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Re: A major concern: Where to find basic bricks?
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Tue, 18 Jun 2002 17:28:44 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, John Barnes writes:
> I think this a very important topic. In fact, it should get posted elsewhere
> on lugnet too, so it becomes a lot more visible.
Maybe we can cut and paste it later into the Dear Lego or LD areas, once
other stuff dies down. :)
> I agree with many of the sentiments expressed by people who mourn the demise
> of the 3033. If TLC took it off the market because they were only just
> breaking even at a retail of $20 US, then they could have at least tried
> upping the price before withdrawing them altogether. I'd happily pay $30
> apiece too. Even by mailorder(or is that spelled eorder these days) from
> S@H. And even in cardboard boxes, save the shipping cost on the blue tub.
If they were $20 USD in the States, man, they must have been losing money in
Canada. We were getting them for about $17 Canadian ($11 USD) for a while,
once you factored in sales and stuff. Of course we still had to pay for
better healthcare and education (15% sales tax here in Ontario) :) but we
still got it good here. I would have paid $30 CAD, and the tub is, while
nice (and useful for macaroni salad, as our German friends have shown us),
inconsequential, I agree.
They used to sell a 450 piece cardboard box, which is what I wouldn't mind
them coming out with again.
Calum
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