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John Cooper wrote:
> There have been lots of good messages about Pick-A-Brick inventories, and price
> per pound comparisons. Now for an obscure observation. I have purchased 2-3
> pounds of bricks during 2 visits. I put all the bricks in one or two of the bags
> they have. I figured why should I pay extra for a separate bag for each color or
> size. During my last visit I thought maybe I was being foolish, and should pay
> an extra penny or two for more bags. How much could an empty ziplock type bag
> cost anyhow?
>
> Well I weighed an empty bag of each of the two sizes. The LLCA scales measure in
> .01 pound increments. The small bag weighed either .01 or .02 pounds depending
> how it was laid on the scale, and the larger bag weighed .03 pounds. That's $.28
> or $.56 for the small bag, and $.84 for the larger bag! The bags are nice sturdy
> plastic with an interesting brick stud graphic. But decide for yourself if you
> want to pay for extra bags, or spend more time sorting your brick purchases!
I was wondering the same thing myself. I spent so much time sorting the pieces
that I was thinking of putting each different part in a separate bag. Thanks for the
information!
You could get a more accurate estimate of the bag price by weighing ten of them.
However, the lower bound is already too much. I normally pay less than that for
Ziploc bags. Next time I think I will take a roll of lightweight plastic wrap and use
a section for each different part.
/Eric M/
ps: Thanks to Mark P for the online inventory. I have some updates that I will post
later today.
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| (...) Up untill now, every thing I have seen that is "buy by the weight" that uses a holder that could effect the price has an offset in the scale. I asked them about this at LLCA only to be greeted with a blank stare. The problem with the small (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.legoland.california)
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