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Re: How to maximize 90-piece bags?
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Mon, 2 Sep 2002 18:15:22 GMT
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Jake Rentar wrote:
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> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Jake Rentar writes:
> > In lugnet.lego.direct, Todd Lehman writes:
> > >
> > > And if I subtract the cost of a 48x48 gray baseplate (normal US$10??) and
> > > sloped bricks around the boder from the US$29.99 price of the mosaic, is it
> > > worth $.007 (that's 0.7 cents) per 1x1 plate? Seems like an excellent deal
> > > if I need 1x1 plates! :-s
> > >
> > > --Todd
> > >
> > > [xfut -> lugnet.off-topic.geek]
> >
> > Actually, subtract ($9.99 + $2.95 shipping = $12.94) the X-large baseplate,
> > and (7.99 + $2.95 shipping = $10.94) the 100 pack of black slopes and a
> > ($1.69 + $2.95 shipping) brick separator from the ($29.99 + $4.95 shipping =
> > $39.94) Mosaic kit...
> >
> > you end up paying exactly $6.42 for the maximum of 2340 1x1 plates (I
> > believe that was recently proven?).
> >
> > That is .002743589repeating cents -- or roughly .27 of a cent for each
> > piece. -Not Bad- if you need a lot of 1x1's new from Lego!
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> Wow, I screwed up a little on typos. The Mosaic comes to 34.94, not 39.94.
> Also, the brick separator is 4.64 total, I forgot to include that.
> Amazingly, my math was still correct!
Some quibbles with your math:
- Your math assumes no shipping cost for the hypothetical 1x1 plate
packs
- If you factor shipping into the cost, you should assume all individual
items are purchased at once
- I wonder how many brick separators people ever buy? I've got way more
than I need.
I think Todd's calculation is much more fair, but no matter how you
slice or dice it, the mosaic is a very good deal and a great way to get
a large supply of 1x1 plates.
Frank
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| (...) Ah, yes -- thank you very much Frank! So now...assuming all the "accesories" besides the 1x1's are purchased together, and the hypothetical 1x1 plate pack is purchased with shipping costs, and there are no other variables I left out, we should (...) (22 years ago, 3-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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