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Re: Ideas and Suggestions for LEGO S@H
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 28 Sep 2005 07:22:15 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mike Walsh wrote:
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> "Bill Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:InHMI1.147p@lugnet.com...
> > In lugnet.general, Kelly McKiernan wrote:
> > > * What do you think LEGO would never do that you'd love to see?
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> > Wholesale S@H: [ ... snipped ... ]
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> This already exists, it is called the "Small Retailer Program". I don't
> know how successful it has been or how well known it is known but it does
> exist. There is a model train store near me which carried a fair amount of
> LEGO Trains for a while but earlier this summer they chose to discontinue
> doing it. I don't know all of the details but the owner told me that LEGO
> wouldn't let him have any of the newer train stuff (like BNSF loco) and
> pushed a lot of the MyOT stuff at him. He had track and some of the
> buildings along with the full sets, motors, and speed controllers but none
> of the locomotives. After an initial positive experience, he got frustrated
> and decided not to carry them any more. He let the members of NCLTC
> liquidate his remaining stock at 50% off.
I was unaware. But as you say, there are frustrations. My plan would make the
entire S@H catalog available, and they could order it using the Web site and
have it shipped exactly the way consumer S@H works, but they would get it at a
discount with no sales tax as long as they have a valid resale permit and buy
enough per month to qualify. LEGO tries to exercise too much control over its
retailers and I think that's a mistake.
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| "Bill Ward" <bill@wards.net> wrote in message news:InHMI1.147p@lugnet.com... (...) Unlike (...) small (...) retail (...) S@H (...) whatever (...) wholesale (...) allowing them (...) this, and (...) [ ... snipped ... ] This already exists, it is (...) (19 years ago, 27-Sep-05, to lugnet.general)
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