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(...) I guess we (Lego Community as a whole) need to either: a) boycott Lego or b) everybody flood Brad, and others at Lego Direct (spam their personal mail accounts) with our opinions until they either forward them to the right channels or decide (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) [snip] (...) But according to your estimate, LEGO.com already gets 10 times the hits of LUGNET. Clearly, it is *the* destination of choice. Doing 10 times better than the nearest competitor would seem to be pretty good, wouldn't it? Cheers (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Allan Bedford writes: [snip] (...) How do you do this pointing out? Is it more than posting on LUGNET? (I ask because it seems you don't think they listen here, so all these posts would be pointless, right?) [snip] (...) Does (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Mike, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I feel it's only fair to state this: If the LEGO company as a whole doesn't soon pull up its socks, there won't be any LEGO Direct, there won't be any bulk parts and there won't be any more (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) The front page of LEGO.com should be updated no less than once a week, and preferably more often. How many of us enjoy CNN.com, or CANOE.com or LUGNET.com because the content changes so regularly? LEGO should make their website *the* (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) basic (...) Most 10 year olds that like Lego would. (I work in a toy store, trust me on that one.) I belive your point was how many parents would buy them for kids. (...) The old service packs were better for that sort of thing. I thought the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) How many people have posted (supporting your assumption) on this thread? How many people buy from S@H? (...) Maybe, but such people exist. I would suggest that not many 10 year olds would want that many. (...) Likewise someone building a (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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At least you got through with 1-800-453-4652! I have be trying all day to get through! At least 10+ times at 9am, 10am, 11am, 3pm and 5pm. All I get is busy signal. beep, beep, beep, beep, beep... Not good for sales... Loosing $... $... $... Build (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Well it seems to me that most of the posts (in terms of what people want to spend their money on) in this thread are supporting my assumption. Frankly I find it baffling that someone would not want at least 1,000 of any given basic piece. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Can someone from LEGO Direct respond to this, please? I too tried to place an order today, and got nowhere. The item I want to order is a LSAH Special for this week. I can't order the LSAH Special item from the LEGO web site (it is shown as (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Mike Petrucelli <lordi@erols.com> wrote in message news:Go8oMx.GFH@lugnet.com... (...) bulk (...) But you are making an assumption that you can see how many would sell at a particular price/quantity. That kind of assumption is precisely the hard one (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) That was exactly my point though. The company could make MORE profit on bulk by reduceing the per unit cost but greatly increasing the volume produced. Everyone would be happy that way. (...) Even if by increasing volume they would be making (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Read this thread from July-2000 entitled (coincidently): "What's the difference between LEGO Direct and LEGO Shop At Home?" (URL) Docuette. (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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I hate to sound naïve, but what’s the difference between LD & S@H? I’ve been a closet AFOL for a while, but I am fairly new to the ‘official’ community. I get a Lego catalog in the mail every couple of months but it tends to be just a watered down (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)
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(...) Why not both? (...) No, not exactly... but that's my job. (...) And so much more. If we're dreaming, why not dream big? In all seriousness, if LEGO can't offer better prices on bulk parts, then they at least need to do us the courtesy of (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Exactly, While I wouldn't downplay large bulk discounts, I would rather see Slopes and Plates in Lt Gray available soon this coming year! I hope everyone here is in agreement with me? :-) Slopes, Tiles, Plates, 1x3 bricks, 1x1 bricks, Is all I (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I couldn't agree more! I just ordered 1000 2x4 Bricks and they cost me more than when I used to oreder them. I would really like a real quanity discount instead of just item availability. Doyle (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Tim may correct me (don't know if he reads this board, don't care enough to X-post it), but I'm pretty sure the catalog came out of a FBTB reader's Darth Maul or other new SW set, which was then mailed to Tim. The watermark is just Tim's usual (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Mike Petrucelli <lordi@erols.com> wrote in message news:Go5y58.5rs@lugnet.com... (...) 25. (...) 