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Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Wed, 10 Jan 2001 04:33:22 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Jake McKee writes:
> Greetings!
Hi, Jake!
[snip]
> More than a few of you have pointed out some of the shortcomings of the
> LEGO.com shop over the last few months. We are fully aware that there are
> some usability and functionality issues that exist on the site and are
> working to correct them. When we launched in September, we pulled off a
> massive coup in getting a international site (two languages and eleven
> countries), a large catalog of items (in multiple currencies), a stable
> technology platform (we had zero downtime during the holiday shopping
> season) and much more in place well before Christmas. As any e-commerce
> developer knows, once the shop is up, you never ever ever monkey with the
> technology during the biggest shopping season of the entire year. But now
> that the holidays have come and gone, we will be improving the functionality
> of the site (the slow and annoying left hand navigation menu will be
> replaced soon), as well as continuing our ongoing Usability Testing.
[snippity snip]
> 5. This is really the first contest of this nature that LEGO has done and as
> such the lawyers were very uptight about the guidelines (a better safe than
> sorry kind of thing). To the point about whether or not LEGO can do some
> type of different agreement for the next contest, we are considering that
> strongly and exploring the options. We are going to refine the fine print
> for the next contest and keep all your suggestions in mind. Please remember,
> these guidelines are a requirement of American society these days. Also,
> we're examining whether we can duplicate the contest in Europe, but
> regulations regarding contests and giveaways are much more restrictive
> there. We'll do it if we can.
You've mentioned Europe, and the site now supports several European
countries, but I was wondering what the plans are (if any) for Australia. I
don't know about actual sales, but if Lugnet's anything to go by, last time
I looked, the loc.au traffic was 3rd or 4th. And sales would definitely be
helped by more availability!!
Thanks,
ROSCO
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| (Crossposting to loc.au) (...) Last I heard they were talking about the second half of 2001. Are we really going to have to wait that long? Any indication from Jake or his colleagues would be greatly appreciated (please?!!) (Non) availability must (...) (23 years ago, 10-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.au)
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| Greetings! I have finally gotten caught up after the holiday break and then the mad rush to get back up to speed when you get back to the office! Anyway, I have been sorting through the lugnet.lego.direct newsgroup and wanted to respond to/update a (...) (23 years ago, 9-Jan-01, to lugnet.lego.direct) !!
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