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Yep, my first bulk purchase was in the late 70s, so I was around 10 at the time. I
still have a couple of accessory packs from that purchase, still unopened ;-)
James Powell wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Kerry Raymond writes:
> (snip)
> > Despite the vast sums of money AFOLs seem to spend, I suspect that the
> > majority of Lego sales are gifts, and that most of those gifts are purchased
> > through traditional shops. Therefore, factors like "shelf appeal" are very
> > important. This is why I suspect that bulk sales will always be a small part
> > of Lego's sales. I can't see Mum, Dad and Grandma buying a bulk pack of a
> > single kind of piece as a gift (unless under specific instructions from the
> > recipient)! A bulk pack of assorted pieces, yes, but of the same piece, no.
>
> My first bulk purchase was in 1986 or so, and was from the UK. Sampsonite here
> had a crummy selection!. I got, IIRC, 25 quid worth of lego, including the
> (brand new) double acting pnumatics, and 4.5V train stuff.
>
> Mind you, I've never been accused of being a typical kid.
> (I was 10 at the time)
>
> James
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| In lugnet.general, Kerry Raymond writes: (snip) (...) My first bulk purchase was in 1986 or so, and was from the UK. Sampsonite here had a crummy selection!. I got, IIRC, 25 quid worth of lego, including the (brand new) double acting pnumatics, and (...) (24 years ago, 6-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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