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Sanjay D'Souza wrote in message ... (...) Not a lot happening ... just started getting 1999 sets ... 15 down approx 45 to go :) (...) What shop? Do you have a list of sets? Allan... BTW spent one day helping out at the LEGO truck show :) (27 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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Sanjay D'Souza wrote in message ... (...) Oh, BBQ at my place this Sunsday. email me for details. It's my farewell, as I'm off to Sydney on Monday. (...) No indeed. I've already shipped about 50kg of Lego to Nelson, so buying more would be naughty. (...) (27 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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We are here, just resting, What local shop? Tim Sanjay D'Souza wrote in message ... (...) (27 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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Looks like I missed the party. Everyone left the group.....oh well...... .....no point making an announcement about the local toy shop selling discountinued TOWN, Technic and Space sets at half price. Sanjay -- LEGO Stadium @ (...) (27 years ago, 7-Apr-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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Moz (Chris Moseley) wrote in message ... (...) Does (...) it. (...) <grin> b***dy wellingtonians getting good deals..... and good cafes. No, Toyworld Mindstorms is $550. Cheers Tim (27 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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Tim McSweeney wrote in message ... (...) Moore Wilson's quite often have good sale prices. They start out 10% cheaper than anyone else and have been known to go to about 30% off. That's Wellington, BTW. MS is about $445 at MW, so I assume probably (...) (27 years ago, 11-Feb-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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I just popped into Toyworld Takapuna in my lunch break and was amazed to see a Mindstorms box on the shelf. According to the nice lady at the counter they've decided to to bring it here, and it arrived yesterday. She also showed me the 1999 NZ (...) (27 years ago, 10-Feb-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.nz, lugnet.robotics)
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(...) Sorry, I thought our time zones were closer to 12 hours apart than they actually are. Steve (27 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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(...) Funny that's just what I saw when I visit .COM dommains :-p Early, No? it's about noon here right now. (is that early for you?) Tim (27 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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(...) Slumming. ;) Aren't you up kinda early? Steve (27 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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Steve Bliss wrote in message <36bf0c22.5611198@lu...et.com>... (...) Does (...) it. (...) <grin> The point is that some americans get great deals. Hey waiter, what's an american doing in my NZ group? (27 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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(...) If it makes you feel better, not all of these Americans are getting great deals. I'd love to find a bin-full of 90% discount LEGO at my local Wal*Mart. Steve (27 years ago, 8-Feb-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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Watching all these americans getting woderful sale prices make me sick, Does anyone know if NZ shops give big discounts to move old stock. I've seen a few shops with about a 10% discount on really old sets but that's about it. Tim (27 years ago, 7-Feb-99, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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(...) organised :) (...) 21th (...) or (...) Sounds like a plan, let me know when you have the details of when and where you are going to be. Tim (27 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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Tim McSweeney wrote in message ... (...) Let me just look that up... Apparently I fly up on the 19th of January, and back on the 26th. According to the flatmate (who isn't going, but is organised :) the actual event is 22-25 Jan, but campers like (...) (27 years ago, 21-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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(...) Um, Hate to show my ignorance but when is sweetwaters? Otherwise, yeah, I'd be interested :) Tim (27 years ago, 20-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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Tim McSweeney wrote in message ... (...) Yeah, the wheels suck, but the ideas in the truck were ok. I liked the lifting mechanism at the back, and modified it to work properly. Was very cool. But now I'm back to making mountain bikes and have that (...) (27 years ago, 18-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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Moz (Chris Moseley) wrote in message ... (...) was (...) get (...) didn't (...) CD (...) It's OK, Lots of interesting pieces, (I want a whole pile of turquoise bits no so that I can make a technic Morris Minor) and technically it's pretty good, (...) (27 years ago, 17-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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Tim McSweeney wrote in message ... (...) Well, I'm only a Technic fan - I have a few other sets but they're bought for parts (16l of yellow bricks, for instance :) Interesting that you didn't think much of the tow truck. I thought it was OK, at (...) (27 years ago, 15-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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(...) For the record I'm mainly a "tech-nut", got a pile of stuff from when I was a kid and just recently bought the big ugly tow truck and the shuttle to get some new parts to go with my mindstorms. I've also got most of the 98' adventurers as my (...) (27 years ago, 13-Dec-98, to lugnet.loc.nz)
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