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"Mike Petrucelli" <lordinsanity@usa.net> wrote in message news:G9LsFJ.Cu3@lugnet.com... (...) I'm not so sure I'd be that optimistic, really. From what I've learned about the company, its hard to effect policy which is decided in Billund. The (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I think a third party survey would be very good for TLC to conduct. Of course they would have to conduct a very serious survey and accept the results for it to mean anything. Maybe that Enigmatic "we lost money and will revert to our core (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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"Mike Petrucelli" <lordinsanity@usa.net> wrote in message news:G9Lq9C.8L0@lugnet.com... (...) As did a lot of us. I really really really would like to seriously look into doing a survey (as scientific as possible) of people who purchase LEGO in toy (...) (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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I find it very hard to belive no one had anything to comment on about this. Then I relized it was only posted to lugnet.general. (URL) certainly found my results intereting. -Mike Petrucelli (24 years ago, 3-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Corrected distribution of Kanohi Masks (8530)
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(...) With 'Green' I meant Transparant Green , not 'Untransparent Green' (like Lewa's mask). It's a slightly lighter shade than 'Onua's Eyes Green', but it is still a very 'dense' transparent green (not like the transparent brown Kaukau mask). But I (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) James, could you give some examples of non-marketplace bulk ordering topics? Do you mean things like selection, quantities, colors, wish lists, etc., or things like speculation, excitement, etc.? (...) Once upon a time there was a thread about (...) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.admin.nntp)
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(...) Are you sure you got a GREEN Kaukau and not a TRANSGREEN one????? (...) I just hope we get an answer from Lego SOON!! It can't be that difficult to find someone who is actually responsible for the bionicle line......... (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.technic.bionicle, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Deja Vu 2002
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(...) In your next lego movie, put a blacklight near that transparent light green. That looks REALLY neat! NICK !^/ (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Gimme more trans anything except trans anti freeze, that color is crap :) (24 years ago, 1-Mar-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) !! Is this a LEGO sponsored train show? It sure as heck looks like one, but the legalese on the back says it isn't. Does anyone know more about this? James (cross-posted for visibility, follow-up back to .trains) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: TLG and "Seeding"
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I think the marketing department needs some help. Every time I hear "our market testing shows that kids and parents want juniorization" I am amazed at how large the gap between marketing and reality is. Parents and kids want the exact same things (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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First off, let me just say that she DID identify her self in her 1ST post: (...) Secondly, Welcome Arianne. I want to know about something i've heard regarding TLC. (the LEGO group) It seems that i've from quite a few people now about LEGO tech, or (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well, I for one won't have to wait until 2002. I just secured a nearly complete Ice Planet collection from E-Bay ;-) The white and trans-orange (gimme more trans-<any-color> anytime ;-) ) will surely find their places in my Space Shuttle (...) (24 years ago, 28-Feb-01, to lugnet.year.2002, lugnet.space, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hi Ari - welcome to the group. Typically other LEGO Direct employees identify themselves by signing their name like so at the end of messages, its a bit less cumbersome than your sentence there ;) Name Position, LEGO Direct (or something (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Hi Todd: Thanks for the welcome! The URL is www.lego.com/coolkids -two new kids will be up by Thursday. Please check it out! Just to follow all rules and identify myself to anyone reading, my name is Ari Vena and I am an associate producer with LEGO (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I did a LEGO search on GOOGLE.com and look what I found. (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Todd Lehman wrote in message <3a9ac877.62126493@l...et.com>... (...) (URL) is the section that's featuring my daughter Lizzie at the moment. The only way to navigate to it that I can find is to sign in as a Web Club member, then click on New Stuff. (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Arianne, Hi and welcome -- it's nice to see a new face. :) What's the URL of your new area? --Todd p.s. Please re-read point #15 in the LUGNET Discussion Group Terms and Conditions: (URL) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"John Neal" <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote in message news:3A8EF184.FD00A9...est.net... (...) be (...) designs (...) Godt", "I read (...) At least ONE person on Lugnet didn't know that John! Do you have any left?? -Kieran Brady (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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There has been a long-standing demand for cool, especially iconic, lego clothing, which TLG has unfortunately failed to provide us with (usually sporting just the TLG logo, or Johnny Thunder shirts, etc.). So far as I've seen, in biggest demand is (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Funny I was looking at all the local Shell stations and couldn't find them. I sure wonder why the didn't meet their "qouta." How many others ran into a similar problem? -Mike Petrucelli aka Lord Insanity (24 years ago, 26-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | The mythical 3033 tub
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Dear TLC, I would realy appreciate it, when you would make the 3033 tub avalable in Europe, Australia and other parts of the world that still are deprived of this great source of building fun. Greetings, M. Moolhuysen. (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | the need for the RIS 2.0 release date
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First - to the people at LEGO Direct: I realize this is a long post, but please take the time to read it. Second - to everyone else: this is a reprint of some of the rampant speculation that has been going on concerning the RIS 2.0 release date. (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Web vs. Catalog product selection (was: Brown Bulk Bricks are in!)
