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Re: LEGO Packaging - was(Re: Triangle Area LEGO Rep)
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lugnet.general
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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:
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> > 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.
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> I doubt that this is intentional. Even if it seems like it is.
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> > You have to buy the set to know what parts are inside.
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> 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.
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> > These hidden parts are typically the rarer parts too!
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> 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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