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(...) I thought this was true of all printed sloped bricks? I had actually assumed that the printing process would be fould somehow by the rough surface. (...) brick (...) present (...) Is it possible the (C)LEGO has been removed because the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo)
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This is interesting. The printed slopes (3x2 33º) in the McDonald's sets are slightly modified from the standard form. The most noticeable difference is that the sloped & printed surface is smooth, instead of matte. Looking inside the bricks, I (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo)
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Warning: Negativity follows. (...) Hmm. Well, lest anyone think I was off my rocker when I said that getting these things could be hit or miss... I went to a McDonald's last night. I was there for one thing and one thing only- Lego sets. I cased the (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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(...) i think so too. All I can think is that folks must want the crazy colors. Chris (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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(...) Why so much interest in these? They look like junk to me. (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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Ray Sanders wrote in message <3819E516.24240036@gate.net>... (...) This must be franchise dependent as the two McD's I have queried so far priced them at $1.69 plus tax. When a Hamburger Happy Meal costs $1.99 it is hard to buy these w/o the food. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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I got ten each of #1 and #2 today at 99 cents. I suspect it IS franchise dependent. I hope to complete a set of 10 each of all 8 and I will be allocating some of the ten to my factorees, one complete set each. I doubt I will have any left for non (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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I went to two McDonalds today. At the first one I bought a happy meal. When I got outside to the car, I looked inside the bag and boy was I happy. They put two #1s in the bag. The second McDs sold me another #1 for a dollar. The second store had a (...) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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Three neat Christmas sets are available with Milka Chocolate in Germany at present: (URL) (25 years ago, 29-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: McDonald's Promo Set #2
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(...) Hm, time to create an apartment building? (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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Scott Smallbeck wrote in message ... (...) if (...) mention (...) Limit one rebate per address, not per person. Must be redeemed by 10/29/2000. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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(...) Is there mention of a limit on how many of these rebates one can obtain and if multiple rebates be submitted in one envelope? Also, does the rebate mention when the set had to be purchased? Let's see, 25% off of a $12.00 set makes $9.00 less (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yah -- minifig wallets must be pretty painful to carry around... And don't even bring up coin purses... :-, Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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(...) Probably printed on a 1x2 tile... :-) Eric Kingsley Remove ".nospam" when replying by E-mail The New England LEGO Users Group (URL) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) [ ... snipped ... ] Following up on my own post ... there is also a coupon for a $3 rebate ($5 CDN) on the purchase of any LEGO purchase of $9 ($15 CDN). This is not a store coupon but a mail in rebate. I (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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At lunch today I picked up set #2. It is some sort of a combination helicopter and boat. Here is a quick breakdown of the pieces: 2x6 Plate - Red (x5) 2x4 Brick - Black (x3) 2x3 Brick - Black (x1) 2x3 Low Slope - Yellow (x2) 2x3 Inverse Low Slope - (...) (25 years ago, 28-Oct-99, to lugnet.promo, lugnet.general)
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I'm guessing that some of the apparent new colours are due to a change in the plastic used by TLG. If you take a close look some of the new bricks in the Star Wars sets, and compare to a standard brick in the same colour, you can sometimes tell that (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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(...) I'm currently leaning towards that, too, but I'm not counting out regular blue yet. However, I do think the green is regular green. I think the lighting is just brightening everything up, 'cause the yellow looks brighter, too. Jeff "I've had (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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(...) I wish! I asked about this and it was either $1.69 or $1.79 before sales tax, they weren't sure which yet. I'm hoping they erred on the high side... /Eric McCarthy/ (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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(...) It could certainly be the new blue-purple color -- the one that shows up in the new DUPLO Dinosaurs sets. It's not purple, and it's not blue, but it's in-between. It's a *gorgeous* color and it does look great with yellow or orange. What's got (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo)
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