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Re: www.legoideas.com
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:37:32 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Allan Bedford wrote:
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2) Offer the tubs themselves as an actual SKU. Yes, sell them empty. Sell
people empty plastic storage tubs. Sound crazy? The folks at Tupperware
don’t think so.
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This already exists - there’s a yellow tub that is sold empty at LEGO stores and
I believe at LLCA too. IIRC they were lampooned on LUGNET (“$X.XX for an empty
tub? What are they, nuts?”).
Personally I like the big tubs with the studs, just from a kitsch standpoint. I
know someone (who’s got a pretty big collection) who actually throws them away
after he takes the bricks out. But then again, he doesn’t sort either..
Darrell
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Message has 3 Replies:
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| (...) Too bad they aren't available via Shop At Home, unless I've missed seeing them there? I've never been to an official company store or LLCA, so I guess I've never been exposed to these. Hey, now I don't feel like it was such a silly idea after (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| Well, they're selling them for $6.95! A bit much, I think. Especially when I've found old Duplo tubs *with bricks* at a CVS or 2 for less than $10 (wish I had found a ton more). (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (19 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| Geez, tell him to stack them up and sell them/give them to other AFOLs! What a waste of useful tubs (and landfill mass increase). (...) -- Tom Stangl *(URL) Visual FAQ home *(URL) Visual FAQ Home (19 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) I think putting them all in consistent packaging (not tubs - see below for more) is a great idea. Now... getting stores to actually display them all together, so the effect (of similar packaging) can pay off, is another story. It amazes me to (...) (19 years ago, 22-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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