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Re: shop.lego.com - 4 steps forward, 3 steps back
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Thu, 3 May 2001 15:38:50 GMT
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BOY, I hope they actually had what I ordered ;-) The website said they did, but
I ordered "a few" garage doors, so I hope they actually had the quantity I
ordered.
Woohoo, I can sell off some of my used garage doors if this goes through!
Mr L F Braun wrote:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Rose Regner writes:
> > OK Lego Direct. Are you going to be offering these new packs in the US?
> > Please don't be so cruel.
>
> For once, being away in Europe will have its significant
> LEGO advantages! :) I'm ordering, bigtime; most of the
> new packs are AVAILABLE (including the garage door bits),
> I called and got verification of inventory.
>
> But Lawrence is wrong about it being "just the old accessory
> packs". Read on...
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> > "Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesfamily.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in
> > message news:GCr13z.2Aq@lugnet.com...
> > > Good and bad on shop.lego.com this week Well for Europeans - these changes
> > > dont seem to have hit USA (yet)
> > >
> > > Forward - Lego added lots of new stuff to bulk bricks this week.
> > >
> > > Back - However, they are just the rest of the old accessory packs. When • are
> > > we going to get the bulk bricks we crave?
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> Some are the old accessory packs. Some are accessory packs
> we've not seen in four or five years, including the one with
> Black Falcons Castle items! What's more, there are a lot--in
> relative terms--of items that are completely new assortments,
> including transparent bricks (albeit with some windscreens :( )
> the 5x6x2 inverse-low-slope in trans-yellow, a 1x2x2 ladders
> pack, and more.
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> The downside is that you must fully enlarge the pictures before
> the quantities appear printed on them. They don't look like
> a very good deal until you do.
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> > > Forward - it does include the roll up garage door packs though, with
> > > grooved bricks and hinged panels, and shooting cannons.
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> With 9 white, one blue door panel, and 14 red 1x2 grooved bricks
> and two red "top beams"! A complete assembly, for UKP 2.79 ea.
>
> > > Forward - Lego added 12v train parts
> > >
> > > Back - but why add new parts on-line that are marked 'No Longer Available'
> > > (e.g. large train wheels)? They did this last update with Micro Motors,
> > > which this update have been removed. Duh.
>
> They may still be producing inventory. Production cycles don't
> always mesh perfectly, and they may be there simply for people
> to add to their want lists now for fulfillment later.
>
> best
>
> Lindsay
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