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I was in a coles supermarket on the weekend [sunbury] and noticed that they had a small range [10-20 different small sets] of lego [about 40 sets in total] I was wondering if this is in all Coles, or just a select few, and also when they started (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Soccer sets, thumbs up
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Now I did already post about this last night, but since it doesn't seem to have shown up anywhere, I'll fire again (and I'll keep <<expletive indicating dogged commitment deleted>> firing until I hit something ;-) (...) Mmmm. Actually, the Port (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | RE: Ruckus over in Lego Direct
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(...) Agreed...Strange...They've only got one or two customer service people, x sales reps [who seem to target the larger stores, and only visit smaller stores after prompting from the stores managers] and an unknown number of managers and shipping (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | RE: Just bought the Football sets
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(...) Ahh....I think LA is still a subsection of Lego OS [Overseas?], so then we should look at whoever is in charge of that area for this... Anyway, this argument is doomed, as Lego NA [north america] is seeming to be trying to take over globally (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Just bought the Football sets
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(...) But if each Lego subsidiary is treated separatedly, why should one subsidise the other. Next thing you will want a player draft for the footie ;^) At least Brad gave us a mention, I wasn't expecting one. pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | RE: Just bought the Football sets
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(...) True, the government does tax highly...but if LA can get the soccer sets [that we weren't going to be getting] into the country, and can sell them at this price when they were originally going to be $115 or so, it begins to look like it's not (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Ruckus over in Lego Direct
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(...) Yep, I'd say let it go for a while. The American's are still wiping the drool from their faces over this, so I doubt we'd be high on their priority list until they've drained the current world stocks of ABS. Given the speed of which LD has (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Just bought the Football sets
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(...) respite. (...) Did you get these at Parramatta ? I was there on Monday and couldn't find anything :^( I think it's time to stick it to the real problem. Our government/s State and Federal that tax everything that moves. Brad mentioned in his (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Just bought the Football sets
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These FOOTBALL sets are great! I bought one of just about each set, and I spent two hours playing around with how i could make the seating tiered and mutli-level. And the prices on them are fantastic too! So the potential for making a stadium are (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: To all residents of perth
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(...) Just a dinosaur ! It would be easy to miss it, the image on the box is bigger. pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | RE: To all residents of perth
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The adventurer sets are almost certainly 5903 and 5904...one is a 'microlight', and the other is a 'wheelbarrow' which DOES include a dinosaur..a baby T-rex [admittedly not as good as the big dino's, but it is still a dinosaur] Benjamin Whytcross (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Any Themepary Layouts?
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I will be doing that as soon as I can free up some time... At home, I have a newspaper article about a man in Ohio who created a Lego amusement park. He donated it to a children's museum, I think. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET Member 115 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Any Themepary Layouts?
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(...) I've made actual working rides, and at one time seriously contemplated building an amusement park, but then I started tearing the rides apart and that though left me. You can see the 3 rides that I created on my web page. There's a fourth (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Soccer buses
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Richard Parsons wrote in message ... (...) non-juniorised (...) Yeah, I was going to say "non-juniorised" when I first posted about them, and then I noticed that the bus didn't have any doors. Hmmm. But yeah, it's a good set which also includes a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Soccer sets
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(...) Maybe you could use redbeard torsos. And are peglegs allowed to play? A few questions: (1) With the big price reductions, is anyone still interested in doing some sort of Legoz combined stadium? I'm guessing most people will get some of the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Evening all. Having just had a bit of a fool with one of the soccer buses, I echo the support for them that I have read around the place. Its a good, non-juniorised set, plenty of window, figs, hair, plates, and at $20, pretty good value. Timmy (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Lego Tour in Westfields Figtree
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Thanks for the effort David - saved us all a couple of hours ;-) -- Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) Drew" <david@hydrowash.com.au> wrote in message news:Fw6EM6.Fv9@lugnet.com... (...) statues (...) perpex-covered (...) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | To all residents of perth
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The target store in bulcreek has sets #8509,8510,8511,8512,8513,8514 aka the roboriders. They had all of them except 8514 power. They also had 2 of the dinosaur adventurers sets (very small ones, dont know the # but they dont have any dinos in them (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Soccer sets in David Jones! ($54.95 for 3409!!!!!!)
