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  Re: Are you paying attention, LEGO?
 
(...) Alvin Toffler fantasized about the total customization of mass production in the 70s ("Future Shock" and so on.) Fifteen years later, Dell was held up as proof of the concept. Ten years after that, Dell hasn't changed, and nobody is ordering (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 
  Re: Are you paying attention, LEGO?
 
(...) order, (...) parts-subscription (...) My comments about culture were relating to what kind of play kids do, not about how we shop. (...) My thought is that bulk sales will be such a small percentage of the buisiness. Unless they charge (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 
  Re: Enough with the microphones
 
(...) I agree with your pleas to LEGO. I think that Lego can either increase minifigs by putting Microphones on Minifigs that need microphones in that set. For instance: Jet from Rockraiders needed a microphone in the Rock Raiders Minifigs set for (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
 
  Re: Are you paying attention, LEGO?
 
(...) I still prefer Trans-Antifreeze. Oh well ;-) -Tim (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 
  Re: Are you paying attention, LEGO?
 
(...) Wow, for some reason I always thought Chartreuse was a red or pink color. Oh well...now I know! (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 
  Re: Are you paying attention, LEGO?
 
Basically TLC has 2 goals that several of you are paraphrasing. 1. Gaining market share through superior product. One way to gain market share is by introducing potential long term customers to your product. Does that mean get the kids at an earlier (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 
  Re: Are you paying attention, LEGO?
 
(...) Yes. According to M-W online, the color chartreuse is "a variable color averaging a brilliant yellow green." It describes the LEGO color perfectly! (...) My favorite name for it (I think Jeff Thompson coined it?) is "Alien Vomit." :-) --Todd (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)  
 
  Re: Are you paying attention, LEGO?
 
(...) ^^^^^^^ (...) ^^^^^^ (...) Are you agreeing or disagreeing? I was making predictions about gross profits, not gross revenues. (...) Hasn't this already begun to happen? 5-10 years down the road is anyone's guess, and I'm not holding my breath (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 
  Re: Are you paying attention, LEGO?
 
(...) Nope, that would be Trans-Neon Green, aka Trans-Antifreeze or Trans-Yellow green. -dead (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
 
  Re: Are you paying attention, LEGO?
 
(...) I am guessing that Trans-Chartreuse is the color used on blacktron II? (...) sounds good but you forgot my all time favorite color, trans orange. (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)


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