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            Lego distribution problems?
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            Tue, 6 Feb 2001 03:22:06 GMT
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      Dear Lego, 
 
I always try to shop at locally owned businesses when there is the 
option to do so, rather than go to the big chain stores.  The city 
where I live (Santa Cruz, California) has a neat little toys and games 
shop downtown called Game-A-Lot which usually has a decent selection 
of Lego sets for sale.  However, for the past 2 months or so (you do 
the math - that means before Christmas!) they haven't been getting any 
shipments from Lego.  A big piece of wall space is vacant. 
 
When I resign myself to going to TRU or Target, I don't see quite the 
amount of blank wall space but there is a definite scarcity.  The 
selection is poor and the shelves aren't very densely stacked. 
 
Is Lego having trouble manufacturing enough sets or distributing them 
to the retailers?  The folks at Game-A-Lot are getting fed up, and I 
don't blame them; they say they usually get regular shipments every 
couple of weeks and haven't had any since early December. 
 
Have other Lego fans noticed this problem, or is it just me?  Lego, 
when can we expect to see some more sets in our stores? 
 
--Bill. 
 
-- 
William R Ward        hermit@bayview.com      http://www.bayview.com/~hermit/ 
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  |  Good Morning! (...) Well, I've been searching a lot around the shops (mostly small, but also TRU and big supermarket chains within 100km radius of my home during the last months (especially since I realized there is no more 4229 Basic XXL box), and (...)   (25 years ago, 6-Feb-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)   
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