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Subject:	Re: Dear LEGO...
Newsgroups:	lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment
Date:	Mon, 5 Apr 2004 05:52:41 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Tim Strutt wrote: > Jake, > > ...or whatever other LEGO representative that might be reading this... > Why has Canada been left out of this big list of LEGO store openings?!?! > Not to ignore other countries, but Canada actually had a LEGO S@H until a > couple years ago, and it's bad enough we have to go through the US for that. > Why can't we get a Pick A Brick too?!?! > Just a token one to start with would be fine. Say, maybe the nations > capital, Ottawa. :-) Well, if you're going to put it anywhere, you'd put it in the nation's REAL capital, Toronto. You know, the one that leads in economy, population, culture etc. :) It only makes sense that you'd go for Toronto: If you had to pick a place with the most people (Toronto) or the most tourist visits (Toronto)* where would you pick? :) But that said, would you, the AFOL, really go to it that often? We get almost every set already at those Bricks and Blocks stores, including several S@H Only sets. Anything we can't get, we can mail order. Prices at the US Lego stores show that you only really save shipping, and I'm sure your LUG members already get together on larger orders to save on shipping all the time. Shipping for my Mindstorms 2.0 was a whopping $1.42. Lego is not going to give us 1:1 with American pricing. It'll be at exchange, which means it'll never be a deal. Compare to the ridiculous sales we get regularly--and our Sears Clearance, Zellers BOGOHP, Walmart, Winners... So that only really leaves Pick A Brick. Most of us fans here have had kind friends (Thanks Mario and JeffE!) to help us out, but would you really go there that often even if there was one in your own city? Is there really that variable a selection that would make you want to go and buy something more than say, once every two months? And if they put one in Ottawa (or Toronto) would either us really drive 6 hours to get Pick a Brick? Calum * 2002 Tourism Ontario/Stats Can: 20M visits to GTA, 4.5M to Ottawa Region.

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		Re: Dear LEGO...
(...) Niagara Falls of course. It is already a huge tourism hotspot, with large numbers of outlet style/specialty stores and attractions. 14 million people visit Niagara Falls annually. (URL) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)

		Re: Dear LEGO...
(...) I know GTA would be a great spot in Canada economically for a new store, but you know I had to put in a plug for Ottawa. :-) (...) If they had outlet pricing for a small selection, we'd be there as least weekly to check for new items. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 5-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)

		Re: Dear LEGO...
(...) Calum, According to your stats, we beat your tourism on a per capita basis. :-) Do not forget that with Ottawa you have Gatineau and a reasonable proximity to Montreal. Actually, I do not want to argue that LEGO do something here instead of (...) (20 years ago, 6-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)

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		Dear LEGO...
Jake, ...or whatever other LEGO representative that might be reading this... Why has Canada been left out of this big list of LEGO store openings?!?! Not to ignore other countries, but Canada actually had a LEGO S@H until a couple years ago, and (...) (20 years ago, 3-Apr-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment) !

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