6x8 (...) bulk (...) packaging. So (...) I can't answer for LEGO, but consider the business. This is a company setup to do things in a certain way. (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Tim Courtney wrote in message ... (...) Yikes, Tim. If they included a retailer code on the S@H lit in the boxes, they would have to decide *before packaging the sets* how many would go to each retailer, and then somehow identify the sets for each (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Allan Bedford wrote in message ... (...) reply (...) were (...) The surveys are still appearing in sets, I have had some within the last few months. Don't remember which set(s) they were in. Over the last 3 years I have sent in several and handed (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I agree......I visit the site just to see if there is any update...which to me is sad, because they rarely do. It seems to me they spent big bucks implementing a decent web site, but decided to make do with sporadic updates. If they really (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) This is one of those often missed opportunities where someone from the company could step in and actually answer a question/concern that is asked in this forum. This last question is one that probably keeps some people from ordering bulk parts (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) If they did this, (or any other true bulk offering, by volume or by quantity 1000+) I'm willing to bet that even if it's more than joe public is willing to buy, joe brickbay seller will happily do it. There *is* a secondary market, and it's (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) 6x8 (...) What would be easiest (for LEGO), is to just keep the current packaging and offer discounts on a scale corresponding to the number of bulk packs purchased (there was a form of this in the first month of bulk ordering). Say, 10 packs (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Indeed. It would make larger scale constructions like my Octan HQ much easier that way. (...) What would be really fun is to find out what the minimum number of pieces they'd run with one tooling setup (if it's say, 50,000 of an element) and (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Yeah I agree with you. I think they should have bulk selections in quantities of 25, 100, and 1000+ (for example) for the average, serious, and insane builder, respectively. Obviously, the more "bulk" you order, the cheaper price per piece (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Allan Bedford" <apotomeREMOVE-THIS@...vista.net> wrote in message news:Go5y2L.5I5@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) trying (...) distribution (...) [ ... snipped ... ] This isn't completely true. The 2002 catalog scans were provided to FBTB (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Personally I still can not figure out why the minimum number of pieces is 25. When they say bulk I assume a minimum of 1,000. I would love to by 10,000 6x8 grey plates, if offered at a reasonable price. TLC is a buisness so I certainly do not (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) No, I think Richie and I guess you, are missing *my* point. I'm only trying to point out that LEGO uses LUGNET as it's internet information distribution point to the exclusion of its own website. Things are announced on LUGNET that do not get (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Agreed. Its still not an accurate cross-section of the entire LEGO customer base ;-) Nonetheless, it would only benefit them to make more surveys available. (...) Good point. I don't know so I can't say - what product announcements have they (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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I don't think it's unrealistic for people to want to purchase 1000 or 10,000 of a particular element, especially basic bricks. I know that for the right price, i'd be tempted to buy 10,000 2 x 4 bricks in certain colors. I had really hoped and (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Allan Bedford" <apotomeREMOVE-THIS@...vista.net> wrote in message news:Go5tMG.GAF@lugnet.com... (...) either, (...) LUGNET, (...) I think you are missing Richies point Allen. Even if lego.com gets 1000 times more hits than lugnet.com does, it (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Mike Walsh" <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:Go5tFr.FHI@lugnet.com... (...) me (...) I've received two of these surveys in set boxes. I've got a cowboy keychain to show for it, which I still use even though it is beat to hell! I (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) [snip] (...) My point is: That people visiting LEGO.com represent a very small portion of LEGOs customers. You've complained that informal polls on LUGNET do not represent the views of the general public. I've said that polls on LEGO.com would (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) O.K. Let me try to express what I'm feeling in different words. If the LEGO.com site isn't getting at least 10 times the hits/day of LUGNET, then someone is really doing something wrong. Think about it, honestly... when you want to go find out (...) (23 years ago, 11-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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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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