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Re: WHY SO LONG ON Light Gray?
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Thu, 13 Dec 2001 03:04:00 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Allan Bedford writes:
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> We need to continue to pressure the entire LEGO company to start
> doing a better job or things are going to get worse before they get better.
> Personally, I feel a sense of obligation to point out the all flaws, cracks,
> weak links, leaky bulkheads, warped floor boards and carpet stains I can to
> them.
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?)
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> As an analogy, think of Joe Consumer who likes to drive Ford Mustangs. But
> then Ford starts making and trying to sell snowboards with their logo on
> them. They don't realize that Joe has always enjoyed buying their cars, not
> their logo. Ford fails to sell enough snowboards and goes bankrupt. Think
> there will be any more Mustangs for Joe to buy?
>
> In case my analogy isn't crystal clear... LEGO = Ford and LEGO Direct =
> Mustang. No Ford, no Mustang. No LEGO, no LEGO Direct.
Does Ford make snowboards? I don't know.
Has Ford gone broke selling snowboards? Definitely not.
Could Ford go broke selling snowboards? Who knows? But it's hardly strong
support for your theory of a potential LEGO demise...
(Just a thought: Virgin sell a lot of airline tickets)
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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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?
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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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