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(...) Let me be the very first on LUGNET to say, thank you very much! I just visited the Lego Direct web page, and you're off to a good start. There are some elements that I can order right away. I'm looking forward to seeing the broader selection (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Shucks. By the time I had finished visiting Lego Direct writing my reply, and collecting my jaw from the floor, three other people had already posted ahead of me! And hey, it looks like we've already managed to overload TLG's server once in (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I would argue that the LARGEST and SMALLEST bricks/tiles/plates are more useful - we can get the "standard" sizes in sets and tubs/buckets in decent amounts, but the very large and very small are scarce. The very large are useful for large (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) useful - we (...) the (...) As excited as I am about this new service, I'm a little disappointed in the per piece cost of these elements. Granted, it's nice to be able to order the specialized pieces and rarer colors in bulk, but the cost for (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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To All, (...) but (...) the (...) the (...) elements (...) "bulk" (...) the (...) Well, economics considered, some of the prices were pretty reasonable. They need to make a profit. They need to change their production facilities in order to make (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) <snipped discussion of prices> (...) I think that our orders will speak for themselves. I don't see LDirect selling very many sets of red bricks at those prices, not when they're cheaper in bucket sets. Perhaps not even white or black. So, (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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