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(...) Bravo! (...) Another question is are the store ordering procedures that flexable? Are there minimum numbers of sets to order? (I know the smaller ones come in trays of a certain number). Are there restictions on range or ratios of small:large (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Should be no skin off anyones nose. We place a large order with the toy store, pay up front and they pass the kits on. As long as the store realises we are not reselling in their catchment area, what could their problem possibly be. No nasty (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Ok combine all these ideas together: How about starting up a non-affiliated service such as Australian Construction Bricks On-line (etc..) We could run mail order and internet orders and all we'd need is minimal storage space. Hang on, does this (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Whytcross, Benjamin wrote (...) still (...) I'll give this a try. Richard Still baldly going... Check out Port Block at (URL) and streaking away. What do we do now? Hunt down the Italians? ;-) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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There is one way around this...Could we start our own 'toy store'? I think we'd have better lucky with this approach. Unfortunately, I don't know what this would involve cost-wise, although I think LA requires you have a $6000 balance with them :( (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) intact (...) Thanks Lindsay, I'm sure we would love access to some of the LSAH stuff, especially service packs etc. The new Adventurers sounds interesting too. We probably wanted to ask this before, but thought it would put people out. (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) James Howse has already established that LA are not interested in retail sales, and unfortunately they'd classify us as retail, no matter how formalised we became. I think this proposal is a dead horse. I'm still going to work on the LEGO room (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Thanks, Ben, but I picked up a couple last weekend for $14.35 each at GB's. Unfortunately they wouldn't pricematch with BigW *then* discount, but it was worth a try! Posting them would be interesting, I'd like to see the look on their face at (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Well, you also have a lot of Oz-friendly folks across various oceans who might be willing to help obtain certain items and keep the Balance of Lego Flow intact across the Pacific. ;) I could certainly do a little bit of boxing and shipping at (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Our NSW group keep talking about this. It's worth a formal approach I think, and our patronage deserves special privileges surely :^o I'm certainly willing to run it/get it started, but we will need to formalise the group a bit more (...ick). (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Just wondering if anyone has looked into what is involved in getting sets direct from LA. This could help us lower our costs if we could somehow get an account going with LA. I'm sure we could easily get the minimum amount of sales, and maybe this (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) It's even simpler than that. The cost of setting up, supplying and staffing a factory anywhere in the Australasian region would nowhere near be offset the costs saved in transport. And let's face, it the average john doesn't even know what (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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Peter, if you're interested, I may be able to get them at about $15 each, but I'm not sure how I'd get them to you...Could be fun posting them, though :) Benjamin Whytcross BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au Ph: (03) 9856 5282 Directory Technology Pty (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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How about putting a new manufacturing facility in Australia...With the value of the aussie dollar, we could probably export the sets to the US for less than it costs to produce there. Also, they'd have a good selection of week-end workers who'd (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Unfortunately the quality may suffer as well. As well they may be worried about piracy and their precious moulds and China's bad reputation for copyright infringement. Wasn't Korea a possible site for manufacturing and is there a plant in (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Yeah, a lego china or something, wages are low, therefore that drives the cost down (we would hope) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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That's the strange thing...They continually blame Denmark and shipping for everything from low stock to delayed arrival. You'd think they'd have learn't by now how long it takes to get items here, and if they can't get that right, then the least (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) No sales associated with the trailer, bummer. As for the itnery <sp?> it'll be in Castle hill next. The trailer belongs to the reps, it' not run from head office so they're very sketchy on details. As for more info on roboriders, expect them (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) Maybe we should be wholesaling to them :^) pete.w (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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(...) If it has 2x4's and Rachel or Kaz don't want it, I'll take it. I want to use the Duplo 2x4's to do some mountain-base building and top off with Lego. pete.w (25 years ago, 1-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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