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(...) I've noted that with most of the things I've run across when trying to secure volume discounts with a manufacturer, you wind up having to go to the "container" or "half container" level to get a discount that doesn't get eaten by shipping-- (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) one (...) order. (...) actually (...) I have one of the 18-drawer units from a purchase more than 10 years ago from where I don't remember (the gray of the cabinet was lighter back then), and I have been looking to get some more for the same (...) (24 years ago, 26-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I could use some of these. All of my Akro-Mils drawer units are either the 23-drawer or the 36-all-too-small-to-use variety. I definitely prefer the cabinets with the larger drawer sizes. I currently have a lot of empty small-size drawers, and (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Hey Everyone, Since so much has been written recently about Lego storage, I thought I'd spill the beans on some products we'll be offering very soon. The first storage option competes directly with Plano and Akro-Mils, and it's called Slide-N-Lock (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I specifically need Akro-Mils cabinets, as I already have quite a few and would like to retain compatability. But thanks! eric (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I am not sure if this will help or if they will have exactly the shelves you are looking for but I do know they sell units similar to ones pictured at the Enfield model shop. The company is C and H Distributors and their website is (URL) sell (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I am not sure if this will help or if they will have exactly the shelves you are looking for but I do know they sell units similar to ones pictured at the Enfield model shop. The company is C and H Distributors and their website is (URL) sell (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) And the one with all small drawers is nice too, but often too small. (...) Akro-Mils does make these. That's what I'm looking for. (...) Beleive it or not, this is something I was thinking about a short time ago... I wondered how much we would (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) I know what you mean. The ones with the 3 huge drawers with smaller ones one the side are nice for certain things but often the large drawers are too large. I really like the one with 3 large drawers, 4 medium, 16 small. I just wish they had a (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Any of the ones that fit with this kind, yeah. I bought them at TCS also, but my needs have expanded beyond the options TCS has provided me... (...) Do they often have other drawer combos too? I guess either way I'll have to take a trip out to (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) Which one exactly are you looking for? If it's this one Wal-Mart usually has this style. (URL) of mine have either come from Wal-Mart or TCS. Eric Kingsley (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Amazon.com seems to be out of most styles of Akro-Mils storage cabinets. Does anyone know a good online source for them, or a source in the Boston area? I specifically need cabinets that have mid-sized drawers. Thanks, eric (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) This is an almost constant condition for my collection (having gallons of unsorted pieces). (...) I've spent the last week's evenings and have just managed to sort most of my littlest pieces from the gallons mentioned above. (...) Yep! Been (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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Have you asked your IKEA to order it for you. There usually pretty good about getting stuff in. They ordered an IVAR cabinet that I 'needed' for me and guarented I would have it before I moved to an area where the closest IKEA is 4 hours away (in (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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To All, (...) it (...) of (...) Heh, I just that last week, when I was looking for some instruction booklets, I had a handful of trades and purchases of certain space sets, that I forgot about. Umm... Space Police 1 sets..... Heh heh. Scott S. -- (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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...digging through stored-away lego, that is. Good heavens! I didn't know it was possible to entirely *forget* you had a certain set or a certain type of pieces... I'll bet this is what people going through dark ages feel like when they finally go (...) (24 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) My fault for being so newsgroup unsaavy, I didn't consider the ensuing thread. I went to the website you can't order from there and I don't have the catalogue. I live in Center City Philadelphia so getting there isn't an issue but the corner (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) IKEA does mail order. Or did. Sort of The problem is that it's sort of a do it yourself process. We got our first Ivar this way, from the Philadelphia store, 7 years ago now. We did it by calling and asking if we could order, there was no (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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(...) I have solved step 26(for awhile anyway), her name is Ryann Powell and she's 9yrs old. Hopefully I can keep her interested in retreiving parts for Daddy until I can come up with another solution... Robert Powell (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.storage)
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(...) There's a whole bunch of ideas and discussion in lugnet.storage: (URL) lugnet.storage (24 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.storage)
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