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Re: TLG investigation 1st answers
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 20 Feb 1999 18:48:52 GMT
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Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in article
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> But the bottom line to summarize, I think, is that AFOLs in increasing • numbers
> are having more enjoyable purchasing experiences by buying and trading • older
> sets with each other than by buying new sets in stores. In other words, • the
> earlier themed sets appealed to AFOLs in a big way, while the newer sets • appeal
> to AFOLs in a much lesser way. The result is that AFOLs are pouring less • and
> less money directly into TLG's pocket as time moves forward.
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> Perhaps the Star Wars line will be "the exception which proves the rule."
Maybe I don't have to add the fifth point at all. It seems to me that if
Lego would provide a bulk piece ordering service, acknowledge (and react
to) the adult community and increase the set design level, AFOL's would
spend their money on Lego products in the store more.
> BTW, is online (Internet) connectivity ubiquitous in the homes and
> business of Danmark or is connectivity prohibitively expensive for most? • The
> reason I ask is, your e-mail address suggests that you may be writing to • us
> from an ISP outside of your workplace (rather than a lego.com address); • is TLG
> wired up for at-work Internet communication for all its employees or for • only a
> select few?
As mentioned in some other thread I think: I am working at home because it
took me some time to connect to lugnet and i didn't want to do that again
at Lego (I don't know about firewalls, security etc.).
Second reason, the physical network within Lego isn't exactly in such shape
I can easily mail to and from it (that is I don't have a computer on my
desk).
Third reason, my wife is high pregnant (Dutch expression, literatly
translated to English) so every hour spend at home makes her feel comfy as
well ;)
The last also means that I will be off for two weeks within the next four
weeks :D
As for internetaccess I think Scandinavia (that is Denmark, Sweden, Norway
and Finland) has the highest amount of internetconnections per 1000 heads
of the population in Europe (this is a non-related rumour, replies please
to lugnet.off-topic).
Anyway, happy building as always,
Jeroen Ottens
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| (...) That is probably the case, yes, so long as increasing the set design level meant producing things that adults actually take a widespread liking to. Designing sets that adults enjoy doesn't necessarily mean designing things specifically for (...) (28 years ago, 20-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I think a statement like that could be read the wrong way out of context. AFOLs in general do spend a large portion of their LEGO budgets on new TLG retail products, but a growing percentage are resorting to spending money in fan-to-fan (...) (28 years ago, 20-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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