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Re: LEGO Direct Questions
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Date: 
Tue, 28 Dec 1999 17:04:12 GMT
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On Sun, 26 Dec 1999 19:24:28 GMT, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net>
wrote:

which yields a per piece price of 1 cent. NOT all of those pieces were
2x4 bricks, some  of them were 1x1s and etc, but still. Right now I am
offering, I think, 1.5 cents each for 1x1 bricks in black in bulk.

Now, those are special circumstances, but that bucket is around the 2.5
cents per piece price point even at regular prices.

At this point in the discussion, I'd just like to say "You lucky
American bastards!".

(400 piece buckets tend to cost $20+, rather than $5 or $7, around
here)

Jasper



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  Re: LEGO Direct Questions
 
(...) Ahh, the upside to living in a culture that is insanely materialistic;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: LEGO Direct Questions
 
(...) We're not lucky, just more market oriented. Not to mention smarter and handsomer. Seriously, you can't have it both ways. Of COURSE stuff is generally cheaper here (not just in dollar to dollar terms, but in terms of the time it takes to earn (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: LEGO Direct Questions
 
(...) Hmm... per piece price on the 2x4 brick and other similar bricks needs to be somewhat lower than 10 cents a brick. Thanksgiving 1998 got me zillions of 400 piece buckets for 4 dollars USD each (after using a 1 dollar coupon I had hoarded, (...) (25 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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