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Re: Stunning new Maersk set?
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Sun, 16 May 2004 21:24:25 GMT
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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.
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> This vitriolic entitlement to Lego sets (and for that matter, perceived
> accountability) that AFOLs have is what you should be disgusted with, especially
> with promotional sets. A few years ago, I inquired about Velux houses with
> Velux Canada, after buying five skylights (Yes kids, that's what they make--high
> quality double pane, argon filled $1200 skylight windows, not cool collectable
> Lego sets suitable for ebay) for our house. The Velux marketing manager here in
> Toronto told me he was so fed up with "Lego fans" because they kept calling him
> for free sets. Their business is not selling Lego houses, it's selling
> skylights. I was thoroughly embarassed to be a Lego enthusiast that day.
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:
http://www.velux.com/international/ under inspiration then velux gift shop, and
I'm sure they make money on them. Maybe the afol pestering did some good in this
case.
Anyway, I think the majority of the irritation stems from the fact that many of
the promo sets are among the best/better sets that have been released and we a)
can't get our hands on some of them at all, and b) can't get most for a
reasonable price.
James
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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 (...) (20 years ago, 16-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 (...) (20 years ago, 16-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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