To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.market.shoppingOpen lugnet.market.shopping in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 Marketplace / Shopping / 12532
12531  |  12533
Subject: 
Re: S@H on line pick a brick
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:42:55 GMT
Viewed: 
10350 times
  
In lugnet.market.shopping, Gerhard R. Istok wrote:
> I wonder how many kids are going to make the mistake of mixing "earth blue" with
> "bright blue".  My heart skipped a beat momentarily with the "2x2 outside
> corner" bricks, only to be let down... they're DARK BLUE.  It's not as though
> TLG has an entire 45 degree roof system (12 different slopes) available in dark
> blue.
> 
> And why on earth are the 2x6 bricks more expensive than the 2x8??? (25 cents
> versus 24 cents)
> 
> I was laughing when I saw those green shutters for 12 cents each... I'm sure
> most of us are up to our ears in green shutters! :-)
> 
> I really wish TLG would come out with an entire system (12 types) of 45 degree
> sloped bricks in a particular color besides red or black.
> 
> Gary Istok

There are indeed some pricing idiosyncracies.  However, a few of these work to
the advantage of the consumer.  For example, large spruce trees are now cheaper
(10 for $6.40) than the bulk bag (10 for $6.99).  The same is true for train
rails (8 for $12) versus in packages at $12.99.  Other things are vastly more
expensive, like 1x1 plates.  Hopefully, the consumers will sort things out for
themselves.  I believe this is the same pricing used for Factory models, so the
price list will be helpful in determining what makes a model unusually
expensive.

I do like this Pick-A-Brick online service as an aid to those of us who do not
live near Pick-A-Brick locations.

-Jordan



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: S@H on line pick a brick
 
(...) In Canada the difference is more pronounced but opposite for the rails: 8 pack of straight rails=$18 or $2.25 each online PAB per rail= $2.50 each And of course every element I wanted and I looked at was available for 50% or less of the PAB (...) (20 years ago, 13-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: S@H on line pick a brick
 
I wonder how many kids are going to make the mistake of mixing "earth blue" with "bright blue". My heart skipped a beat momentarily with the "2x2 outside corner" bricks, only to be let down... they're DARK BLUE. It's not as though TLG has an entire (...) (20 years ago, 5-Oct-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)

15 Messages in This Thread:









Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR