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Re: the whole truth and nothing but the truth
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Wed, 23 May 2001 07:39:18 GMT
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Thank you Brad, and more importantly, thank you LEGO!!!!
I am very pleased!
Best wishes,
-Aaron-
In lugnet.lego.direct, Brad Justus writes:
> Yes, yes, the rumors are true!
>
> We *will* be (re)issuing several "classic" sets later this year: three
> Pirates items (Red Beard Runner, Armada Flagship, and Enchanted Island); two
> Technic items (Pneumatic Front-End Loader and Forklift); the Octan Gas n'
> Wash Express; and the Radio Control Racer.
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> All of these items will be available exclusively through LEGO Shop At Home
> in North America and Europe (with the exception of Germany, where they will
> also be available at some retail locations). We will begin taking advance
> orders for these classic sets in July for delivery in early September.
>
> The sets will be produced this summer and will have new packaging and set
> numbers (that is, they are not old inventory that was just sitting around,
> as some have suggested); they will be offered at or extremely close to their
> original retail prices. In case you are wondering, these particular sets
> were selected because as relatively recent (i.e. the last three years or so
> for the most part) sets, the molds used for them are still available and
> other production requirements could be met. We know that there is still
> interest in items of this kind and we hope to bring back more classic items
> in the future.
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> By the way, these classic items are *not* the "July Surprise" (and yes,
> since you ask, there is indeed a July Surprise. And that's all you're going
> to get out of me for now....)
>
> I hope this clears up all that pesky speculation (and in a good way, I might
> add).
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> Play Well,
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> -- Brad
>
> Brad Justus
> Senior Vice President, LEGO Direct
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> Oh, yeah, one last thing: Bionicle launches tomorrow in North America -- and
> LEGO Shop At Home has it first! You can order all the Toas, Turaga, and
> masks now at LEGO.com; we'll start shipping them first thing in the morning.
> (Because we're launching a bit early, our initial supplies are somewhat
> limited, so if you want them now, you know what to do.)
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| (...) Weeeell, let's give credit where it is actually due. I'm betting *Brad* is the one to thank here. You can thank "LEGO" (Billund) for juniorization and all of its other astute business moves and ventures. -John (...) (24 years ago, 23-May-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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