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"Erik Olson" <erik@olson.pair.com> wrote in message news:Go5rFr.9u6@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) it (...) They (...) I (...) testing (...) which (...) It has been a while and I don't recall which set it came in but I found a small survey (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) As I mentioned in another follow-up to this thread... the website is already there, why not at least collect *some* free data? To not do this is simply a wasted opportunity. (...) Why go there, when they make big product announcements on (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) And I'm saying that LEGO.com does not represent the general public either, only a slightly larger small niche of fans. (...) My mistake, it was the S@H catalog, not the magazine, see: (URL) et al Cheers Richie Dulin (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That also came up in Brickfest Q&A. Sales of Guarded Inn exploded as soon as marketing assets reached general public beyond LUGNET. You know, I realized last week that not even Larry (who was typing to IRC) compiled a report on all that. We (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I couldn't agree more! Doyle (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) At least we had fun, if not very scientific fun, and Brad had fun along with us it seems, along the way to seeing Cypress Trees and the like. Speaking of which maybe I should sneak-order some before my supposed "last Lego set ever (10000)" on (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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My apologies if this message ends up getting posted twice. I really wrote this several hours ago via my newsreader, used the message confirmation via email, but the server hasn't posted it yet. "Richie Dulin" <rdulin@mailandnews.com> wrote in (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I would be willing to bet a shiny new red 2x4 brick that the LEGO site gets more hits during any given time period than LUGNET. I'm simply saying that LUGNET does not represent the general public, only a small niche of fans. (...) No, I have (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Whereas the LEGO site doesn't? Remember the reported increase in sales for the Guarded Inn when it appeared in the Mania magazine? (...) No, if you wanted real data about what the general public would buy, you would survey them directly: You (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) When you're talking such incredibly large quantities, it seems likely to me that you are in a completely different category from most of us who are looking for bulk sales. Hundreds of thousands of bricks of any one particular size/color? No (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Fair enough. (...) Just curious... did that questionaire ever show up on LEGO.com or even LUGNET? I don't mean to sound glib, but I think it highlights the point that if you're not in the inner circle, you're not really in the game at all when (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yes, that was exactly my point. LUGNET does not represent the whole of the LEGO buying community... only a small percentage who are 'in the loop'. If you wanted real data about what the general public would buy, you would post surveys/votes on (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Does this mean that you'd put faith in a vote on the LEGO.com site representing the LEGO buying public in general? Interesting. Cheers Richie Dulin (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I called 1-800-835-4386 to place an order and got re-directed to 1-800-453-4652 and couldn't order any of the items I wanted (which show up on the web site as available). It seems like this is the fulfillment service. Is there a new way to get (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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You're right, this was all done by adult fans for adult fans. I was just trying to dig out some of Lugnet's past for you that you might have missed. Lego have used real consumer research at other times (we saw a questionaire at Brickfest for (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) there a vote, initiated by the LEGO Company, on the subject of what parts to release in bulk?" (...) wasn't a true 'vote' on the LEGO.com site, I'm not sure that I would put much faith in it representing the LEGO buying public in general. (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) In fact the very first "bulk" part requested in this group was the cypress tree, by Mark Herzberg: (URL) when Bulk was defined as "not less than 1000 of the same part? It was that thread. Coming in May 2000. Hey, we got the cypress trees. The (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well, at least we are talking about this! And that’s what I wanted. I really hope if we keep talking about this subject of light gray bricks, we just might see them next year? Was I harsh......Maybe, but I don’t really feel so. Brad is a CEO (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) If that's their concern, then it's too late. MegaBloks ProBuilder sets 9760 for $20 and 9780 for $50 include about 150 and 600 grey 2x4 bricks respectively, as well as a number of 1xN grey bricks, tons of grey plates, and a lot more, and (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Allan Bedford <apotomeREMOVE-THIS@...vista.net> wrote in message news:Go31pr.3KE@lugnet.com... (...) sand (...) At (...) brick. (...) My point was that there couldn't have been demand for a color that we didn't know about, whereas there is clearly (...) (23 years ago, 9-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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