How do you get most of your bricks?

jamitjames · Post by **jamitjames** » Mon Jun 07, 2004 4:43 pm

I just get them from alot of sets but I do not have alot of minifigs, how should I get more?

Brickboy · Post by **Brickboy** » Wed Jun 09, 2004 10:03 pm

I get a lot of my bricks from the creator tubs.
Alan

Commander Redbeard · Post by **Commander Redbeard** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:24 pm

Do creator tubs have enough variety to to anything with? I've never used them before.

Commander Redbeard · Post by **Commander Redbeard** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:26 pm

jamitjames wrote:I just get them from alot of sets but I do not have alot of minifigs, how should I get more?

I have tons of minifigs; the best way to get them is hand-to hand trading. I sometimes trade face-to face with my friends or play games for LEGO; it's much easier/cheaper then bricklink & it's fun, too.

I get my bricks from sets, trading, and bulk packs.

JPinoy · Post by **JPinoy** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 2:29 pm

Commander Redbeard wrote: I have tons of minifigs

Go pictures of that? Just wanna see your troops in formation.

Snoopy · Post by **Snoopy** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:51 pm

A few days ago, I bought 2,500 bricks for $50.00 (two 1,000 piece tubs, and one 500 piece tub).

Brickboy · Post by **Brickboy** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:26 pm

You should buy them from bricklink you can get them cheaper, and more of the color you are colecting. Just an idea.
Alan

Snoopy · Post by **Snoopy** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:56 pm

Yeah, and considering I gave YOU the idea to get bricks from Bricklink instead of the tubs, it's a good idea.

By the way, Brickboy, I'll probably be making that Bricklink order (I wonder where I got THIS idea) a week from Saturday.

Post by **rogue27** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:15 pm

Snoopy wrote:A few days ago, I bought 2,500 bricks for $50.00 (two 1,000 piece tubs, and one 500 piece tub).

a few weeks ago, I got 2000 bricks for $27 by buying 2 1000 piece creator tubs

Snoopy · Post by **Snoopy** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:18 pm

Cool! Where?

Post by **Formendacil** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 10:22 pm

you know what I find really annoying about this thread, and forum in genereal (sorry: if you don't like griping, pass on to the next post!

): having to mentally convert prices.

I mean, when I hear about, say, a Hogwarts Castle for $35, I automatically think in CND dollars, and I think: WOW!! GOOD DEAL! The I recall that they are USDs, and I think: Okay, still a good deal but not so great.

I realise that there's nothing that can be done about this, and I DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING TO BE DONE, but I am wondering if anyone else has a similar annoyance.

wlister · Post by **wlister** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 11:05 pm

Eventually you end up thinking in USD. I rarely look at any set any more and think in terms of CDN unless of course I am buying at retail. Besides I doubt a lot of Canadian retailers sell any of the big sets that low. Wally World never discounted the Howarts Castle for less than 20% off. Every other major retailer was already $30.00 more than Wally, so their sales don't count. US retailers have more competition and a lot of department stores run their toy departments at a loss to bring consumers in. They get deals, we pay retail almost forever.

Of course I've heard that a good chunk of europe has it worse for toy pricing, so we only overpay compared to the US.

Will

Snoopy · Post by **Snoopy** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 3:54 am

You know, It has never ever occured to me that some of you aren't talking about US dollars. I going to have to watch out for that in the future.

Jojo · Post by **Jojo** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:40 am

Hello!

Formendacil wrote:you know what I find really annoying about this thread, and forum in genereal (sorry: if you don't like griping, pass on to the next post! :D ): having to mentally convert prices.

It's even worse:

I mean, when I hear about, say, a Hogwarts Castle for $35

When I hear about a Hogwarts Castle for $35 I convert it in €uro (that's this peculiarly named currency we have in Europe now) and I get the outcome "$35 = €29". Great. But looking at the price tag I see "€89" (~$108) and that's even on sale. Original price has been €120. *sigh*

Bye
Jojo

Post by **Formendacil** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:50 pm

As I said, not a serious thing, just something that I wondered if anyone else was annoyed with. I don't suggest changing anything, since most of you are those annoying Americans (

sorry, my prejudices are showing!) Anyway, you'll always know that I'm talking Canadian dollars because I'll point it out.