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Richard Marchetti wrote:
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> In lugnet.dear-lego, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > You're not going to get what you're asking for, it would bankrupt the company.
>
> Then it will bankrupt the company anyway, because if they think kids want
> either this junior junk, or their unusually lame CD-ROM games -- then their
> whole marketing theory is wrong. They need to get back to brick basics and
> pronto. TLC's number one goal should be to satisfy builder whimsy.
Apples and oranges. Yes, the current line of sets is rather less than we
could wish, but instituting a service in which I can buy one tile for 1
cent is going to bankrupt the company. Some restrictions will be needed
or it will fail. Why does Pitsco sell everything in 10 dollar lots?
K8's may be a bit big, I may be exaggerating for effect, but a bulk
operation has to make money for TLC. Further, it has to make more money
than the other things that TLC might invest in or it's a bad use of
capital. Solve that problem or forget about it. IMHO.
--
Larry Pieniazek - lpieniazek@mercator.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar
http://www.mercator.com. Mercator, the e-business transformation company
fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet.
Note: this is a family forum!
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| (...) The one thing I think people are missing is this. TLC must be careful not to make the Bulk ordering too easy for the consumer. If I got all the special bits I needed I wouldn't be buying all the dud sets (Or multiples of sets) to get a few (...) (24 years ago, 22-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) Then it will bankrupt the company anyway, because if they think kids want either this junior junk, or their unusually lame CD-ROM games -- then their whole marketing theory is wrong. They need to get back to brick basics and pronto. TLC's (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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