL seems to mean a fan of lego, but what's the exact meaning of the letters? Thanks. (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Snip I believe that the one on the left is a newer mold (entailing a slight saving in material used) and the one on the right matches my bricks dating back to the mid '70s, so it's at least that old. I don't know when they introduced the new (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Alexander - I encourage you to use your local store as a way to network with other AFOLs. Introduce yourself to the store manager, and ask if they wouldn't mind putting you in touch with other local AFOLs who come and buy. I imagine you aren't (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Frank, I'm living in 30 minutes of driving from this Moscow store. And I think that you seem to be right - these days I see a lot of activity from TLC in Russia - various campaigns with other brands, TV advertising etc., there was nothing like (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.ca)
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"Christian Treczoks" <ct@braehler.com> wrote in message news:Hvoy1q.24Fz@lugnet.com... (...) Hmm, I wonder if Moscow gets a LEGO brand retail store because a definite market is perceived, but perhaps there aren't good retail partners to get the (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
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(...) The 1x4 whites in Tantative IV (if I remember correctly, I built it 10 days ago) are of both types. It got my attention since I never saw two versions of the same piece in the same Lego set. Maybe they just intorduced a new mold, and also (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Anyhow, it would be nice if they put one in australia (1 in each captial city would be nice but start with Sydney and Melbourne I guess) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, first and foremost it would be a sensible and intelligent decision to open stores in places where there are actual customers for the given product. And the first thing one seems to learn at the manager school is to avoid sensible and (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
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(...) are they getting *another* one? Or are you seeing an old page? I know they have had a store since 2002: (URL) have never known Lego to say where they were going to put a store, heck - they really do not even tell you that when it opens - you (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
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(...) Potential for growth? (But that doesn't explain the other markets that *are* getting them, of course). Cheers Richie Dulin (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
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Tell me the last time LEGO did something that's made sense. *rolls eyes* -Anne (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
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Why is it that (acording to an official page at lego.com), Russia (of all places) is getting a Lego Store (in moscow) but countries with probobly a much greater market (e.g. Australia or Canada) arent? (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.general)
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OH BOY Rosco you just NOW looked at the bottom? You know, Clark has been tracking this for AGES... The "new" brick looks to be just molded in an older mold, as they seems to vary from set to set for me, sometimes I get the ones with the holes in the (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I did a little check on my 1xn bricks and saw this "problem" on all types and colours, from 1x2 to 1x8. In my opinion, there are two or more moulds, each with a little difference, and they change them every now and then. (For cleaning and (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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"Ross Crawford" <rosscraw@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:HvKK4B.zxH@lugnet.com... (...) different (...) importantly, (...) brick. The (...) bottom. Can it be old molds? Wasn´t the "older" bricks without holes? (I allways thought that the (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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Has anyone else noticed this? It seems newer 1x6 & 1x8 bricks have a different mold. See this comparison: (URL) older brick on the left has holes in the bottom studs, but more importantly, the flanges on studs 2 & 4 don't go all the way to the (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Incorrect. On a scale of 1 to 10, four years ago Lego was a 10 and Mega Bloks was a 3. Today Lego is a 9 and Mega Bloks is a 7.5. So while Lego is still superior, Mega Bloks have in fact become a viable alternative in a quality versus quantity (...) (21 years ago, 24-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The URL for LEGO's "My Opinions" section is (URL) so they're actually serving the My Opinions web pages for LEGO. I get the impression there's an administrative system set up for authorized LEGO employees to create surveys on the fly. This was (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Not very informative? (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) While this may be true, the "loyal" customers left Coke only because there were alternatives that wern't as vile as New Coke. Pepsi did quite well after New Coke came out. Does this mean that we're all going to switch to Megablocks over the (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Agreed. But, quoting from the press release (a form of "exuberant writing", to be sure): "Informative enables brands to market with consumers -- not just to them -- by engaging consumers in group discussion and dialogue about the brand. (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.people, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) My order included both back-order stuff and stuff that had already shipped. Joanne at Shop@Home was able to cancel my order and place a new order that reflected the bulk discount. The only drawback was that I lost my place in the back-order (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Don't we all wish. :) Now I have no excuse for bolstering the economy. -Mike (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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(...) This is good to hear! I was honestly wondering why they didin't have the discount in the first place and thats one of the reasons why I hadn't ordered any of them yet. Anyway I will now place my order and feel I got a deal verses something (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego.direct)
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So, tons of people have ordered some of that last production run of the true grays and brown, right? I myself ordered several bulk packs of them as soon as they were on the LEGO website. They were all $4.99 each, and they weren't eligible for the (...) (21 years ago, 23-Mar-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.lego.direct) !
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| | Re: CLEAR 48x48 baseplate - sell it to us?
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(...) I once went to one of those, and what a dive it was! You Canadians really know your trashy bars! Dave! (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) A sea diorama My dad's dive club made a diorama years ago showing the wreck of the Sweepstakes in Big Tub Harbour in Tobermory, Ontario. They got a big aquarium, made a mini shipwreck, added divers, and then put plex above that, signifying the (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Just as you said - clear roofs on large structures. Or LTCs that paint their tables - build a building on clear, and drop it on a table. Or paint a table blue, and drop these over it. More importantly, stained glass windows that could be studs (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Rob Hendrix" <rhendrix@cei.net> wrote in message news:Huzqq3.1BA8@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I have seen one of these and held one in my hands so I can vouch for their existance. They are very cool but I can't think of lots of use for (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I saw one at BF2002? 03?, but I bet the un-named person who was holding it won't give it up, will you Eric? Oops!!! ;) I think every piece in clear would be awesome! -brickmodder "Tom Stangl, VFAQman" <talonts@vfaq.com> wrote in message (...) (21 years ago, 22-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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