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(...) ok, so how do we get one then? Do we need to ship some cargo with them or something? :) (21 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I spoke to Maersk marketing today and was told that they are only distributed as "gifts" to cargo shipping clients via the Maersk corporate sales team :( (21 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Figures...Lego will only sell these to Maersk, and Maersk will only give them away to their buddies...sounds like a crock of crap to me. mutters under breath... "not surprising Lego lost money last year, it has lost its good marketing sense. (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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"misbi" <steve@[nospam]honeygram.com> wrote in message news:HxpDKu.JpA@lugnet.com... (...) or (...) distributed as (...) I have just had the following reply from Maersk Marketing: "Mr Millington Thank you for your interest in the Maersk Lego sets. (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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Hi Huw, I saw the picture yesterday and I were immediately fascinated by this set. Today I called the german customer service and they said that it WILL be a shop@home exclusive set. The woman wasn't sure about the release date, but it should be in (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) What I think is most fascinating is that this set is microfig scale! (count the studs on the containers).. at least if I am not mistaken. However it will form a good basis for a minifig scale container ship I think,. (probably would need (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(snippage) (...) If it indeed will be a shop@home exclusive afterall... and so far no official word, then I take back what I say. (...) (and whose sorry for making a brash post and replying to his own original posting) (21 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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I'll just point out that because *Maersk* is only using these sets for internal purposes and not making them available to the general public does not mean that *LEGO* will not. Other promo sets ahve eventually turned up at S@H. And this set even has (...) (21 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I sure hope it'll eventually become available. Hope it's a good price too! (...) The question that's begging to be asked is - how many will YOU be ordering, Troy? :p -Bryan (21 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I wouldn't count on it. No Maersk set has every been made avalible to the general public. Ever - only via Maersk itself (how you manage that I have no idea!) But if the start giving them as gifts - they should show on ebay at somepoint! (like (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) *SNIP* (...) No Maersk set has every been made avalible to the general public. Ever - only via Maersk itself (how you manage that I have no idea!) (Maybe its some legal thing between Lego and Maersk) cheers (21 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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"troy walker" <thepeloquin@NOSPAMH...tmail.com> wrote in message news:HxqwBK.CGv@lugnet.com... (...) only (...) Not true -- 1831, (URL) was available quite widely, in particular on the 'truck tour' a few years ago in New Zealand and probably (...) (21 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Or, more to the point, how many will he not order, to leave for us? ;) LFB (21 years ago, 15-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Wait, where did it say you had some sort of god-given right to have a promotional item paid for by Maersk, an international shipping firm? That's right, too frickin bad. This isn't something moral like not selling HIV drugs to African (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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snip (...) snip > This vitriolic entitlement to Lego sets (and for that matter, perceived (...) I don't think anyone here expects them for free, and you are *wrong* about Velux selling the sets. They sell them on their web page: (URL) under (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I am fully aware Velux sells them online, now. But before they ever did (this was many years ago), I was told by this Velux staffer here in Toronto that they received literally a hundred calls about these little houses, first asking for them (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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I agree with you for the most part. I just felt I had to stick up for another fan who needed to let off a little steam and didn't need to be attacked for doing so. We are all fans here in some way or another aren't we? James (21 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Its not sad, its life. Or rather business. if you have a limited commodity, expect it. If you dodn't expect it, go back to business school. Sure its a toy, but a really popular toy. You think Lego fans are bad, what if they had an exclusive (...) (21 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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In lugnet.general, Alfred Speredelozzi wrote: Oh, I'll take one more swing at this one, and I promise, I'll move this to the rtlToronto NG where we can snark privately :) (...) Yeah, but the company is not in the business of selling TOYS. To say (...) (21 years ago, 17-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Guess that just applied to the freebies as I just picked one up from S@H (via web). Grab a handful (5 max apparently), while you can......... Cheers Steve (21 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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