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Subject: 
Re: "If it were my toy company..."
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lugnet.dear-lego
Date: 
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 23:01:19 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Matthew Miller writes:
Will Hess <willhess@simflex.com> wrote:
If TLG were to go to the expense of reissuing sets they'd have to:
1)    begin production of parts that haven't been available for some time

Easier than designing and making new parts.

2)    print instructions and boxes

Ditto.


3)    sort the parts into poly-bags and the poly-bags into sets

They do this anyway.

4)    advertise them

Ditto.

5)    distribute them (S@H, Lego Direct, whatever)

Ditto.


This is one of those Me too letters:

I think so too.

Re-releasing sets would be pretty easy for TLC, and people would love it. And
buy them. (I know I would! I'd start with the Metroliner, then a few Pirate
sets, the big police station...)

-Shiri

In a recent poll, 87% of Shiri's minifigs said they'd rather have the
Metroliner rather than those ugly trains that run in town. 9% thought that the
4559 is the best, while only 2% thought Shiri should buy the 4561...



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  Re: "If it were my toy company..."
 
(...) Easier than designing and making new parts. (...) Ditto. (...) They do this anyway. (...) Ditto. (...) Ditto. (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.dear-lego)

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