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We're pleased to announce a new feature on LUGNET: an online shopping report tool to help you find LEGO sets at online retailers quickly and easily: (URL) and Enjoy! --Todd & Suz (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce) !!
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(...) Cool. Very cool indeed. Congrats! All the retailers seem to be US based, though? (just trying to beat some non US to the punch... (what can I say, I'm in Oz, whinging is a national pastime here!)) So can you talk about the technology behind (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) For now, ya, that was the easiest first step. The main reason not to include non-U.S.-based retailers here for now was currency conversion issues. (...) Let's just say that two eight packs of Guinness played an important role and that it is (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.geek, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Do you see yourself adding arbitrary numbers of retailers? The way you did it there's lots of real estate to do that. Some disclaimers about how it's arbitrary/whim driven which ones you include to preclude any retailer originated whinging (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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Brief critique: 1) Need a legend for the colors. 2) Some of the colors are too close in value to be distictive. That said, a welcome addition. Derick (...) (24 years ago, 4-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) This is so incredible. What would previously have taken hours to research, all lego-shoppers will now be able to see at a glance. Just amazing. Some questions: 1. Is it realtime? b/w How frequently is it updated? 2. Is it accurate? I've never (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Very nice. Two comments - This supercedes (URL) ??? IMO you should use more distinct colors than various shades of red. Perhaps yellow could indicate >75% off, red could indicate 50% to 75%, and cyan could be 25% to 49%. (Leave black for (...) (24 years ago, 5-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) We'll probably make it update once per day or so. (...) We figured out a way around that. :) (...) You bet! --Todd (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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My name is Charles Adams and I do the: (URL) currently I am not affiliated with Lugnet in anyway. So as of now I will still be doing the Web Deals page and also the other pages. Lugnet did a great job with these pages and if you go to: (URL) have (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) No, that is an independent resource not related to LUGNET. (...) Maybe, but the blocks of color aren't really meant as a hard guide -- the shades of red just mean "attention" -- any more info than that is trying to pack too much into a tiny (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Personally, I'd love to see lots of colors too...but would want to test that out on various types of colorblindness first. Might not be a problem to use shapes in combination with reds. BTW, if you could see the difference between 50% and 75% (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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"Derick Bulkley" <Derick@derick.com> wrote in message news:G0Dy3E.6A2@lugnet.com... (...) I'd assume the websafe reds would be good (330000, 660000, 990000, CC0000, FF0000) + black (000000). Cool Tool. -Rob. (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Thanks Charles - I couldn't find your name on your pages. Perhaps we should call you Steve Jobs and Todd can be Bill Gates? 8-) (...) report (...) (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Dude, don't even make jokes like that. --Todd (24 years ago, 6-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) An alternative to colors or shapes would be to use images of box outlines that are proportionally filled based on the percentages. For items at greater than 100% show a full box with a "+" in it. About 5-6 different images would be all that is (...) (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I absolutely love this!!!! Thank you two so much for providing this information! I'm off to CHARGE!!!! Jody (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Good idea - But how can you get more than 100% off? :-) SRC (24 years ago, 7-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) that (...) than (...) be (...) I believe he meant for sets that were above 100% of retail, like at places like KBKids.com, which tends to inflate the sugested retail of some sets, so that it looks like you are getting a better deal when they (...) (24 years ago, 8-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Yes. Well, maybe. Certainly the number of sets bought and usually the absolute amount as well ++Lar (24 years ago, 10-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) You know, I must say, IMHO, that this Report is Totally Awesome! What an incredible feature to have at one fingertips!! It takes 90% less time to surf these sites now. Excellent Work - Way To Go!! John (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Todd, Just wondering if this was set up and if so does it run consistantly at the same time each day? Or is this something you run manually. I just went to look at the 50% off SW sale at e-Toys and it looks like its over but the Brickwise (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) It's still something I run manually once a day, but not at any specific time. Although it would be very easy to make it run automatically at a specific time (or times) of the day, I still don't trust it 100% (because if a retailer's site does (...) (24 years ago, 22-Sep-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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