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Subject: 
Re: Bad Policy #2 (Why all the secrecy, LEGO Direct?)
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lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Mon, 7 May 2001 17:01:11 GMT
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"Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message
news:GCz59A.A7o@lugnet.com...
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Somewhere in my basement I have an unopened case of 5542's that I was
keeping just for the clear train glass.  Now I can buy train windows
*and* doors with clear train glass (in *gray* even).  As far as I've
been told, as recently as a year ago it was (unofficial?) policy that they
would NEVER sell prime parts like that individually.  Clearly LD took
our input and changed that.

Except my point was that for a long time in Lego early history that did just
that.
Sold prime parts individually. Look at late 50's early 60's.
I think relative to today Lego had a much better range of bulk bricks on
sale.
Most AFOL would still like to buy that stuff today.


regards
lawrence



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(...) yes, for starters, I would certainly like to buy: macaroni (URL) and (URL) ridge and valley bricks (URL) [would these be considered bulk bricks?] (URL) of painful to search set ref 2xx sheree (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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(...) I can't speak for the UK experience, but here in the US the effects have been incredibly cool. Absolutely amazing actually. Somewhere in my basement I have an unopened case of 5542's that I was keeping just for the clear train glass. Now I can (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)

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