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<snip> (...) It was myu understanding that LEGo has it's own sales force people that go to the Tors R Us, Targets, etc.. and straight up and put out the LEGO products. Sure they don't go every day to stratight up at the end of the night but it is (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Much better! I also learned a new word: "foliferous". :) Steve (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Well, they might make it a little bit easier to find things. Two items: Where did they put the "Castle Extender" bulk pack? I looked under "Accessories and Bricks", "Specialty" and "Themes", and also "Bricks", "Light Gray". Not that I need any light (...) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) A definite step in the right direction. Maybe even better for bulk bricks would be a grid of colors in one dimension, sizes in the other, and the price at each intersection. Play well, Andreas Stabno (URL) (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Anyone else noticed the new menus? Makes it much easier to locate bulk bricks. Nothing new on sale though :-( Also a dedicated 'Trains' menu :-) regards lawrence (23 years ago, 19-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Time to write Lego Consumer Affairs a (nasty) letter..
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In lugnet.lego.direct, John Henry Kruer writes: (snip) (...) Here's a link to something on NPR: (URL) starts talking about violence with Bionicle, but near the end a Psychology proffesser talks a bit on why Bionicle is what it is, and I think that (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Except that you just said that they had product from multiple lines, which is what Brad said that the company requires. Additionally, the KMart distribution center probably orders (a large portion of) the entire product line, then cherry (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) No large company is willing to change unless it has numbers that show it will be in its best interests (i.e. profits) to do so. (...) As great as Lego Direct's products are, there's no data yet to show that they would move off the shelves at (...) (23 years ago, 17-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) . . .which goes to show that TLC is (willfully or not) ignorant. Reality check: last week I went to the two local K-marts to buy Lego. They had Mission Deep Sea and Bohrok. One a had a few boxes of 2001 stuff; the other (the smaller) had a (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Jean-Marc Détraz <legomotive@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Gt1L10.3CH@lugnet.com... (...) that (...) While this policy may cost TLC in one way ie. Less total units sold. They gain in another. ie.there is no discounting so they always get maximum (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Paul Hartzog" <panarchy23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GssMxF.990@lugnet.com... (...) I could see what you're saying about old Space, but I'm not a Space collector. I collect Town, and there's no comparison with Town sets of the past (my (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)
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Thank you guys very much! I really appreciate your comment. But it is really discouraging to hear that TLC is not willing to change. My concern is that their best products aren't available in stores! WHY WHY WHY??? Who benefits from this policy? (...) (23 years ago, 16-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Yea well I'll still take my Galaxy Explorer over any current LEGO set. Now over some people's own mocs, that's another question. :-P (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)
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Paul & All, I have given up any hope of getting my work done today, so I will come in this weekend. : / Anyway, I saw this thread and wanted to put a few comments here: (...) Right. (...) There are some good sets here, and some bad ones. But there (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)
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As far as I remember, this exact question was asked of Brad Justus at the recent BricksWest event. His response indicated that the company was unwilling to allow retailers to "cherry pick" the Lego product line, and thus it was not possible to allow (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Well said! If I may add a few comments: (...) I'd like to chime in here to remind people that juniorization of LEGO System sets should not be confused with the introduction of the quick-build Jack Stone sets. JS sets allow LEGO to provide simpler (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)
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This is a great question. I have long thought that hobby and model shops would be a great place to stock the LEGO train line. Especially now that there are so many different excellent models available. One large problem these small shops have is (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Dear Lego, Would it be possible for you to allow small stores (village stores, educationnal toy stores) to have the possibility to sell everything you have available in your Shop@Home catalog? In my opinion, your best sets are only available through (...) (23 years ago, 15-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Dear folks at Lego Direct, Recently when I placed an order with SAH for Australia I noticed a comment at the bottom of the checkout page about hoping to make other shipping options available in 2002. Any news on this? Whilst combining orders with (...) (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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in general response to this thread.... i hate juniorization as much as the next guy but i don't buy those sets. The new SW sets are the BEST sets TLC has ever made, the curved pieces (finally) allow for stylish mocs, and the canopies can be placed (...) (23 years ago, 11-Mar-02, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.starwars)
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