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Re: Official LEGO storage boxes? For more than a hundred bucks each?!
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Sun, 15 Jul 2007 00:58:57 GMT
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In lugnet.storage, Matthew Crandall wrote:
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In lugnet.storage, Brian Kendig wrote:
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Anyone see the new “LEGO Furniture” items being sold now in the online
catalog?
A storage box in red, yellow, blue, or green, slightly larger than two feet
deep by 1.5 feet wide by one foot high... for a hundred twenty dollars!!
And a stacking bin in green or red, one foot tall by one foot deep by three
feet high - for a HUNDRED FIFTY dollars!!
I could understand these at a tenth of the price; I might buy storage boxes
for $12 each and stacking bins for $15 each - but am I the only one who
thinks that the LEGO prices for these are *insane*?!
And, there’s a table that’s 2’ by 4’ by a foot and a half high - for two
hundred dollars!! I could make something like that out of less than ten
dollars of wood... it doesn’t even have baseplates on its surface!
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Brian--
Yeah, I’ve seen them. They’re nice. Nifty.
And made from wood (or a wood-like substance), which is not a LEGO usual
feature. I wouldn’t buy them for my kids (if I had them), but I might
consider them if I were single and LEGO was my job (Think like that artist
chap that has a need for a studio’s worth of storage). I might also consider
them if I were filthy rich and wanted my kids to have a LEGO room. Otherwise,
I agree--they are a tad steep for my taste.
Nobody said you had to buy them, though...While I appreciate the idea, I’d
rather buy LEGO proper and create a different way to store it all. If you’re
really good with wood and the tools to shape it--build your own storage. Me,
I’m not so good with that kind of thing. That’s why big box stores (like the
one that starts with “W” and ends in “Mart”) like people like me. We buy very
big plastic tubs, and use those to store LEGO. No bugs, they stack well, and
I can keep the original boxes and bags. (Ziploc bags are a help here as
well.)They’re not perfect--but it’s a whole wad cheaper than the LEGO storage
boxes.
Play Well and Prosper,
Matthew
“The Brick Detective”
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They are in the new catalog. My guess is that they were made in China and cost
Lego about a dollar each. Tack on another dollar for shipping to the
distrabution center. Give it time, they probably bought thousands and when they
get stuck with them, as with Galidor, the price will drop very very low. John P
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