LUGBULK

The LUGBULK program is a once a year opportunity for LEGO Users Groups (LUGs) to purchase large amounts of pieces (BULK) directly from the LEGO Company (TLC). The program originally started as a twice a year opportunity for purchasing moderate amounts of bulk elements, but has since switched to a once a year ordering system for large amounts of bulk elements.

The purpose of the program is twofold: first to offer a tangible support to LUGs and second to improve the public displays by LUGs by providing access to large quantities of parts useful for building larger MOCs and landscaping.

Guidelines

A LUG has to apply and meet certain requirements (public shows, website, minimum number of members, etc.) to participate in the program. The LUGBULK stipulations include a long list of rules concerning LUG activity, participating member information and element selection.

There are several rules in selecting and ordering parts in LUGBULK:

Once a LUG is approved to participate, there are a series of steps that they have to go through:

There are other responsibilities for the LUG, such as paying by wire transfer, paying shipping, paying VAT (in some countries) and, of course, sorting the pieces once they arrive.

Since 2013, U.S. LUGs have also been responsible for getting their order through U.S. customs, or at least for finding a broker to do this on their behalf.

Non-Disclosure

While participants are not subject to a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) they are prohibited from publicly discussing details of the program. In particular they may not discuss the prices paid.