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train windows
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Wed, 21 Jun 2000 20:36:56 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brian Lanning writes:
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> Well, what I meant was that although we would call it the wrong piece and
> certainly complain, a child may not since they're less likely to make a
> complicated roof. It's still a roof apex brick, even if it's the wrong one.
> And maybe that wasn't enough of an error for them to justify the time for the
> fix. (see my other response)
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Even a child would notice that the piece on the order form is
not what he got.
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> Or maybe they chose that name since that's the most identifiable use of that
> brick lately. Maybe they're assuming that people will be drawing on their
> experience with late model sets when asking the reps for pieces rather than
> drawing on a five or ten year history and a thourough knowledge of the history
> of lego products. We call a train window a train window because that's how we
They know exactly what a train window is. I bet there is a
very good reason(s) why they offered transparent thin walls instead.
A couple possibilities come to mind:
- don't want to hurt sales of traditional product (soccer, model team, trains)
- production/supply limitations
Let's pretend they have a general classification system for elements,
to roughly gague how "special" they are. Everyone notices how every set
has some special element(s) that make that set desirable. Not just for
adults but for kids as well. We'll call those "category 1" and "category 2"
elements. Beyond that, there are useful but more common "category 3" and
"category 4" elements, and finally your basic most common elements "category
5".
The optimal business strategy would be to offer category 2-5 elements
through LD, but reserve category 1 elements to preserve the value of
high end and medium priced sets. Of course as a consumer I would disagree,
and say offer the parts we want at whatever price you choose.
Train windows would definately be category 1, but thin walls would
probably be category 2.
The same reasoning applies to 5 and 6 tall windows. 6 tall windows are
definately category 1, where it appears that 5 tall would be category 2.
KL
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 | | Re: train windows
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| (...) Not all of them. I know, at 8, I would have noticed as you probably would have also. And my six year old daughter would probably notice also. But my eight year old daughter would probably be oblivious. (...) I think it's much less sinister (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Does anybody actually know Mr Justus?
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| (...) in (...) Well, what I meant was that although we would call it the wrong piece and certainly complain, a child may not since they're less likely to make a complicated roof. It's still a roof apex brick, even if it's the wrong one. And maybe (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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