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  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
Hai everybody, You can count me in on that letter: Jeroen Ottens, senior designer segment 7-16+ (makes a better impression than my set-count (<200) ;) And being european. Why don't we send this letter to Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen? Or even better, since (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
Jeroen, HA! I had a feeling you were still lurking. Any and all help is greatly appreciated! :) Scott "Been wanting bulk orders since I was 4" Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
Thanks Jeroen, If we get any Bulk Order results from TLG, I'll name a street in my Lego town after you (Jeroen Avenue?). I think that you may be right. Maybe we should skip Mr. Eio (USA President), and go directly to the top, KKK. I have printed the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
OK folks, Here's some updates to creating the "LETTER" about bulk sales. 1) Send it to KKK (not Peter Eio) and Jeroen will forward a copy to each member of the Executive Team. We will have to coordinate this so that KKK (mailed) receipt of the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
(...) ...which is something that's overlooked by both LG and people arguing that "kids are their primary market", hence all those special parts wants that are assumed to be a rare adult idea aren't significant to LG, etc... I can't speak for (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
(...) <snip> I often wanted more of certain parts. Sometimes it was just for enhancing an official Lego set, like putting in a wall where there wasn't one, or adding a window or something. Often it wasn't a bargeload of pieces I wanted but a few to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
I guess from my stand point, I bought most of my early sets to have them, but even when I was 4, I wanted a whole bunch of parts, but my parents would never would buy 7 sets just for parts. I was particularly found of the computers and the like. The (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
(...) In the 70s, when I was a kid, I DID buy a few parts packs. If they would have had a bulk service *THAT I KNEW ABOUT*, I would have bought more parts. From everything I can remember, all I had available were a few flyers from some sets listing (...) (25 years ago, 10-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
(...) (snipped for brevity) Sorry to come in late on the discussion, everybody, but I have a citation that I think might be helpful if we *are* going to set up a mail campaign. Bear, John Send This Jerk the Bedbug Letter : How Companies, (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
Thanks Beth, All additional folks are welcome to add their name to the letter. I am still rewriting it, and "toning down the rhetoric". So far I have about 30 signators to the letter. I will be sending out another request for more signators after (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
Hi Gary, Do you just need our name or do you need us to sign our signature, scan it,and then send it to you? Thanks, Adam Gary Istok <gistok@umich.edu> wrote in message news:37C16075.E853D5...ich.edu... (...) (25 years ago, 23-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.
 
Adam, right now, only Name, # of sets, and # of pieces. I am going to do a followup request after September 1 when a lot of people return from vacation/holiday. So far I have about 25 names. I have gotten a lot of pointers on changes to the letters. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
 
  letters to TLG (was Re: Bulk Ordering - Secrets Revealed.)
 
(...) Gary, you can add my name to your list, if it's not there yet (can't recall if I sent it to you or not.): James Brown, 350+ sets, 30,000+ pieces Also, I am writing a letter of my own, independantly, since multiple individual letters tend to (...) (25 years ago, 27-Aug-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca)

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