Ed Mack Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Different strokes for different folks. For people who don't care how an automatic car wash mars paint vs a proper hand wash/detail, the $15 car wash is great. To the rest (admittedly much smaller population), an automatic car wash is a nightmare and the extra time, money, and effort of a proper detail is worth it. But in the end, people will find worth in what they find worth in. I'm sure a majority of the world won't understand why people spend big bucks on plastic toys like Lego but we do it anyway. Listen, I really don't want to derail the thread, but I must defend my bread and butter business. Quality car washes like mine do not "mar" paint. We use clean, fresh water to wash a car, unlike a "do-it-yourself" guy with a bucket of dirty water that gets dirtier with each dip of the sponge. I drive top of the line cars and they never get marred, only enhanced. I just wanted to point out that people's time is money and wasting it and water washing a car at home could be avoided. Thanks... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeeeej Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Listen, I really don't want to derail the thread, but I must defend my bread and butter business. Quality car washes like mine do not "mar" paint. We use clean, fresh water to wash a car, unlike a "do-it-yourself" guy with a bucket of dirty water that gets dirtier with each dip of the sponge. I drive top of the line cars and they never get marred, only enhanced. I just wanted to point out that people's time is money and wasting it and water washing a car at home could be avoided. Thanks... 2 bucket method! Thread officially derailed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I made the DS statement as a definitive statement too! Now Ed has me thinking I should take a road trip in said car. Those swirl marks are a pain to polish out though Ed. Maybe if they have the Maersk ship in stock I could double down. As a banned member I have confirmed THEY track IP addresses. I have tried multiple ways of ordering from my phone (prior orders) and my laptop(prior orders) shipping to different billing addresses along with different names and all orders were cancelled immediately. Swirl marks are not from car wash cloth. The old school "weed wacker" type of wash material from 20 years ago might have left marks, but the new cloth and foam does not. The swirls are from friction from just about anything, including hand washing or poor hand waxing/buffing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I'm with you... Way too many people around here assume theories are facts. We don't know why 10221 is off the S@H website <the site has experience a full-blown failure and site-crashing traffic lately... maybe 10221 was removed to temporarily restrict traffic>. We don't know if Target got 500 or 10,000 exosuits. We don't even know if the codes really do mean week/year of production. However, If I had the ability to add a sarcasm award, you'd be the first to get it.Some people take offense to the sarcasm but it's all in good fun. Some newer members might not get it. I mostly dismiss the codes because everyone is convinced of their validity in relation to EOL. It's cool if people think that they mean something. Anywho let's talk about the thread topic......how cool would a green space suit army be? Edit oops wrong thread........what about a fleet of SSDs?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Mack Posted August 1, 2014 Author Share Posted August 1, 2014 Swirl marks are not from car wash cloth. The old school "weed wacker" type of wash material from 20 years ago might have left marks, but the new cloth and foam does not. The swirls are from friction from just about anything, including hand washing or poor hand waxing/buffing. Ed, just let it go. The people making these comments are the same people that will say that car washes remove the clear coat from paint. How many cars have we fixed over the years from the "do-it-yourselfers"? These are the same people that remove ice from their car with a shovel and wonder where the scratches came from... "oh yea, let's blame the car wash" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Not the thread but it follows the DS limit, GE is limit 2 as well. Back on topic...It would appear that the 10188 and GE are several months behind the SSD, so plan accordingly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Some people take offense to the sarcasm but it's all in good fun. Some newer members might not get it. I mostly dismiss the codes because everyone is convinced of their validity in relation to EOL. It's cool if people think that they mean something. Anywho let's talk about the thread topic......how cool would a green space suit army be? Wrong thread for the green army. But on that note, I ordered two exo suits and a laboratory - I'll keep one exo suit for myself and tuck it away with my other 80s space Lego that I won't let the kids touch. When they are old enough to stop switch body parts I'll pull them out (maybe). ** Edit... to stay relatively on topic. I don't plan on building my SSD until I have a place to display it where the kids can't touch it. My Imperial Shuttle is up on a very high shelf safe from little fingers and the SSD will someday join it out of reach. They have enough Lego to play with <said no one ever, hahaha>. ** 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Brickowski Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Some people take offense to the sarcasm but it's all in good fun. Some newer members might not get it. I mostly dismiss the codes because everyone is convinced of their validity in relation to EOL. It's cool if people think that they mean something. On the other hand it's funny to see you absolutely convinced they do NOT mean anything. How do YOU know? Seems like you take an opinion as a fact as well. Wasn't that the argumentative style you were just criticising others for?