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(...) At this point I have to concur with Todd. Let's look at this way. In an article just published with Tom Stangle as the focal, (or was it mindstorms... anyway,) Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, TLC Pres, remarks that this year has pulled them out of hot (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) Where does this "elitism" come from? You sound like you're mad that you're not getting picked to play football or that you're mad the popular girl won out over the nice girl for prom queen. It's the market. It's reality. All this whining is (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) Although the "elite have's" are more than likely the ones, even among AFOLs, who will be their best customers. I don't know what Lego Direct will end up being, if anything at all. I'm _personally_ offended at the nonchalant way ol Brad jumps (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) Going with what actually happened, what would you propose the manager have done that would qualify, in your book, as NOT underhanded or wrong? Post some silly "I'll have some stuff on sale tomorrow - call in and find out what it is" message (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) I'm in. But I guess we might as well for Lego Direct to happen / not happen and see what they can come up with. I just hope they aren't listening to or dealing exclusively with the "have's" in this thread -- they are probably the wrong fellows (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Well, here's hopefully an objective rant... The fact that LEGO has set up outlet stores means that they are bleeding. The outlet stores are a desperate attempt to limit that bleeding. The outlet stores sell obsolete stock at discounted prices (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) Larry gets "preorders" and you don't. Why? Because you don't spend Big Bucks. Same difference. (...) This has nothing to do with buying LEGO, or anything else except stocks. Larry isn't getting "insider information", he's getting a chance to (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego) !
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(...) Objective rants aren't as much fun to write. (...) 'Wrong' is an innapropriate word choice - for short-term profit, selling lots of things to one person is better. For keeping as much fans happy as possible, spreading it out more equally is (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) playing (...) on (...) would (...) Here! Here! I am also from GA. I see this practice as wrong for a number of reasons. But the main is that it completely penalizes Georgians. I have spent close to $500 in there since it has opened. Never at (...) (25 years ago, 27-Mar-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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