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Re: A change in attitude: was Big Brother is Watching (and reading, too!)
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 23 Oct 1999 02:38:49 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Nick Goetz writes:
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> Anyway, the reason I had that little buid up is beacuse you may have
> just ruined your chances of getting any bulk ordering at all. Surely there
> is a way that this can happen. We just haven't found it yet. But by making
> the sarcatic remarks about "Those big machines that eat ABS tablets" are
> probably hurting your attempts to bulk order more than you think.
In case you didn't notice in my first post, I _DID_ get bulk ordering. And
what I was offered was not even as good a deal as full retail at Toys R Us. 6
cents a piece for bricks from the bulk tubs! I couldn't even but gray 2x4
bricks from them! That is not really that rare a piece.
> Overall I can't help but think we are all shooting ourselves in the
> foot. Everytime someone mentions how "stupid the Lego Group is for not
> allowing bulk orders" or "how this years StarWars sucks" you have to believe
> that people at Lego are probaly reading it. And you know what, if you were
> polite to me on the phone, and then you turned around and said you were
> going to "turn on more heat" I would write you off real quick. If you tick
> off the wrong person all forward motion stops.
> I totally agree with posting constructive criticism about TLG but you
> have to make sure it doesn't come across the wrong way. As I said before
> people at Lego must read these things, wheather it is in an offiacial
> capacity or not is another story. These same people are the people that make
> the ultimate decisions. I am fairly certain that with a 10% cut back I the
> labor force there isn't a whole lot of middle management and red tape to
> hinder the implemenation of ideas. If you can get to the right person, I am
> sure your dreams will become a reality.
>
> -Nick
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> <Donning my flame resistant suit...and ... fire away>
I can't fire at you. I don't have a Lego AK-47.
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| Unfortunately I hit the send button on the post about the 20 bricks out of frustration. Yes I understand many of you, as well as myself, want large quantities of bricks that could generate lots of lots of money for TLG. I should have thought a (...) (27 years ago, 23-Oct-99, to lugnet.general)
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