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Ok everybody, We know that TLC has been losing money for the last little while, but from June 8th on, I sure hope that that trend stops. We'll be talking very loudly with our wallets and most likely, this will show TLC what they are doing right! If (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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Well, you COULD have pointed people towards .direct so they at least have a clue ;-) (...) -- Tom Stangl ***(URL) Visual FAQ home ***(URL) Bay Area DSMs (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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does anyone else notice that they started losing money when the last gerneration of themes left?. the space colection, castle, town (not Jr), big and nifty technic sets. "Bryan Wong" <green_paper@hotmail.com> wrote in news:GELJ78.D9L@lugnet.com: (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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As much as I love to beat up on them about juniorization and crappy themes, That's not really the problem. There is no excuse for them not making a profit the last few years because of the economic boom. Sure, bad sets cost them, but their huge (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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I thought lego's downfall last year was the acquisition of smaller companies, like the ones that made the clocks and watches and pens and such? (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) And Bionicle and Throw-Bots and Racers... 8^) Dave! (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've actually heard that kids *love* the bionicles/throwbots/robo riders... and while i myself think the racers are cute, i certainly don't need 8 different ones :) or more. (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I've previously expressed my misgivings about LEGO more-or-less blindly staggering into the fiercely competitive and already saturated action figure market... If the shelves and shelves full of Bionicle/Racers/Throwbots/etc are any indication, (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Well, it varies, of course. My two sittees can't wait to get all the bionicle sets, and they had a few throwbots too. Yet they couldn't figure out how to put them together from the instructions... I had to help them. (And they know lego (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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