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Re: Stunning new Maersk set?
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Fri, 14 May 2004 12:05:18 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jonathan Wilson wrote:
But as expected, it will only be available through Maersk Sealand...
ok, so how do we get one then? Do we need to ship some cargo with them or
something? :)

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 :(



Message has 4 Replies:
  Re: Stunning new Maersk set?
 
(...) 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. (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Stunning new Maersk set?
 
"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. (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Stunning new Maersk set?
 
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 (...) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)
  Re: Stunning new Maersk set?
 
(...) 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 (20 years ago, 18-May-04, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Stunning new Maersk set?
 
(...) ok, so how do we get one then? Do we need to ship some cargo with them or something? :) (20 years ago, 14-May-04, to lugnet.general)

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