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Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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Date: 
Sat, 25 Nov 2000 16:16:51 GMT
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On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 15:36:18 GMT, "Larry Pieniazek"
<lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote:

> In lugnet.market.shopping, Mark Cornell writes:
> > I just received 20 e-mail notifications that my buckets had shipped.
> > Each e-mail indicates that one bucket shipped and gives me a UPS tracking
> > number for each box. Looks like I can expect to get twenty boxes from UPS
> > next week. Too bad this deal wasn't available last week. I could use the
> > boxes to pack for my move. :)
> 
> My goodness. What is WRONG at eToys??? They weren't this silly previously.
> Have they changed fulfillment software? I don't get it. I can remember
> getting things from eToys in the past that were packed SOMEWHAT more
> sensibly. Not always the best(1), but at least some combination.
> 
> 1 - how many of you have gotten an order from them with light stuff on the
> bottom and heavy on top? How about the ones where there are a lot of small
> boxes, all jumbled up in a big box and one piece of cardboard/paper is put
> on top, so they all slide around and bash each other up... setbox
> bumpercars! (dodgems for our UK friends) No, wait, that last one is TLC too.
> 
> ++Lar



   I ordered a Silver Champion (8458) from Etoys, and it came in a
huge box, slid in vertically/diagonally across the box corners, with
brown paper crammed on both sides of it.  The bags and parts had moved
around quite a bit, and the bottom of the cover had began to un tape
itself... had the box traveled a longer distance I imagine most of the
poly bags would have been flying loose in the large box.



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(...) My goodness. What is WRONG at eToys??? They weren't this silly previously. Have they changed fulfillment software? I don't get it. I can remember getting things from eToys in the past that were packed SOMEWHAT more sensibly. Not always the (...) (26 years ago, 25-Nov-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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