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Re: Does IRIS have a website and have their molds changed recently?
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Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:10:56 GMT
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On Sat, 15 Oct 2005, David Simmons wrote:
> Recently I've decided I must do another large-scale sort and must
> purchase more shelving units to accomplish this. However, in my trip to
> Target, I've found a new and possibly third iteration of the mold on the
> shelves. I'm more than a little concerned that my desire to have a
> shelving system that's 100% compatible and of a uniform color (all white
> frames) may be impossible unless purchased all at once (EXPENSIVE!).
> Does anyone know if the molds are changed every few years or is Target
> just trying to mix it up style-wise? I want to be sure before I spend
> any more moola.
I know that Iris had a (mostly useless) English-language Website in
January. I don't know what happened to it. But I recall that it said
that Iris prides itself on coming up with [a large number] new molds every
year (month?). They seem to be driven to constantly create new
products---not compatible or even better, just new. Tom Stangl has had
similar problems
http://news.lugnet.com/storage/?n=1516
I would recommend being prepared for a major outlay (shop around) and
being willing to expand later in an incompatible system. (Say, buy enough
of one system to fill one wall, so if you have to go with a later
incompatible system it will be on another wall and it should minimize
aesthetic and practical issues.)
Product stability seems to be a continuing problem with most Lego storage
system manufacturers. I don't know that any of the core components of my
storage system are still available[1].
--
TWS Garrison
http://www.morfydd.net/twsg/
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[1] See
http://news.lugnet.com/storage/?n=1411
Gracious Living drawers: large still available in white (Lowe's); small
not available?
Sterilite shoeboxes: new, incompatible design available
Stack-On drawer units: compatible, semi-opaque drawers now---if I'd wanted
those, I would have bought Akro-Mills. . .
Keter boxes: continuously available at Wal-Mart, but in ever-changing
colors, and with variations (mine, with all dividers removed,
have vertical compartments; I think that the current model has horizontal
compartments).
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