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Re: LEGO Packaging - was(Re: Triangle Area LEGO Rep)
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Sat, 18 Nov 2000 13:35:25 GMT
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Could it be that the lead time for the design & manufacture of the
packaging meant that they didn't actually *have* a production sample of
the unseen rare parts, which may have been making their first outing in
these sets?

On Fri, 17 Nov 2000, Steve Bliss (<hlka1t0ijsfuc7h66h739v8q6gvi0adr2a@4a
x.com>) wrote at 15:54:31

> In lugnet.general, Jon Kozan wrote:
> 
> > My best note on packaging is LEGO's continuing habit of "hiding" parts.
> > On nearly every set's packaging that I've looked at, the alternative and
> > standard models scenes on the outside of the boxes will go out of their way to
> > hide certain parts from view.
> 
> I doubt that this is intentional.  Even if it seems like it is.
> 
> > You have to buy the set to know what parts are inside.
> 
> One wonders why TLC doesn't use a side panel of the set box to show an
> inventory of the set, as is done with most Basic/Freestyle sets.  Seems
> like adding that feature to the packaging could only help sales.
> 
> > These hidden parts are typically the rarer parts too!
> 
> Having a rare part in a set can have a big impact on sales.  I'm willing to
> bet that TLC doesn't currently analyze this aspect when projecting sales
> figures.
> 
> Steve

--
Tony Priestman



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  Re: LEGO Packaging - was(Re: Triangle Area LEGO Rep)
 
Not really, the part is almost always visible, but just disguised or blocked in some way. -Jon (...) (26 years ago, 22-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: LEGO Packaging - was(Re: Triangle Area LEGO Rep)
 
(...) I doubt that this is intentional. Even if it seems like it is. (...) One wonders why TLC doesn't use a side panel of the set box to show an inventory of the set, as is done with most Basic/Freestyle sets. Seems like adding that feature to the (...) (26 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.general)

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