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"Peter White" <aztekium@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:Fw6vyM.L5s@lugnet.com... (...) $54.95!!! (...) local (...) :) (...) Yup. Surrounded with other sets. David Drew. (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Soccer sets in David Jones! ($54.95 for 3409!!!!!!)
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(...) Were they with the normal Lego ? pete.w (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: sith infultrator on sale
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(...) they had that sphinx one for $50 in toy world outside myer but i am not sure how long there staying at that price (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au.qld.bri)
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| | RE: Soccer sets in David Jones! ($54.95 for 3409!!!!!!)
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I think this is a case of 'we put the sets in the catalogue...kids will expect to see them...price is too high...if we drop the price on these, maybe kids will return to lego, as it's now "cheaper" to buy, and these will act as starter sets for kids (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Soccer sets in David Jones! ($54.95 for 3409!!!!!!)
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Why is Lego subsidising these? (Olympics perhaps?) and more importantly. HOW is Lego Australia susbsidising this? I don't think the shipping out here can be subsisdised by suddenly manufacturing it themselves. And why then isn't everything (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Soccer sets in David Jones! ($54.95 for 3409!!!!!!)
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Mmmmm. Toyworld Bowral, renowned for early release but RRP, also has them, 3409 at $59. This makes much more sense than the $115 I seem to recall we originally expected. And at $20 for the buses, that doesn't seem so bad either. I should be able to (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | RE: Soccer sets in David Jones! ($54.95 for 3409!!!!!!)
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I was just thinking [and it hurts :) ] that I seem to remember someone posting in .loc.au that LA was going to 'subsidise' the soccer field 3409 so it would be about $55-$60. Unfortunately, I must have deleted that email [for those who still don't (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Soccer sets in David Jones! ($54.95 for 3409!!!!!!)
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Wow! That ones got an estimated US retail of $50 according to Lugnet. Lookout Parramatta DJ's I'm going tonight! Thanks for the sharp eye David. Santosh (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Soccer sets in David Jones! ($54.95 for 3409!!!!!!)
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Hi, I went into Wollongong Mall this morning to see if any of the stores had the Lego Soccer sets. To my great delight and surprise, the David Jones had ALL of the soccer sets. An even greater surprise were the prices! The 3409's were only $54.95!!! (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Lego Tour in Westfields Figtree
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Hi all, As I said I would, I went and had a look at the show that was on in Westfields Figtree. It was very average. There were about 6 one and a half metre lego statues of bunnies, pooh characters and a pirate. The main set was a perpex-covered (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | Re: 8462 Tow Truck - a review of a very sweet set
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(...) The 8868 are going at an average price of $155 on ebay with a range of $100 to $250 depending on location(U.S. - Europe) and state of the set. Eric. (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Probably your least favourite place :-( You should post your 8462 review over in .reviews. They are always very readable (for want of a better compliment) pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'd love to have an 8868. Does anyone know where I can lay my hands on one? Kerry (25 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) All depends how urgently we need the parts on offer. Seeing we have all been strapped for cash with the recent sales and more to come this June/July. Shoulb be interesting to see what comes out in the second batch. Some windows would be nice (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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"Kerry Raymond" <kerry@dstc.edu.au> wrote in message news:Fw31nn.33I@lugnet.com... *SnipS* an interesting review. 1. If you like the 8462, you'll LOVE the 8868. a. It has more degrees of movement b. It has a proper drivetrain and engine c. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Ruckus over in Lego Direct
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Very interesting. And the bricks/plates available are neat too. I've already got pictures of a Lego blue-white XPT train in my head. So whats the general synopsis? do we wait until later this year? or do we begin hunting for partners in the US to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Here we go again - trading in Loc. groups
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Should this letter thats coming from me include a logo as a letterhead? And how does the news about Lego Direct affect what we wanted to say? I'm suggesting that we just write on the basis that Lego Direct is having no effect. Sorry about no news on (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Ruckus over in Lego Direct
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While you were sleeping......... Brad J's popped up again with some news in Lego Direct. Australia and New Zealand even get a mention of sorts. Prices and images for US and Canada (LSAH) are at Lego's site. pete.w (25 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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