 | | Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!) —Nick Goetz
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| | | Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) If you tick (...) <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 (...) (25 years ago, 22-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!) —Richard Franks
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| | | | | (...) 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)
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| | | | | Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!) —James Brown
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| | | | | (...) 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)
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| | | | | Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!) —Charles Eric McCarthy
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| | | | | (...) 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)
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| | | | | Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!) —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | (...) 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)
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| | | | | Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!) —Mike Poindexter
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| | | | | (...) 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)
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| | | | | Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!) —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | (...) 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!) —Matthew Miller
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| | | | | (...) And both of which contain basically the same parts. :( (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!) —Nick Goetz
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| | | | <trimmed original> (...) true, (...) and (...) Shop-At-Home), I (...) Why TLG has services packs at all is not a question I can answer. I don't know. I could guess but I would probably be wrong. I agree if they expanded the service pack options I (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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