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Mack Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Ed, just let it go. The people making these comments are the same people that will say that car washes remove the clear coat from paint. How many cars have we fixed over the years from the "do-it-yourselfers"? These are the same people that remove ice from their car with a shovel and wonder where the scratches came from... "oh yea, let's blame the car wash" LOL...A sure way to BrickPicker Purgatory is to bad mouth car washes...Just letting you all know! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 These are the same people that remove ice from their car with a shovel and wonder where the scratches came from... "oh yea, let's blame the car wash" Hahahaha. I totally did this with my old Grand Cherokee and Avalanche when the snow was so thick the snow brush was useless. (but I didn't blame the car wash ) I did at least use the plastic end rather than the steel edged-end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_rockefeller Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 On the other hand it's funny to see you absolutely convinced they do NOT mean anything. How do YOU know? Seems like you take an opinion as a fact as well. Wasn't that the argumentative style you were just criticising others for?...I've said in the past that I don't think they mean as much as people think they do. It's all good buddy sorry if we're offended by my comments like I said it's all in good fun. We are all here to build cool things with plastic bricks and make a little money doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Brickowski Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I've said in the past that I don't think they mean as much as people think they do. It's all good buddy sorry if we're offended by my comments like I said it's all in good fun. We are all here to build cool things with plastic bricks and make a little money doing it! I am indeed a big friend of sarcasm, no joke. I just think that you are sometimes a little off with WHAT and WHOM you are being sarcastic about. Randomness and sarcasm dont' go too well together - being random and sarcastic just about everything can make sarcasm look more like simple grumpiness in the end, which I am not a big friend of on the other hand. However, that being said, all is cool, mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOrcKing Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Workin' at the car wash! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFVcqVM9vhw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I've said in the past that I don't think they mean as much as people think they do. It's all good buddy sorry if we're offended by my comments like I said it's all in good fun. We are all here to build cool things with plastic bricks and make a little money doing it! They don't tell you much about EOL, just that if you see new codes, the set is not EOL, yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon33 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Anyone recall if the ge or death star were ever limited to two sets before today? Sent from my SCH-I535 using Brickpicker mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudcatsfan Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I think in most cases...yes. At the very least, it is another sign of imminent retirement. I wish I would jot this stuff down. It is more important than the codes. Sent from my iPad using Brickpicker I gotcha: I've updated my End of Life Product Statuses Topic to include these new "Missing" statuses for the SSD on Shop.Lego.com and ToysRUs.com Of note, this is unusual for Lego but common on TRU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33Lego Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 2795 posts. Let us see if this can surpass 4*4 CRAWLER. another 1000 posts will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 2795 posts. Let us see if this can surpass 4*4 CRAWLER. another 1000 posts will do. Get nameless in here offering $1000 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregpj Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Get nameless in here offering $1000 each. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amtrak23 Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 2 bucket method! Thread officially derailed. With ONR...The only method IMO. Everything else is many steps below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33Lego Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 cannot believe it is done The whole event, speculation, in and out of stock, and all the drama have been quite entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No More Monkeys Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 cannot believe it is done The whole event, speculation, in and out of stock, and all the drama have been quite entertaining. Who said it is done? Broken link is not an indication... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedsausage Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 They don't tell you much about EOL, just that if you see new codes, the set is not EOL, yet. I do think one benefit of the package codes is if there is a problem with a set (ie. missing minifigs etc.) we will have traceability and we will know if our set(s) are bunk without even opening them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDad Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Anyone recall if the ge or death star were ever limited to two sets before today? Sent from my SCH-I535 using Brickpicker mobile app Pretty sure they weren't. Both sets have been flashing EOL "warning" signs for awhile now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoBuildingMama Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 I was able to buy two SSD from Toysrus this morning. They were available for about five minutes and I got lucky. Now my link to the product page doesn't show the SSD at all. I thought it was maybe just a glitch, but I just a got a shipment confirmation. I think ToysRUs is done clearing out the last of their inventory. My link has always worked before now even when it was out of stock for months. I'm kind of over this set and it looks like retailers are too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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