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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: **snip** Since some of these questions weren't asked in the original survey, I'll answer them here. (...) YES (...) Good for encouraging creativity, fine motor skill development, elementary engineering skills (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Constantly. I send LEGO to people in every age group up to their fifties. If I had friends older than that, I'd send them LEGO too. (...) Because LEGO is the toy that never dies, no matter how hard the marketing guys try to screw it up by (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes. (...) I believe that LEGO makes intelligent toys that broaden a person's creativity and 3D visualization skills while also being fun to build and play with for people of all ages. (...) I would bring back the flip-tops that let you see (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: **snip** (...) Yes (...) Lego is a fun and creative toy. No kid should grow up without Lego. (...) Lego doesn't need "features" unless you count going back to its roots a feature. Lego is all about building, not (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes! (...) Because Lego is more than 'one toy'. With enough imagination You can build anything, play with it, and then build something else. Try to do that with 'Action Man' (or whatever) Because Lego keeps it's value. The bricks don't 'get (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Hear Hear! Kelly Great Point!! Kudos for wraping up the feelings probably of a lot of AFOLs so well! (...) Probably true - being in the agency world for years and designing materials for print and direct mail - I'll tell you the print vendors (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I do on a regular basis. (...) Because I love it myself, so I buy for my own children. I also think that even at current price levels it still is the best toy my money can buy. (...) Put the focus more on building than on playing. (...) I (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) - snip - (...) Well. If nothing else, perhaps this will help get across to TLG the level of passion that LEGO enthusiasts hold for their hobby. I think it's tough for some in the company to truly understand that this is far more than just a (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes, if the sets contained useful parts or I needed a gift for a 0-11 year old. (...) Not sure I understand the question... features added to what? The marketing campaign? I'd probably do alot of commercials like that were in the old days, (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Thanks for letting us know what happened so soon, Jake. :-) (...) WHOA! This is great! :-D Thanks again, -- Nathan Wells (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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All, I know that some of you have attempted to fill out the survey announced yesterday on LEGOfan.org, only to be turned away with a message about the survey being complete. After some late night phone calls and early morning emails, I've been to (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego) !!
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(...) Yes, I'm sure there is a language difference, but here in Sweden it's just like in Denmark: You are not allowed to say "on sale" unless you are selling a product that has been sold before at a higher price (The 'normal' price). The "on sale" (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) So to makes sure I understand, you concern is ONLY the use of the words "on sale" rather than "special bundle price"? (...) To be clear, there is NOT a new product involved here. All 7 sets are the exact same things you can buy separately. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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The same is true in the UK See (URL) the text "It is also against the law for a shop to pretend that goods have been reduced from a higher price to a lower one." It also used to be the case (and I still think it is) that goods had to be on display (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Hi Jake, It seems that I am not able to express myself clear enough in english, sorry about that. I will try once again: The problem is that the price on the set K10022 was always 1784 DKK, and therefore it in my opinion not an sale, but as (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) I just chatted with Jarid and the EU Commerce team. Looks like the pricing is acutally correct. In this bundle, there are 7 sets. (Two locomotives and 5 car boxes) Each wagon and the loco are priced at 299,75 DKK each, so 7 x 299,75 is 2098,25 (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-05, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Well, can't say it's exactly good news for those of us who bought Ambassador passes a few weeks before the divestiture announcement! (We certainly don't go to the parks for the rides.) -Ted (21 years ago, 12-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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As some of you know, I've been running a LEGO blog over at bricksonthebrain.com for some time now. But late last year, I got overwhelmed with work and underwhelmed with the traffic, so I let it slide. But recently, I've been prompted by a number of (...) (21 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.announce) !
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(...) - much good stuff snipped - That's a good analysis, thanks for taking the time to write it up. (...) This would be an interesting one for them to address publicly. You're right, it's all been anecdotal, although I know that I've seen it as (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Very tricky. I have gone through the annual report - but its not clear whether what's happened is the start of a long contraction down to a niche player or more of a once-off adjustment that's a foundation for modest growth. A couple of (...) (21 years ago, 8-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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