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(...) I don't know. It would nice to have one closer to Detroit, but there's also the overhead of operating a bunch of physical stores. What are people's impressions as to the success of these new stores? I do think that PAB is a nice low investment (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Here's an overview of the MB display at my local TRU: (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
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(...) Supposedly, it's around 7 seconds to cool and eject a new element from the mold (obviously differs according to piece size, etc). So if you count injection time, it's probably around 10 seconds or so? And I believe the number of elements (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'll have to agree with this as well. It wouldn't be so bad if each store had ONE, but there seem to be 4 or 5 of them all in a row, all at eye level. Does seem to eat up a lot of shelf space. MegaBloks also had 4 or 5 of them, although not as (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I thought this part of the article was completely off base: Dennis Speigel, president of International Theme Park Services, a consulting firm, said Legoland has a high-quality product but it appeals to a limited segment of the population: (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) I think they'd have better spent the money on LEGO stores throughought the US. I think stores where you can "pick a brick" would do much to increase sales. More widespread "pick a brick" sales could be part of an overall strategy to make TLC (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: A Day in the Life (was:Re: Lego changes CEO after new losses_
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(...) Well, I meant that as a joke. I am aware that Bionicle is extremely sucessful. But your post did get me to thinking. Bionicle is such a strong brand by itself that as long as TLC is looking to sell properties to (I assume) raise (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: Lego changes CEO after new losses
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(...) Local news has gotten the story- (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
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(...) I would like to see exactly how much more expensive per anum to make the stuff in Denmark than it is to make it in China. And what the extra expense is going towards (taxes? wages? electricity costs? what?) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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on this picture? (URL) is Hungarian... S (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.hu)
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| | Re: SciBrick is looking for you!
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(...) snip (...) *apologize LOL, always just slightly off, story of my life! Spell boy spell! e (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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(...) org, I posted a .txt file that has been sitting in my computer. Later I realized I had already posted the same (URL) message> a year ago. In the process I offended Lenny, and I apologoze for that. I felt the core reasons and goals for the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) I got so worked up that i forgot to sign my name at the bottom of this post! Oh, and just for Ka-On Lee, i only meant "labor intensive slave system" in terms relative to the developed western nations ideology towards humane treatment of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Could some one clarify, didn't TLG plan-on, or already move some production/ warehouse facilities to Eastern Europe to cut-costs?!? Anyways, i'm betting quality standards will slip in China... (i know, this nation is making better products (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
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(...) That is some rather ignorant ranting. Why would you expect those single kids, spoiled by two parents and four grand parents, would be forced to work? And what is this "slave labor"? Some cold war garbage? Yes you really tick me off too. (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yup, it's a darn shame that he put money into a non-licensed product that so took the world by storm that while it was still fairly obscure it ranked as the top selling ACTION FIGURE line (beating Star Wars, Power Rangers, etc.), all by (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That's right, those 12 people in the production facility are what led you to two consecutive years of heavy losses. I swear, this world is being ruined by the decisions of MBAs and accountants who have no natural talent for their occupation, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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I sang to it, one of the best songs on Sgt. Pepper. --- Member 1893 (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
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(...) Actually, I don't think it will save them much at all. Sea transport will now be across the atlantic, they have built the factories in Hungary, have the ones in Bulland (sp), ect. Cost to run the actual factories is relatively low in terms of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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| | Re: MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
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(...) As sad (wrong depending on how ones sees it) as it may sound that TLC is moving production to China it *IS* the way of this century. Expect to see a lot of this occuring for the rest of our lifetime! 1st world countries *CAN NOT* compete (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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