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(...) (Smile) OK, when you post using an @lego.com email address and with your official LEGO title (e.g., Producer, LEGO Direct) in your sig, you are actually speaking for LEGO; anything you say without a personal disclaimer is understood to be The (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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How about a feature on "lego castle through the ages" with different castle themes profiled, starting with the yellow castle through to knights kingdom. You could do it in several parts: part 1:yellow castle, classic castle forestmen, black knights, (...) (23 years ago, 9-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Were other, less psychologically loaded alternatives like "Cool Stuff" or "Cool Clicks" or "Cool Tips" ever considered? Labeling someone a "Cool Kid" (which you do several times on your pages) is something you (collective you -- The LEGO (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Mr L F Braun wrote: [snip] (...) [snip] Thanks for the info, Lindsay. This makes it clear that your Saturday order jumped forward in the queue, ahead of those of us who ordered this item on Thursday or Friday. It appears that shop-at-home was not (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Tomas Clark" <tomas.clark@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:GD13HB.1pw@lugnet.com... (...) What about doing Karsten Kristensen for the careers section? I remember reading about him in Brick Kicks as a kid, and also had the pleasure of meeting (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Naturally. But nb.: I have not received a single box yet. (...) I did. 3 May. (...) Nope, didn't order it. (...) I ordered a few small batches. The last time was two sets on Saturday, when the set briefly appeared back on the available list. (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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You are not alone. Let the cancellations begin.... Steve (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I definitely care! Could you please let us know whether you ordered any of the items I listed: (...) and when you placed your order? Thanks, /Eric McC/ (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I don't want to hear this. I really, really don't want to hear this. But on the positive side, I'm now really really glad I did my orders (and those by proxy for another person) by telephone. However, yes, I did get one call back on Monday (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Apparently. I was expecting better from TLC than the inventory fiascos many of us have had with WBkids, Walmart, the Entertainer, and the like. But if we are comparing... Who cares if I don't get yet another 4561 for 75% off. But, *Garage* (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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hanks to everyone for the positive comments! Here are some answers to various people's questions: (...) Yes, I hope we'll eventually get to what exactly the colors are... I think the 84 was colors currently in production -- it might be colors that (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Ahh, you've been "WBed" (1)... Obviously the web ordering does not interface with a live inventory, which means that it can oversell. The service packs were going fast enough that a "buffer" doesn't help. Fortunately, I think the phone orders (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I'm very sorry to say, this feature is *not* working. I placed my order for some of the spare parts packs early on May 3, all of which (except 5162) were listed as "Available". (5162 was listed as "Backordered"). In fact, they remained listed (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: What makes a cool kid cool? (was: Re: A new area of LEGO.com: the Build section)
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(...) The Cool Kids area profiles kids who reflect the LEGO values: creativity, inspiration and construction. It is meant as a departure point for our audience - a place where they will come and be inspired to be active and interested in a wide area (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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The last time I visited Silicon Valley, I signed an NDA to have lunch with friends. It's no joke. Cary "Steve Bliss" <steve.bliss@home.com> wrote in message (...) result (...) the (...) No, it's just typical behaviour for a large company. It has (...) (23 years ago, 8-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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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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