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Thanks Brad!!!
For those of you that cannot see the server due to difficulties... Here is
what I saw... I added the per Item field, as I bet we all want to know
this.
Please don't quote me on the color or size of the Train windows... I am not
a Train collector.
Type & Size Qty Price per Item Colors
2x2 Brick 100 6.99 0.0699 Black, LtGray,
White, DkGreen, Red
2x4 Brick 50 6.99 0.1398 Black, LtGray,
White, DkGreen, Red
2x8 Brick 25 8.99 0.3596 Black, LtGray,
White, DkGreen, Red
1x4 Brick 50 5.99 0.1198 Black, LtGray,
White, DkGreen, Red
1x6 Brick 50 6.99 0.1398 Black, LtGray,
White, DkGreen, Red
1x8 Brick 25 5.99 0.2396 Black, LtGray,
White, DkGreen, Red
2x4 Roof Peak 25 4.99 0.1996 Black, Red
2x4 Roof Brick 50 7.99 0.1598 Black, Red
2x2 Roof Brick 100 7.99 0.0799 Black, Red
2x4 Plate 100 8.99 0.0899 Black, White, Red
1x6 Plate 50 4.99 0.0998 Black, White, Red
2x8 Plate 25 4.99 0.1996 Black, White, Red
2x2 Tile 100 6.99 0.0699 Black, White, Red
1x4x5 Window with glass 10 8.99 0.899 Black
Train Window 25 7.99 0.3196 ?Trans Light Blue?
2x2 Window 25 7.99 0.3196 White
1x4x6 Door with frame 5 9.99 1.998 Red
Small Spruce Tree 25 7.99 0.3196 DkGreen
-Andy Lynch
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brad Justus" <legodirect@lego.com>
> To: <lugnet.lego.announce@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.lego.direct@lugnet.com>;
> <lugnet.general@lugnet.com>; <lugnet.announce@lugnet.com>;
> <lugnet.market.services@lugnet.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 7:39 AM
> Subject: bulk ordering is here!
>
>
> > Greetings! After a somewhat longer-than-intended absence, I'm back, and • with
> > good news: LEGO Direct is pleased to announce that bulk sales from LEGO • start
> > today, June 14.
> >
> > Our first bulk releases include standard bricks (1x4, 1x6, 1x8, 2x2, • 2x4,
> 2x8)
> > in light grey, dark green, black, red, and white; as well as plates and • smooth
> > tiles in black, red, and white; windows and doors; and spruce trees. • The
> > elements come in lots of 100, 50, or 25 per bag, depending on the size • of
> the
> > element. There is no minimum purchase (well, you have to buy at least • one
> > bag!) - and no limits on the maximum. Plus, let me stress that this is • only
> > the first release: this autumn we will be enlarging the assortment of • standard
> > elements, adding hard-to-find colors, and extending the range of more
> > specialized elements.
> >
> > With this launch of the bulk service, we are also offering volume • discounts on
> > purchases: a purchase of 5 bags will receive a 5% discount; 10 bags and • more
> > will receive a 10% discount. These prices do not include shipping - we
> > have "unbundled" the item and shipping costs; shipping will be • determined
> by
> > the dollar volume of the overall purchase. This pricing policy is being
> > instituted across the entire Shop at Home assortment effective with the • next
> > catalog (due in July). Further details and pricing information can be • found
> > at http://www.lego.com/bulk.
> >
> > Initially, this service is available only in the United States and • Canada
> > through LEGO Shop at Home (1-800-453-4652). This is not because we wish • to
> > favor this market, but simply because we have an existing fulfillment
> > operation which we can employ immediately. We are currently finishing • our
> > development of a new fulfillment center in Europe to handle direct
> > distribution; it will be ready to go by late summer or early fall. At • that
> > time, we will begin offering not only bulks but the full LEGO Shop at • Home
> > service (via the Internet) to at least nine European countries. We • intend
> to
> > have full coverage in Europe in 2001.
> >
> > And to our friends in Australia and New Zealand (especially, but also • Japan
> > and the rest of the Asian Pacific Rim) - we hear you! We're working • hard
> to
> > extend this service to you, but I am sure you realize the logistical • hurdles
> > which must be leapt (high shipping costs, customs, etc); we are • endeavoring to
> > find a solution that is as great a value to you as Shop at Home has been • to
> > our US and Canadian customers. I do not yet have a timetable for you, • but
> I
> > have made it a priority to bring this service to you; if we can make • even
> a
> > limited offering to you by the end of the year we will. But we will not • launch
> > LEGO Shop at Home (or any direct-to-you initiative) until we are certain • that
> > we can do so in a manner which meets your (and our) high expectations.
> >
> > We hope that you are as excited as we are with the arrival of the bulk
> > service. It is but the first of many new offerings which will be • appearing
> in
> > the coming months. For the next release of bulk elements later this • year,
> we
> > hope to incorporate some of your many requests, and will develop a more • formal
> > system on LEGO.com (but thanks, Jason Catena) for recording your • desires.
> >
> > As always, our thanks to you. Play Well.
> >
> > -- Brad
> >
> > Brad Justus
> > Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
> > legodirect@lego.com
>
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