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Re: Spreadsheet to order from Lego Direct
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Fri, 30 Jun 2000 15:57:42 GMT
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Bryan, thanks for your kind words! Good name, too. In the next version I may
add a link to Partsref - since I'm still working on a modem myself I'm
sensitive to the size issue. I do hope to keep it up-to-date as the selection
improves - somebody remind me if I forget.
Cheers, Heather
In lugnet.lego.direct, Bryan Kinkel writes:
> Heather,
> That is a really great spreadsheet! I hope you continue to upgrade and share
> it with the community as Lego Direct expands their product line (with real
> train doors & windows please!).
>
> It's funny... Using your tool, I came to the realization that I could
> probably purchase a fresh Load & Haul Railroad or similar train set with the
> funds I have allocated to Lego Direct....I typically like to order from the
> catalog haphazardly and let the S@H rep surprise me with the grand total!
>
> One suggestion - for each group of related items (ie 1x4 bricks) -
> a) embed a picture of the product, clipped from the lego.com/bulk pages
> - or -
> b) include a direct link to the lego.com/bulk pages
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> Option A would probably cause the file size to bloat quickly, making it
> unwieldy for modem downloaders.
>
> While I'm sure most AFOL can figure out what an element is from the
> description, it sometimes helps to see the picture to decide if you *really*
> have to have 200 pint size trees or 600 white tiles. :)
>
> Again, this is a really useful tool. I encourage any of the AFOLs that have
> pricing or element voting pages to add a link to Heathers "BrickCalc" tool.
>
> Bryan Kinkel
> http://www.kinkel.net/lego
> bryan@kinkel.net
> helpdesk@loseyourmind.com
>
> "Heather Patey" <hpatey@nfld.com> wrote in message
> news:Fwy319.CsA@lugnet.com...
> > I used Jason Catena's very useful table of sets available from Lego Direct • and
> > made an Excel 97 spreadsheet that calculates total cost of an order when • you
> > fill in how many copies you want of each set, including discount and • shipping.
> > It's at
> >
> > http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/hpatey/tools/ld_select.xls
> >
> > It prints nicely on two letter-landscape pages as is, and if you know how • to
> > autofilter, you can select Nonblanks in the "I Want" column to make a • shorter
> > (perhaps!) list to read out into the phone. Hope someone besides me finds • this
> > helpful; feedback appreciated.
> >
> > Heather Patey
> > Pirate Wench / Brick Detective
> > St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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