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I agree with Todd on this also. The representative I spoke with gave me the information that LD IS_PLANNING_TO READY BY HOLLIDAY SEASON (CHRISTMAS ANYONE?) So already I have my doubts about this summer planning, and especially on all items being (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Oh no, that's not what I meant. I meant _What_ exactly is "definitely happening"? not What exactly is _"definitely happening"_? The answer is: We have no _clear_ idea _what_ will be happening. We have only a _vague_ promise. (Not that there's (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) An event which *will* occur. (...) My point is that, whatever they will be offering, they *will* be offering it. I don't think that they would go to the trouble of saying something will happen only to disappoint later on. They could have just (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Although I generally agree with the optimism expressed here regarding LEGO Direct and what it could eventually become, I have to say that I disagree with the assertion that "definitely happening" couldn't be less vague. To the contrary, I (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Please state specific examples. (...) Is it irrational to believe Brad is being truthful? "We are very aware of the excitement, interest, and even skepticism which the messages announcing LEGO Direct have created." "We've spent most of the (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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John Neal wrote in message <38BB7465.1E99D268@u...st.net>... (...) <1ZeYIJAQspu4Ew$u@yo....co.uk>... (...) Oh my God, you MUST be joking. Anyhow, this is a problem I have had since alt.toys.lego: too much irrational cheerleading and not enough (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) <snipped> Hehe yes, great stuff! Does any of it sound like TLC? Yes? Read, mark, learn and inwardly digest, TLC... please. We want you still around in 10 years! Kevin (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) You go, Stephen!!! Excellent report! The things the fan community does for TLC are priceless! On that note, while skimming Slashdot tonight, the following document came up in one of the conversations there earlier today. I've attached a copy (...) (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Or maybe what LEGO doesn't realize is that whatever normal theme sales are, AFOL's are a more significant percentage of it than they assume... (25 years ago, 4-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Hey Richard, I think Todd only tried to point out that the 300 percent increase was not affecting the whole company, only the Mindstorms-sub-market. This simply means that adults had a large influence on these products, not on all sets. But as a (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I'm with Steve on this one. What difference is it that its a sub-market when its one of the more successful ones? And I don't care who says different, AFOL hold the purse strings too! The buck "starts" here... Is dogfood marketed to dogs or to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) that (...) Agreed. It would be foolish not to use it, esp. if they turned these things out at a pace of roughly a new one a week for 26 weeks. (...) Well, to be technical, it be would be too late for that if everyone knew that it was an (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) But KKK credits TLC's amazing turn-around in 1999 to Mindstorms and Star Wars. Adults being responsible for 3/4 of the purchases in one of the two wunderkind lines is definitely worth noting. And I'm willing to bet that adults make up a larger (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Mindstorms for Mac. My letter says it was going to be released in 1999. Chris (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) ^^^...^^^ ^^^...^^^ ^^^...^^^ (...) Note the sub-market. --Todd (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) and note also this quote from the aforementioned article: (...) A 300 percent increase is not inconsequential. If that single fact is true, we adult fans of lego ARE the lego market!!! I want to know that this increase in sales is going to (...) (25 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Doyle wrote in message ... (...) large (...) Today I'd like; Half a pound of minifig hands, mixed colours (including brown, tan and Dk grey) Half a pound of minifig arms, left, mixed colours, Half a pound of minifig arms, right, mixed colours, 100 (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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R2 <r2eng@primenet.com> wrote in message news:Fqp8up.Mtu@lugnet.com... (...) also (...) isn't (...) There is already a "LEGO club". You join by sending in the applications found in most sets, and then you get the LEGO Mania magazine. This is the (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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Erik Olson wrote in message ... (...) I (...) couldn't move (...) always a (...) stores (...) store) (...) to do (...) when (...) I also visited the Construction site last year and I was thrilled to find that they carried the train sets. I also (...) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) What about lego making a lego cartoon, with animated minifigs driving animated lego cars etc? -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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