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Subject:	Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general
Date:	Fri, 22 Oct 1999 22:12:27 GMT
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... > Nick Goetz <ngoetz@iquest.net> wrote: • If you tick > > off the wrong person all forward motion stops. > > You're entitled to your opinion. > > Here's mine: > > The people at TLG who continue to ignore the overwhelmingly huge > amount of interest the AFOL has in certain things (bulk order, > better service packs, etc) are fools. Period. If they're concerned > about what they SHOULD be concerned about, ie making TLG as much > money as possible, they'd be all over us. <cut rest of message> Are you saying that if you need 20 2x2 orange tiles that come in the pod racing set for $90 a set, that TLG will not make more money selling 10 of those sets for $900 then individual pieces for .06 x20 for $1.20? I don't think so. If money is the sole reason for their operation, and maybe it is, they would be foolish to EVER allow bulk orders. Furthermore, think about the flow of the product. By cutting out the retail channel, Lego looses big business. If Toys R Us sold 65% of my product, I wouldn't do a single thing to tick them off. They can survuive without Lego, but can Lego survive without them? Profits are already down. It is not a change I would want to take. -Nick

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		Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
(...) Especially as that would give us even less incentive to buy their stinky sets! Ooops! Sorry Lego - Poindexter said it, not me! Richard (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)

		Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
(...) For 20 2x2 orange tiles, yes, I agree. One of the many people who buy sets and part them out will be more than happy to provide that third party service for you. Unfortunately, I don't want 20. I want 2000. I don't have $90,000 laying around (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)

		Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
(...) For me that analysis is occasionally right, but usually wrong. Take train doors, for example. I never bought any 5561 Big Foot 4x4 for the white train doors, but I would buy 20 white train doors if they were $2 each. Furthermore, your analysis (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)

		Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
(...) No, I'm not saying that. If you're interested in learning, search for some of the arguments for and against bulk ordering we've had over the last few years - I don't have the time or the desire to reproduce them for you. But I'll tell you this (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)

		Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
(...) That is a very true example. Here is another one. I want 2,000 of the 1x4x6 black town jr. windows. Does this mean that they will make more money by selling me 2000 of the McDonalds sets? Yes they will, if I felt inclined to buy $22,000 worth (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)

		Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
(...) Nick, I agree with part of what you're saying, but if that were totally true, then why would TLG have Service Packs at all? I wouldn't care at all about bulk orders if TLG improved and expanded their Service Pack selection. As I've stated (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)

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		Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
(...) You're entitled to your opinion. Here's mine: The people at TLG who continue to ignore the overwhelmingly huge amount of interest the AFOL has in certain things (bulk order, better service packs, etc) are fools. Period. If they're concerned (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)

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