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Subject: 
Re: LEGO Systems Announces New Chief as President
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lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Fri, 11 May 2001 12:38:20 GMT
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Gary,

Can you give a little background on the limited bulk sales that Lego had in
1987? I have never heard of this and I'm sure others would be interested as
well.

Bryan


"Gary Istok" <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message
news:3AFAECFB.23C42CC3@umich.edu...
I also have a hand signed letter from "President" Peter Eio from 1987.  I • had
complained at that time that the bulk sales process they had available was • very
limited in scope, and I couldn't get the parts that I wanted (2x2 windows • in
yellow, black, gray, blue, 1x4x5 windows in yellow, 2x2x3 steep slope • corners
and straight pieces in all colors -- especially yellow!, and 1x4x5 half • arches
in red and yellow) .....  all items I still want today, but cannot get. • Peter
sent me a very nice reply and said that "we will have you building again!" • But
they discontinued the very limited bulk sales policy that year anyway.



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: LEGO Systems Announces New Chief as President
 
Bryan, I will gladly give the details, but right now I don't have the time, so stay tuned... Gary Istok (...) (24 years ago, 17-May-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)

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  Re: LEGO Systems Announces New Chief as President
 
(...) I don't think the 1989 date (President of Lego Systems) is correct. I was interviewed on the "25 Years of Lego in Canada" segment of CBC 'The Journal' TV news show back in 1986 (even though I'm just over the border in metro Detroit), and (...) (24 years ago, 10-May-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)

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