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Subject: 
Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
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Date: 
Thu, 5 Aug 1999 18:03:03 GMT
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In lugnet.general, John Neal writes:

No disrespect to you, but IMO if *anyone* should be granted such
privledges, I would think it would be an organization such as the PNLTC or the
GMLTC who are ambassadors for the brick to the general public...


-John

Wasn't there a time when some architects used Lego bricks for models? What
other bulk buyers would have ever existed?

I think that hyping the User Group route for bulk orders is the best way to
approach TLG - it is a small number of organizations for TLG to deal with; it
doesn't really have much impact on the existing distribution channels; it won't
cannibalize set sales very much, and it would work well for TLG - they could
require the User Groups to hold public viewings or events to benefit charities
and such....

Paul Sinasohn
who joins BAYLUG in 2 days!



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  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
(...) Well, to be perfectly blunt, I'd take bulk in a New Yalk minute. I couldn't care less about LEGO clothes, theme parks, promo sets, sets in general. I've got 10s of thousands of bricks from sets and not one is built. For me, it's all about the (...) (25 years ago, 5-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)

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