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Re: TLG press release - not a crisis?
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 25 Jan 1999 03:38:43 GMT
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Jesse Long writes:
> Sure, but TLG isn't a pyramid scheme, so there's a big difference. Amway
> has to hit a slump, because there's only so many people willing to sign on
> as salespeople. TLG is a toy producer, and as long as it can produce
> high-quality, creative toys, there isn't a real reason they should slump (of
> course, quality and creativity are down, as are sales...hmmm...). TLG's
> product is also vastly superior to other brands of building toys (at least
> in popularity), while most of Amway's products can be easily substituted by
> anything from the local store.
Right. It was just a thought, albeit not necessarily a good one. MLM wouldn't
work with lego because as you indicate, it's a toy: it couldn't generate
enough cash to float because the product line is too narrow. Amway is really
for people who want their own businesses.
> > MegaBlox picking up the canned from TLG depends on whether TLG has
> > gotten contracts from workers, preventing them from working for
> > competitors for some period of time.
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> MB could use those people, if they are the creative ones. For some reason,
> it wouldn't surprise me if TLG gets rid of some of the old-school,
> high-quality people. But I can also see their contracts keeping them from
> working elsewhere.
Sounds plausible.
-Tom McD.
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 | | Re: TLG press release - not a crisis?
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| Steve Bliss wrote in message <36abdc17.2168556@lu...et.com>... (...) Sure, but TLG isn't a pyramid scheme, so there's a big difference. Amway has to hit a slump, because there's only so many people willing to sign on as salespeople. TLG is a toy (...) (26 years ago, 25-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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