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Subject:	Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego
Date:	Thu, 20 Jan 2005 19:40:03 GMT
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In lugnet.color, J. Spencer Rezkalla wrote:

In lugnet.color, Marc Nelson, Jr. wrote:

Given it’s current financial situation, why WOULDN’T TLC make more old-color bulk packs?

Probably for the same reasons they aren’t still producing the old colors alongside the new. Just because Jake managed to get a small batch through the system doesn’t mean the same button can be pushed again and again at the same costs. Since we don’t know the details of the process I think it’s pretty pointless speculating about it. The fact that we were told this was a one-time shot indicates there is probably some sort of financial/logistical constraint against repeating it. As Larry mentioned however, if the packs had sold out much quicker than expected, perhaps the business equation for doing this would favorably change.

BTW the packs are still available in North America. In fact I just ordered a few.

Spencer

Dear Spemcer,

I have to disagree with your assumptions. Can you prove they do not run both grey and blay? You do know nothing about this, as you said. When I was in Billund a few month ago (september) they did. And when Jan Beyer (kind of our “Jake”) has been last time within the factory they did. He told us just a few days ago about that fact.

Actually LEGO is right now - in this very second - running production runs in old system grey! They could switch back so easy if they only wanted. Right now they run both and that means they could stop the production of blay as easy as the production of System grey. That is a fact. Ask Jan who works in Billund if there is still a huge production run of old grey if you do not believe me.

Regards,

Ben

Message has 3 Replies:

		Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
(...) Spencer, sorry for mistyping your name. no bad intention included.... Ben (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)

		Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
(...) I believe you. Just as I believe that TLC can get Maersk Blue if they so desire. That said, what you, and other people who believe that TLC can 'snap their fingers' and go back to 'old gray' haven't stated, or probably even know, is the (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)

		Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
(...) You are right, I don't know the internal processes going on at Billund. So you said they are still making the old colors, right now? Why? What is it used for? I was under the impression that starting sometime last year, everything was being (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)

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		Re: Open letter to the CEO of the LEGO Company / Call for your signs! (no discussions here please)
(...) Probably for the same reasons they aren't still producing the old colors alongside the new. Just because Jake managed to get a small batch through the system doesn't mean the same button can be pushed again and again at the same costs. Since (...) (20 years ago, 19-Jan-05, to lugnet.color, lugnet.dear-lego, FTX)

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