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(...) You know, he's saying exactly the same thing I thought, and then figured you'd be smart enough to infer from the smart-arse reply. Guess not. I'll explain more fully: You don't have _any_ right to a _promotion_ cheap DVD, other than what the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I thought Lego always marketed Scala separate to Lego? (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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The box for this set is actually dated 1999 (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Nah, I don't see it being any different. It's a stupid rule either way. The fact that my wife and I are married makes us no less separate consumers than Bob and his roommate Phil. A stupid rule, but one I choose to accept, mostly. (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ok, I THINK you're responding to something else I wrote above that, maybe me saying Rachael and I could use our different work addresses as shipping addresses to get around a one per household deal. Certainly you're not saying that if I get in (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, any rights I do have weren't given to me by any god, God, goddess, or pink elephant. Thought I'd mention that. (...) I'll address this more fully in response to Larry's post, which, while wrong, was a bit more thought-out than this one. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) While I agree that cheating the company when you are actually a family is wrong, I also think that the method of limiting something to one per address is also wrong as well. If you are married, even if you have seperate paychecks and seperate (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I THINK he meant me, and I missed it the first time (1). Anyway... <bzzt> It's wrong. You're cheating the organization when you use different shipping addresses to make it look like you're not in the same household. Thanks for playing, though. (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You know, you don't have a gods-given right to purchase DVDs on the cheap. Just thought I'd mention that. Jasper (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Ian Bishop wrote in message ... (...) You think Ayr is far from anywhere? You want to try Easdale, tis on a little island south of Fort William, and from memory, twas about an hours drive to the nearest shop that even stocked Lego, and yup, I used (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Doesn't the Battle Droid count as a new 2000 set? That's already out over there in the UK. (Mine's on it's way in the mail!!) Chris (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Michael Edwards <medwards@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message news:FKzH1E.FB2@lugnet.com... (...) Last year was the first that new sets started appearing before Xmas, AFAIK. I think Dec. 11 will be pushing it... Huw (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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So when do we think some 2000 models will come out in UK I remeber last year i brought an 8251 on Christmas eve. What do you think, it would be nice to see some before the Legofest. -- Please reply on medwards@ukonline.co.uk Home of the UK Technic (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) By European I was including the UK. Most Euro catalogues show 90% the same product ranges. This year the most comprehensive (that I have) was the German which was thicker that ours and included Scala, Mindstorms, software, spares and all the (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I take it then the European ones are even thicker... with a full range of trains? Scott A (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) True. It's my belief: "Those who can, do." "Those who can't, teach." "Those who can't teach become journalists." Actually, I don't believe that part about teaching. I know many excellent teachers. I can't say the same of journalists or (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.general)
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Just a couple of things I noticed recently: Warrington TRU has some RBRs (6289). They were on the top shelf, without prices, but IIRC they were about GBP50 last time I bought one. Cheshire Oaks Toy World had 6 5561 Bigfoots (feet?) for GBP50 apiece (...) (26 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Ian Bishop <ian@goodlife.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:NFsWdOAmFXI4EwI...n.co.uk... (...) ...and the Y-wing / TIE Fighter for 19.99GBP! (If they've still got 'em) 8-( Jon. (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) '98 (...) look (...) the (...) The Subbuteo sets suck. The Arctic and Dino stuff looks interesting, though... Huw (26 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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