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Re: LEGO Company announces poor performance in year 2000
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 2 Mar 2001 17:59:59 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Suzanne D. Rich writes:
> If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Just to play devil's advocate,
> why believe them? If Mattel stepped out and said, "Barbie stamps a bad image on
> young girls. We're sorry. We'll fix all that now." what would you think? Now,
> what other meanings can you imagine those words having?
um, big boobs sell dolls. Juniorized sets don't sell.
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> But what about their plan for World Domination? that's out there waiting for its
> date stamp.
World Domination, WTF? Do you mean trying to become the #1 recognized
brand around the world or something else?
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> I don't just mean AFOLs.
> BTW, we're a tool, not a market.
10% *is* a market.
KL
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| | Re: LEGO Company announces poor performance in year 2000
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| (...) Because they've said it directly to my face. I didn't believe it, not in the way most folks here see it meaning. I saw a face that wanted (in a fantasy) to have things back-to-basics, but was having say something else. The words spoken to me (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.general)
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