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I just had an idea today. What if LEGO sold small sets in airports and travel boutiques that were themed according to their location? Example: You visit Seattle, and you get a little set with a minifig holding a coffee mug, and perhaps a little (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: The Refocusing of LEGO
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(...) <snipped more great commentary> (...) <snif> That's beautiful Lou - It brings a tear to my eye. Great to hear from an old RTLr again and to read another piece of excellent constructive (pun intended) advice for TLC. SRC L#765 StRuCtures (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Sean, I know that the message that i'm responding to here was posted a little while ago, but as I read more of the HP novels, the more comitted I become to advocating Belville scale HP sets. Before reading on, you may want to refer to a (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.trains, lugnet.belville, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Thanks Bill. Hopefully I also got across the point that it's not "too late" for LEGO, and not just "what's wrong" with the products right now. We may not like where things have gone in the last few years, but I think anybody in the business (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) More importatnly they encouraged us to imagine the wonderful environments similar to the ones pictured in the catalogs. Those sets were actually fairly simple, coarse interpretations of what they were. They had just enough detail to switch on (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) [lots of great commentary snipped] I agree wholeheartedly - you have an excellent way of describing "what's wrong with LEGO." I doubt very much that "maxifigs" will ever return, but I think the Technic figures might fill that bill nicely. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Amen!! Amen!! Nice to see an old name from .rtl days. I was wondering where you went. Snipped a great article which pretty much sums up the feelings of a lot of old-timers. I too have been pretty much ignoring the current offering of sets by LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Why do Lego rip off UK customers ?
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"Scott A" <eh105jb@mx1.pair.com> wrote in message news:GA2u41.7Jp@lugnet.com... (...) Absolutely But I dont have to like it. And we shouldnt just accept it. If no-one complains then guess what happens - the prices will go up even more. Consequence (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) The market sets the price. Retailers will charge just as much as we are willing to pay. Scott A (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Duq" <Duq@nlgateway.net> wrote in message news:GA27FI.7AB@lugnet.com... (...) get (...) check (...) The question is WHO is doing the ripping off. In the magazine case there is probably some importer who is marking up the prices, over which the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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