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(...) Excellent! Thanks for the info. Also, a brief word of thanks to LD for bringing us the brown bricks. james (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I believe so yes. Basically, there are two shipments to Shop At Home of these products. One comes via air and arrived today or yesterday. The other is coming on a ship and is scheduled to be delivered to Shop At Home no later than 3/30. So you (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Jake: Does this mean that those of us who have already placed a brown-bricks order stand a chance of getting the pieces before March 30? Thanks, james (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Actually, the people in charge of the products on the site are also those same people responsible for the catalog. I am not exactly sure why the delay happened, but I assume that they haven't gone on the web site (therefore available to (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) <clip> (...) Dear Jake and LEGO Direct, Updates are as always appreciated. However, I'm curious why the brown bricks are "live" in the spring paper catalog and not "live" on the web site yet. Having been in the catalog business, I know that (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Great news! We have received limited quantities of the brown bulk bricks to our US Shop At Home distribution! This inventory is limited, as it arrived by air. There is much more on the way via sea and will be here no later than March 30, 2001. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) and interesting detail; the line going from bottom to top. Also I like the way it makes the window stretch cleanly from the floor to the ceiling. I remember this technique. Thanks, Chris (...) (24 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) I have to echo this...I wanted to echo it earlier, but was too busy, and didn't have pictures to go along with it. Many of the things that made the town at NALUG's layout for Supertrain 2001 wouldn't have happened without the bulk packs. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) ...Oh man that would be great!!! I'm not much for leather jackets, but I'd get one for the logo... (and get a spare so I can rip the back off and just hang the logo on the wall :-) --- wubwub wubwub@wildlink.com www.sitcatsit.com <-- a guy and (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: New Bulk Color Available... Brown!!! Slopes and Bricks!!!
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(...) <snip> (...) Boy I hope we are both being bad with dates today... If we have to wait until Feb. 29 that means we will have to wait until 2004 ;-). I bet you meant either Feb. 28 or Mar. 1. Eric Kingsley (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) More good news from LEGO Direct!! I am happy to pass on some bulk brick news. Eric beat me to the announcement since I have been really busy this morning! The next round of bulks will be the following selection: SKU Size/Color Name Qty. 3751 (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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Folks, I may be daft and missed this but there are some new bulk bricks and slopes in the Spring 2000 catalog. They are all Brown!!! (URL) only downer is there arn't 1x4 bricks or 2x2 slopes but I am not complaining. I have other sources for the 2x2 (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct) !
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| | Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
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(...) -John (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I thought they were about direct contact, not just direct marketing. Steve (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Thanks for pointing this out. My reason for asking Lego Direct about this (as opposed to trying to get one from other users) actually has more to do with the possibility that Lego has addressed the main problem people have with the IR towers: (...) (24 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.lego.direct)
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I just wanted to offer a very hearty Thank You! to LEGO Direct for providing NALUG with the materials for the play area at Supertrain 2001 in Calgary, AB, CA this past weekend. It was immensly popular with both the attendee's and with the show (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct) !
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