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Problems is that if AFOL's took this approach, it would then be our fault
Lego continued to have a financial decline. No doubt in my mind that is how
it would go down. Clearly TLC has no intention of admitting the severity of
the color changes.
Greg
"Adrian Egli" <aegli@san.rr.com> wrote in message
news:Ht6ytt.97s@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.events.brickfest, Kevin Salm wrote:
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> snipped
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> > I know I only have NEGATIVE things to say about it, and as such may have • trouble
> > in future being diplomatic about it. In a big way, I don't even want to • do
> > public events with Lego anymore because I don't want to be put in that
> > situation. If I cannot say anything good, perhaps I should not say • anything at
> > all, which means I stay home!
> >
> > Most sincerely,
> >
> >
> > __Kevin Salm__
> > LUCNY
>
> Maybe public events are what we need to do most.
>
> As you said, LEGO is doing a rather poor job getting word out to the • public of
> this color change. I have told many of my cousin's kids if they buy a new • set
> with grey bricks it might not match what they have.
>
> Events give us AFOLs who do these shows the opportunity to tell the public • of
> this screw up. Right now, it appears only those who are on LUGNET and • similar
> sites are making our opinions expressed to LEGO. But as for that kid • looking at
> the sets in a Target, TRU, wherever, he has no clue of this color change. • At
> events or stores we can tell those kids (or better yet their parents!) • what they
> will get if they buy that new set.
>
> Someone has to educate the consumer and if it's not LEGO or us, who will • it be??
>
> Adr.
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In lugnet.lego, Gregory Muri wrote:
> Problems is that if AFOL's took this approach, it would then be our fault
> Lego continued to have a financial decline. No doubt in my mind that is how
> it would go down. Clearly TLC has no intention of admitting the severity of
> the color changes.
>
> Greg
I wouldn't like to see TLC going down but, what else would it take to them to go
back on this issue?? (Once they can't hear us...)
Paulo Renato
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In lugnet.lego, Paulo Renato wrote:
> In lugnet.lego, Gregory Muri wrote:
> > Problems is that if AFOL's took this approach, it would then be our fault
> > Lego continued to have a financial decline. No doubt in my mind that is how
> > it would go down. Clearly TLC has no intention of admitting the severity of
> > the color changes.
> >
> > Greg
>
>
> I wouldn't like to see TLC going down but, what else would it take to them to go
> back on this issue?? (Once they can't hear us...)
>
> Paulo Renato
I think it would be interesting to know just how much each and every AFOL spends
each week/month/year on Lego. Just to try to gauge how much in potential lost
sales the company would incure. Would it be significant?
Have any Bricklink stores curbed their spending? I know they buy dozens or more
sets at a time.
For instance, I know I spent just over $11,000.00 last year. Most of that was
spent at the retail level, but not at retail prices. HAIL, the clearance sale.
A smaller amount was spent on the secondary market such as BL and evilbay.
Now I realize not everyone here is just going to stop buying new sets because of
the color change. I for one will not be buying any new sets. Well, until they
are 75% off.
Steve
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