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Subject:	Re: Toy Aid for children affected from Earthquake in Turkey
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Thu, 2 Sep 1999 18:26:05 GMT
Reply-To:	johnneal@uswest.netspamless
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A thought: I hear that if one buys a case of a set, TLG will honor a 20% discount. All we'd really need would be to convince them to ship to a foreign soil address. Would *that* be so tough for them? And if worse comes to worse, we double ship their already boxed up cases, which might make a break even with the 20% off. -John Larry Pieniazek wrote: > We need to pursue other avenues. I have called TLG PR and they must get > a lot of requests because I wasn't able to get through to a human. Their > standard policy per their tape recorded message is that they donate to > children's charities only, and they require at least 30 days lead. We > flunk on both those counts. > > I did leave a message but I don't hold out any hope. > > Does anyone have any contacts within a retailer that might be able to > get us the stuff at their cost, if it was shipped directly from them? > > I suspect time is of the essence, the need is immediate and if it takes > a month to do this it will be for naught. > > -- > Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com http://my.voyager.net/lar > - - - Web Application Integration! http://www.novera.com > fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ Member ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to > lugnet. > > NOTE: I have left CTP, effective 18 June 99, and my CTP email > will not work after then. Please switch to my Novera ID.

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		Re: Toy Aid for children affected from Earthquake in Turkey
(...) Yup. PR just called me back. Said I should talk to CA, and when I told them CA sent me to them, sent me to S@H. So we'll see. I'd STILL like someone who works for a retailer (Meijer??) to try that angle as well. Time is short. (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)

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		Re: Toy Aid for children affected from Earthquake in Turkey
We need to pursue other avenues. I have called TLG PR and they must get a lot of requests because I wasn't able to get through to a human. Their standard policy per their tape recorded message is that they donate to children's charities only, and (...) (25 years ago, 2-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)

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