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  What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
Hi, have just been to lego's online store to buy 2 metroliner sets with the extra tourist car add , it's called "metroliner kit". Now you can buy the extrta car on it's own as well as the metroliner on it's own,but when I what looking for these (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)  
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) I think its one issue that needs to be addressed. For Lego Shop @ Home to really be a global operation, you should be able to get something whether your "local" fulfillment center is out of stock, or doesn't carry that particular item yet. Of (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) That's stores. There are at least two, possibly more (based on availability discrepencies, I believe they have at least three locations set up currently). North America is served out of Connecticut, and Australia (I believe) is served out of (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) The latter For those that don't know Australia does not have a shop@home dept or wing of lego oz .But instead comes out ofthe US somewhere?? (...) Also a problem in Australia but it's the other way around ,an example is the santa fe loco it (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) Yeah! dontcha just love it! (...) Last time I had a problem with S@H, they told me that LEGO from this side of the world (Australia atleast) came out of Denmark... but after solving a problem for me (which was their fault), they were quite (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, FTX)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) See, that's funny, because when we here in Denmark buy from S-a-H, it's served out of Lego UK! I've tried to call TLC in Billund, but was re-routed to UK. Arne, Copenhagen (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) Where is the Santa Fe $30??? Grace Bros/Myers advertised special price some time ago was $40, and regular price was $69.95. Ian (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) I think you'll find the telephone calls are terminated in the UK, but product is actually shipped from Denmark. Jason Railton (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) That could be. But whenever I order from the dutch store, the package comes from Germany. But when I call, I get a belgian female on the phone. S@H is very international over here :-) /\/\ark "gonna order some basic grey bricks; they're still (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Metroliner 10001 (nearly) sold out! Was: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
Hi Eli, another point why you can get some sets in one shop and not in the other: The item might be sold out and discontinued. Yes, the Legend-Metroliner will be discontinued, when it is sold out and it will be sold out _VERY_ soon (at least in (...) (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.loc.us, lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) The Santa Fe Super Chief was on sale before Christmas at Myer/GB for 29.95, along with the Black Falcon's Fortress for 39.95. ROSCO (20 years ago, 3-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) product is (...) Yes, for Australia S@H, our calls go to the UK, but the goods are shipped from Denmark. Kerry (20 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) How's this for European Shop At Home trivia: All calls that consumers make are charged at local rate (thus cheaper) but are all routed to the single contact centre here in the UK. In the call center, each country has a team responsible for it. (...) (20 years ago, 4-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) WHAT? aus actually HAS a phone in S@H service? Please, tell me its number! cheers, Matt (20 years ago, 15-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) To Matt, You go to Lego.com to order Lego.(our email orders go to the UK (?)) Or you could go to Oz bricks. I think he has a phone order Service. Thanks, Teunis. (20 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) sorry about that - I should have made it quite clear I was being sarcastic with a /enable sarcasm/ statement :D But thanks for the advice (pity I don't have a credit card yet :) ) I think I'll have to stick to Toy corner's inflated prices :) (...) (20 years ago, 16-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) If connected via Telstra, you call 1800 881 011 then at the prompt enter 1800 835 4386. If connected via Optus, you call 1800 551 155 then at the prompt enter 1800 835 4386 (same as above). This number operates Mon-Fri (5pm-9am Sydney time) (...) (20 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
 
  Re: What is the point of having shop @ home??
 
(...) Well, wow! Thank you VERY much Kerry - I may actually be able to get some S@H stuff now :) My parents are paranoid about ordering on the net (and being 16, I don't have a Credit Card yet.) So this is really good stuff! And to think, here I was (...) (20 years ago, 20-Mar-04, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)

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