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Subject: 
Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct
Date: 
Thu, 8 Feb 2001 23:30:55 GMT
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r2 wrote:

> Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ...
> > I'm under NDA so can't discuss what the responses from LD were.
> 
> Can I ask if something was discussed?
> 
> I have been thinking about the studios line. Every store is selling the
> accessory sets, which I think are rather limiting in appeal if you don't
> have the main set.
> 
> Why can't they do this with the train line, I would think that the train
> line would have more cross appeal than the Studios line.

You are correct about the cross appeal of trains, which is one reason why
LD is interested in them.

> So was increasing the local availability of the train line discussed?

One point of fact-- remember, LD is about *direct* marketing to consumers,
bypassing the retail channel (I assume that is what you mean by "local
availability")

-John

> 
> 
> Rose



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
 
John Neal wrote in message <3A832BFD.F599C578@u...st.net>... (...) Yea, I'm just one of those people that likes to ogle over a set in person. Rose (26 years ago, 9-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
  Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
 
(...) I thought they were about direct contact, not just direct marketing. Steve (26 years ago, 20-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)

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  Re: Whither LEGO Steam Trains? (was Re: QT Movie of 4565)
 
Larry Pieniazek wrote in message ... (...) Can I ask if something was discussed? I have been thinking about the studios line. Every store is selling the accessory sets, which I think are rather limiting in appeal if you don't have the main set. Why (...) (26 years ago, 8-Feb-01, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)

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