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Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!
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Sun, 26 Mar 2000 19:37:41 GMT
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2000 19:12:27 GMT, "Ben Roller"
<broller@mail.clemson.edu> wrote:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Mike Stanley writes:
> > Seems like a win-win situation to me. The store's job is to move
> > product - they moved it with minimal effort.
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> I would agree if the Lego Outlet store was out in the middle of a field
> somewhere. On some level though I think that they are not playing well with
> their community. It's great for the people that get called. It's great for
> Lego. It's aweful for the Outlet Mall where the Lego store lives. Part of the
> reason you build a mall like that is so that when Bob goes to the Lego Outlet
> that he stops off at the Gap Outlet on the way. Now fewer people go to the
> Lego Outlet, therefore fewer will go to the other stores in the mall. The
> community of stores around the Lego Outlet are getting hurt by this.
I really do see what you're saying I guess it just doesn't ring
through for me. I'm very much a non-shopping person. I know the
KBToyWorks is in some sort of thing you would probably call an outlet
mall. I've been there several times. I have also been to the
RackRoom shoestore right next to it. Never once have I gone to both
places at the same time, which could mean I never need shoes when I
want Lego but it mainly means I like to take care of business and go
away. If I could get sets from those two stores delivered to me I'd
never go to that place again and, to be honest, I have no idea what
other stores are there.
We have a big outlet mall in Pigeon Forge near here. I go there for 3
things - Rockport shoes (Rockport outlet), Lego stuff (KB outlet), and
stuff from the London Fog store. I've been dragged into other stores
there but I've never bought anything.
So yeah, I see what you're saying - a little. But considering they
probably only sold a fraction of what they have over the phone to
those people (remember Tom didn't buy anything and there were still
plenty of sets listed there) I doubt it will have much impact. In
fact, if they hadn't sold all the 6078's to Frank, they would have
sold them to me if I'd found out in time.
> Now I'm all for them calling people when the product has been on the shelf for
> a long time (be it a month, week, or whenever they're getting ready to get new
> stuff). That's good business when you have limited space. Keeping the older
> products and getting rid of the brand new stuff seems backwards to me.
I don't know. I'm not a businessman or an economist, but I'd say if
you have a chance to move a product _right now_ you should take it.
If they hadn't called maybe someone would have walked in three days
(or a month) later and bought them all, probably in piecemeal, maybe
not. As it stands, the sets they did sell are definitely sold - no
guesswork or hoping. If I were running the store I'd be happy. And
maybe they'll get to order more stuff now that some of the new stuff
is gone.
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| I don't begrudge anyone finding a good deal. But it would bother me to think that some few of us are favored by TLC because of their purchasing power. This is why I have and will continue to favor a Lego Direct arrangement in which TLC, or perhaps a (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !!
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