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| | | Mike Petrucelli <lordi@erols.com> wrote in message news:Go8oMx.GFH@lugnet.com... (...) bulk (...) But you are making an assumption that you can see how many would sell at a particular price/quantity. That kind of assumption is precisely the hard one (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray? —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | (...) Well it seems to me that most of the posts (in terms of what people want to spend their money on) in this thread are supporting my assumption. Frankly I find it baffling that someone would not want at least 1,000 of any given basic piece. (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray? —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | (...) How many people have posted (supporting your assumption) on this thread? How many people buy from S@H? (...) Maybe, but such people exist. I would suggest that not many 10 year olds would want that many. (...) Likewise someone building a (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray? —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) basic (...) Most 10 year olds that like Lego would. (I work in a toy store, trust me on that one.) I belive your point was how many parents would buy them for kids. (...) The old service packs were better for that sort of thing. I thought the (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray? —Allan Bedford
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| | | | | | (...) Mike, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I feel it's only fair to state this: If the LEGO company as a whole doesn't soon pull up its socks, there won't be any LEGO Direct, there won't be any bulk parts and there won't be any more (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray? —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | In lugnet.lego.direct, Allan Bedford writes: [snip] (...) How do you do this pointing out? Is it more than posting on LUGNET? (I ask because it seems you don't think they listen here, so all these posts would be pointless, right?) [snip] (...) Does (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray? —Benjamin Medinets
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| | | | | | | (...) I guess we (Lego Community as a whole) need to either: a) boycott Lego or b) everybody flood Brad, and others at Lego Direct (spam their personal mail accounts) with our opinions until they either forward them to the right channels or decide (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray? —Allan Bedford
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| | | | | | | | (...) A *sometimes* effective consumer tool. (...) I strongly disagree with this suggestion. I don't think that's a fair move at all. To be completely honest, I recently sent my first email directly to Brad's account and in some ways I wish I (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray? —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | | | (...) way. (...) If you go to a conference, and you have a question (or some information) for a speaker, do you stand up in the hall & shout the question to everyone? No, because it's not effective. You talk directly to the speaker, even if you have (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray? —Doyle Nelson
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| | | | | | | | Well, I had consumer affairs forward some information about atleast allowing someine a discount for ordering 10,000 2x4 lt gray bricks, plus some slopes and plates after 3 years. I hope it makes it to him? I never seen such disorganization in a (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Analogy of a debate: (WAS:Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray?) —Allan Bedford
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| | | | | | (...) You're absolutely right. I don't think they listen. But I do think they read some of the postings to LUGNET. Remember, there's a difference between hearing and listening. I intend to keep talking until they *listen*. Do you know a better way (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Analogy of a debate: (WAS:Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray?) —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | (...) Maybe you could write to them at their head office? (...) Hmmm... think outside the box, and produce innovate products which are wildly successful? Like, say, Bionicles? Cheers Richie Dulin (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray? —Thomas Garrison
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| | | | (...) Some quick math: 1,000 of any Lego piece (not mass marketed and priced minimally like the 3033) would probably cost at least $0.05 per piece, yes? That's $50 for 1,000 of the same piece. I realize that there's been inflation, etc., but that (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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