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RE: bulk ordering is (not) here! (was - Re: bulk ordering is her e! )
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Thu, 15 Jun 2000 22:32:27 GMT
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Well, my fiancee works for a company that produces molds for production of
plastic items [one client is tupperware], so if they need molds made,
there's at least one place they can look. [and it's in Melbourne, too. Now
all we need is a molding company here in Melbourne too, and then maybe LA
[1] will move down here :) ]
[1] for those who don't frequent the loc.au section of lugnet, LA refers to
Lego Australia.
Benjamin Whytcross
BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
Ph: (03) 9856 5282
Directory Technology Pty Ltd
1/436 Elgar Road,
Box Hill, 3128
Growing older is compulsory..Growing up isn't :-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoffrey Hyde [mailto:ghyde@ledanet.com.au]
> Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 4:27 PM
> To: lugnet.lego.direct@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: bulk ordering is (not) here! (was - Re: bulk ordering is
> her e! )
>
>
> MY thoughts on the whole thing are that TLG just needed to
> add extra to
> cover S&H charges, and make it possible to order via S@H USA,
> or through
> their web page, for Australia and countries in a similar fix.
>
> How they handle things like import duties, etc. though, I don't know.
>
> On a side note, those prices look relatively cheap. Has
> anyone bothered to
> calculate what the brick/price ratio is yet? Does it even
> compare to bulk
> buying entire sets and splitting them into piece lots?
>
> You know, if we could find an Australian plastics injection
> molding company
> interested in doing production runs for large companies such
> as TLG and get
> the two to meet each other, that would be great for Australians. ;-)
>
> --
> Cheers ...
>
> Geoffrey Hyde
>
>
> Whytcross, Benjamin <BWhytcro@pacificaccess.com.au> wrote in message
> news:1D0812CAE3E7D2118BCD00805FA76DEB022A4ED1@gw-exg-ne01.paci
> ficaccess.com.
> au...
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Scott A [mailto:s.arthur@hw.ac.uk]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 12:59 AM
> > > To: lugnet.lego.direct@lugnet.com
> > > Subject: Re: bulk ordering is (not) here! (was - Re: bulk • ordering is
> > > here! )
> > >
> > >
> > > From:
> > > http://www.lugnet.com/lego/announce/?n=14
> > >
> > >
> > > > ...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.
> > >
> > > Given that LEGO.COM is the host for LD internationally (or
> > > so it appears), it
> > > will be interesting to see what price variations will be
> > > between here, the US
> > > and the rest of Europe. Will the so called "rip-off Britain"
> > > live up to its
> > > name?
> >
> > And what about places like Australia, where the sets cost
> considerably
> more
> > than the cost of having them sent airmail from the US..or even UK?
> >
> > I'm personally hoping that LD decide on a global price for • the items, and
> > then add postage to this, so that everyone pays the same • price for the
> > parts, and it's no cheaper for overseas AFOL's to have • someone in the US
> > order the parts/sets, and have them shipped to themselves, • and then they
> > ship them overseas than it is for overseas AFOL's to order • them from LD.
> > Otherwise, the US section will be flooded with overseas • orders taken by
> > americans on behalf of the masses who were being overcharged.
> >
> > Anyway, just my thoughts..
> >
> > Benjamin Whytcross
> > BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
> > Ph: (03) 9856 5282
> > Directory Technology Pty Ltd
> > 1/436 Elgar Road,
> > Box Hill, 3128
> >
> > Growing older is compulsory..Growing up isn't :-)
>
>
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