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Lego

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seeker · 18/02/2008 23:03

I want a big box of plain Lego bricks. Not Star Wars or Tchnix or Harry Potter or Texas Chain Saw Massacre or anything - just plain bricks. Any ideas where I can get them?

OP posts:
TalkroundupElf · 18/02/2008 23:06

here

Alambil · 18/02/2008 23:22

ebay!

Toys R Us

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seeker · 18/02/2008 23:30

You see? This is what comes of being a natural born ponce. I went to two independent toyshops today and neither of them had anything but Star Wars!

Thank you both!

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purpleduck · 18/02/2008 23:50

car boot sales

its nearly the season for them

cardy · 19/02/2008 18:03

John Lewis do a delux box for £29.99

bobsmum · 19/02/2008 18:07

Lego is now out of copyright so you will find a lot of copycat makes which fit with lego. I got ds a whole lot of plain bricks from ASda for a few pounds at Xmas. Looks and feels and fits like Lego, just doesn't say Lego on it!

cardy · 19/02/2008 18:11

really? Why do John Lewis still sell it under the brand name lego?

cardy · 19/02/2008 18:15

here lego

frankie3 · 19/02/2008 18:33

Argos - a big box page 1712. £24.99

bobsmum · 19/02/2008 22:59

cardy - I just mean that anyone can now make bricks which are exactly the same design and shape as Lego without being sued. So of course real Lego still exists (and always will) but there are now other cheapy makes which are compatible.

Ds' imitation Lego is called "Best-Lock construction".

FromGirders · 19/02/2008 23:05

DS was given some lookalike lego for christmas, and it was the worst present he's ever had. It was really badly made - still had tags of plastic left from the moulds, bricks which were supposed to be flat were actually slightly curved etc. It fitted with his own lego, but then seemed to jump off of its own accord. Even fitting together with itself was really hard - dh ended up spending three hours helping him with it, then when ds went to put on the last bit, it caused the whole lot to shatter into pieces. Poor ds just cried with frustration, which he doesn't really do normally. Fake lego got quietly binned.
And now I have to persuade him not to tell his great grandmother that her present was "cheap chinese rubbish" (quote from dh in a moment of exasperation).
Non-brand lego is not welcome in our house.
Fair dos to you if you found some decent quality stuff, but I'll stick to ebaying for it then sticking it in the washing machine if it's a bit manky.

Alambil · 19/02/2008 23:06

Bit like ELC train set that fits with Brio then ? Cool!

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