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(...) No, it's just typical behaviour for a large company. It has little or nothing to do with their specific product. Heck, these days, it's not just big companies. Everybody wants an NDA. I've heard stories that in some areas, it's not uncommon (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Lots of fascinating info just in the first "issue." Perhaps the most interesting to me, possibly because I was obsessed for so long with finding this set, was this bit about the 396 Thatcher Perkins set from 1976: "The American market was (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I've become a bit concerned by the shrinking Lego shelf-space phenomenon. I was in a K-Mart recently that had no Lego at all (and yes, it did have the competitors.) Recently, I've been in several KBs that had a disturbingly small amount of (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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On Mon, 7 May 2001, Dave Schuler (<GCzFvv.E86@lugnet.com>) wrote at 20:35:55 (...) I can't really say much myself, as pretty much the only toy I pay any attention to is LEGO. But I noticed the uncanny similarities while cruising the isles at TRU (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Unfortunately, from what I've seen in the past...there does seem to be a lot of stealing of ideas among toy companies. Even more unfortunately, I have seen a lot of LEGO designs that seemed remarkably similar to already produced Playmobil (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Good point, though I've never personally favored Playmobil. Are they considered direct competition of LEGO, other than in a nebulous "if my money goes here, it can't go there" sort of way? They don't strike me as construction toys, though I (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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On Mon, 7 May 2001, Lawrence Wilkes (<GCz3rq.6q7@lugnet.com>) wrote at 16:15:36 (...) Selling service packs too cheaply in the wrong marketplace? :-) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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On Mon, 7 May 2001, Dave Schuler (<GCz263.2B8@lugnet.com>) wrote at 15:39:38 (...) You may have to think slightly out of the box for this one, but have you looked at Playmobil themes recently? They have excellent Castles, Pirates, Space and (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Jake McKee" <sink@countersinkdg.com> wrote in message news:GCtzzJ.Ewt@lugnet.com... (...) . And unfortunately, the garage doors are all gone. There actually (...) now. (...) So (...) So I can assume that when the garage doors were put back up on (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Tomas, Where did you get the time capsule model photos? Are they old stock or new photos taken for the web site. Any interactive picture would really add a lot. Rose "Tomas Clark" <tomas.clark@america.lego.com> wrote in message (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Cool, can't wait for more! (...) Excellent! Are you taking requests for other old sets? I would like to see the old Moon Landing set from the mid-70's! (...) A floating minifig head -- LOL -- awesome! (...) Does this mean that LEGO now (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | What makes a cool kid cool? (was: Re: A new area of LEGO.com: the Build section)
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(...) Does the "Cool Kids" section profile only the amazing kids or does it also profile the average or below-average kid? What makes one kid more amazing or cool than another? I thought LEGO was about using your imagination and creativity and not (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) yes, for starters, I would certainly like to buy: macaroni (URL) and (URL) ridge and valley bricks (URL) [would these be considered bulk bricks?] (URL) of painful to search set ref 2xx sheree (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:GCz5o4.B4H@lugnet.com... (...) background?) (...) customers (...) The point is though, that Lego does none of those tricks. It is a traditional, conservative company that tries to (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Why is that that whenever someone isn't actively attacking LEGO and deriding everything they do, they get accused of being some kind of cheerleading, banner-waving drone? It really gets under my skin sometimes. Someone out there bitches about (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Whoops. My mistake. I thought that since your original remark about some things being worth waiting for followed a quote about Jimmy Parks' posting that you were providing validation to his (non)announcement. Guess we'll all just have to (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Kevin Loch" <kloch@opnsys.com> wrote in message news:GCz59A.A7o@lugnet.com... . (...) Except my point was that for a long time in Lego early history that did just that. Sold prime parts individually. Look at late 50's early 60's. I think relative (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Here's one way... give the stuff away for free. Instant money loser, very happy customers. (did I hear an internet bubble popping in the background?) Or were you asking a serious question? There are thousands of ways to satisfy customers and (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I don't know anything about a "July Surprise". KL (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I can't speak for the UK experience, but here in the US the effects have been incredibly cool. Absolutely amazing actually. Somewhere in my basement I have an unopened case of 5542's that I was keeping just for the clear train glass. Now I can (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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