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(...) See 2. (...) You're not alone on that, you're dead right, the whole description. ROTFLMAO (ok, it's been a long day) Deidre (Mother of a 4 year old boy) drb@tasmail.com (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I'm pretty sure this is an international catalogue, for all the nations of the Lego periphery. Most of it sounds like polished up Babelfishese, or the kind of dreck that blurbs onto book covers. Some examples: (...) Standard English: "But (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) My Lego is included in the household contents insurance total, not as a separate collection though. I believe that generally to get "valuable collection" insurance you have to have a collection that the insurer believes is intrinsically (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) <snipped> Well said Kerry. As well as the above professional sexism I've also seen it from another side, the "you're just a lowly housewife" side. I come across this attitude almost daily and from all sorts of people, whether I'm buying Lego (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Just curious but has anyone had their lego valued and insured as part of their home and contents insurance? or insured seperately? There's always the possibility of fire/theft/flood that could damage a fairly valuable collection worth several (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: Store ratings [was RE: GST and Lego and ACCC]
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(...) This is the same in Tas but then Target probably considers us part of Vic anyway. What does this set cost in Target elsewhere? If I overhear parents complaining about the price whilst looking at Lego I generally tell them where and when they (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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I reckon we should put together a list of toy shops that over-charge for items, and do our best to get people to stop buying lego from them. This would be a community service, helping both lugnet members, and also could be of use for displays like (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) I did note that you also said in your original comments that a kid should be able to choose what he/she wants to play with, and that's the most important thing. But we also have to remember that children of both genders need to be exposed to (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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The GST will be taken into account when the layby ends, not when it begins :) The ACCC has been going on about this for the last month. [To be sure, ask the sales people how the GST will affect it...if they don't inform you, they don't [technically] (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| | Re: To Todd - Could we get .org.au up soon
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In lugnet.loc.au, Todd Lehman passes on much useful information: (...) post, (...) Yes this will be required. Is this the type of information that will go onto the lugnet.com/org/au/ page?. Can we take the easy way out by saying "you must comply (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) My husband does all the cooking at our house too. I am a lousy cook, he's a very good cook so it makes sense, although only to us it seems. In fact when I was still working we split all the household chores 50/50 including baby care. Since (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Don't forget to allow for an 8-12% price drop for the GST :) Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box Hill, 3128 Growing older is compulsory..Growing up isn't :-) (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) So, we could go with: lugnet.org.au.legoz.auction [market?] instead? Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty Ltd 1/436 Elgar Road, Box Hill, 3128 Growing older is compulsory..Growing up (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) That's them 3410 Expansion set - $13.99 (containers 4 half-size player plates and 4 players and some side thingies. (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Well, I've actually seen [and held] the fire truck, but it was missing the rear hose-reel [and didn't have the clear case...I don't know if they all came with this] and was still $45 [AUS] at an antique toy shop near work [not to be confused with (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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