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Re: must ... stop... buying... LEGO...!!!!
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Date: 
Mon, 17 May 2004 19:17:45 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Keith Hui wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Derek Raycraft wrote:
> > David Koudys wrote:
> > 
> > > SO I just ordered the Ferarri (set #8386).
> > > 
> > > I think it'll be a good one for the RC modification.  Then I can have the 8448
> > > and the 8386 scooting around the neighbourhood.
> > > 
> > > Eh, is only money and I'd spend it on more frivilous stuff if I didn't spend it
> > > on LEGO.
> > 
> > Well you beat me to it, but I've ordered one too.
> 
> Well I beat all you guys to it! I had one built for a few days, then I took it
> down to get the parts for my ambitious project to build a 8448 from my
> stockpile. Simply could not afford one. <sob>
> 
> I had another sitting in my basement waiting for a purpose, and a guy in Quebec
> won my auction for my third at US$140, shipping and all.
> 
> Bwahahahaha... cough cough
> 
> (But thanks to the German guy I bought them from that put the shipping cost on
> the customs declaration I got stung with a $55 tax... OUCH.)
> 
> Keith
> > 
> > I was thinking there might be a benefit to ordering other things with
> > it, assuming free shipping, but it turns out the Ferrari just doesn't
> > count toward shipping.  Basically there is no benefit to buying anything
> > else, so I didn't.  I'll just wait and make a big order later.
> > 
> > Derek

Now I ordered the 10152 Maersk ship.

So all that money I saved on Friday night at WalMart by not buying any LEGO...
For Not!!!!

Eh, is only money.

It'd only go to trivial things like mortgage payments and car insurance...

Dave K



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(...) Well, Derek, JeffVW and I just ordered one each too. So don't feel bad, you'll have company in a fleet of other Toronto home ported ships. :) I have to say I'm quite rather eager about getting this set! Calum (22 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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(...) Well I beat all you guys to it! I had one built for a few days, then I took it down to get the parts for my ambitious project to build a 8448 from my stockpile. Simply could not afford one. <sob> I had another sitting in my basement waiting (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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