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Bulk Bricks... that wonderful subject. For all of us here, there never seems to be enough access to bricks! We want more colors and more variety of parts. Many times, we want a few of this and some of that, but there always seems to be a few special (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct) !!
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Taking the survey right now...quick thought: You should either change BrickBay to BrickLink, or make it BrickBay/BrickLink. to avoid confusion or problems. Matt (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) colors, early folks don't get to really voice their color opinions. That may be true of other categories also, but in others, there were enough good choices already. The colors choices should have been pre-loaded at least with all the colors (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Good point! The URL changed mid-production for us! We will get that fixed up tomorrow. Thanks! Jake --- Jake McKee Sr. Producer LEGO Direct (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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The first question asks "Why did you visit LEGO.com today?" "To give my opinions on Bulk Bricks" is not one of the options.... and none of the others seem to apply. You (meaning whoever comes up with the questions) should consider having an "Other" (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Troy's Surplus Lego wrote in message ... (...) The last survey had exactly the same problem, and I commented on it IIRC. Yes, here: (URL) won't say anything about learning from experience, or reading the comments people post here... I won't... I (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Jake McKee wrote in message ... (...) Are the auctions intended to be auction held by LEGO to sell LEGO items, or is it more an auction service where users can post their own items? It's not clear from the survey. You guys might want to bear in mind (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | Re: Bulk Bricks and LEGO auctions: Different for me?
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:Gr5318.Fn4@lugnet.com... (...) the option of doing a 'spotlight evaluation' on the LEGO wish list and seemingly nothing else. Is it different for us Europeans, or am I missing (...) (23 years ago, 7-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Here in Sweden it works fine both today and yesterday, look for this text in the middle of the pop-up window (does not work in Netscape 6.x it seems): "Join one or more of the following evaluations to contribute your opinion. Tell us about... (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Some sessions are targeted only to adults (over 18) or only to Kids (under 18), while others are targeted to both. If you signed up as an adult, for instance, you would only see the sessions targeted to adults. Hope this helps. Jake --- Jake (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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"Jake McKee" <jacob.mckee@america.lego.com> wrote in message news:Gr8J22.Fs7@lugnet.com... (...) have (...) That could be it. perhaps I didn't enter my birthday properly when I set up the account. I have just created a new one, but at the moment am (...) (23 years ago, 8-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) One thing kept coming to mind as I went through, On a number of screens you are asked to pick up to 5 items and rank them. However, the list of items offered is never complete. When you get to the next screen, that shows the overall rankings (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Allan, Good questions about the way the functionality works. This same questions have come up in the past: (URL) out the answers over there, and if I missed anything in the original post, please let me know. Thanks! Jake --- Jake McKee Sr. (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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| | My Opinion (was Bulk Bricks and Auctions)
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(...) The drawback with this method is that it actually leads to a proliferation of additional responses. If I look at the randomly selected list and don't see an option that meets my needs, then I add it. Then I discover a couple of screens later (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Hello Jake, First.... thanks for a quick response. Next.... I do want to address something that still stands out for me, with information taken from the posting you noted above. I'm not trying to be argumentative, but rather am concerned that (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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<above section all snipped> (...) I am glad someone not only shares my view, but also has good enough examples to give credence to the argument. I think people, others and myself, have posted this before on Lugnet when they still had the "old" page (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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<snip> I agree with Allan and Kerry and Ben. The survey technology, while catchy and sexy and pretty to look at and all that, is, in my view, fundamentally flawed. There needs to be a way to compress similar answers together and revote or reweigh (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I guess I'm the type of person that looks at a system like this very selfishly. I'm wondering, as I see these issues arise, "are they really understanding what I as a customer am trying to tell them?" That's my biggest concern. (...) (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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<snip> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> (...) I agree and disagree. 1st) I agree that at some point you have to combine similar answers and the scores associated with them. 2nd) I disagree that it has to (...) (23 years ago, 15-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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<cut> From reading others posts, I have to agree, about when choosing certain themes etc that you get to choose some but not what you really wanted to... other than that I posted some info regarding this over a week ago, I think the survey is a good (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I feel your pain over multiple accounts and passwords (I currently use at least 4 separate passwords a day at work). For the LEGO site I ended up registering twice because I think I already took the name I really wanted, but can't find the (...) (23 years ago, 18-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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Having taken both surveys - and thankful for the chance to express opinions - there is one facet that seems to have been "overlooked" in asking about motivations of buyers. Price. How about a "power buyer" category that qualifies for discounts? I (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) Ditto 8?( (...) If you go to the Sign-in page from the main www.lego.com page, there's a "Forget your password?" link, which asks the "secret question" you chose when you signed up, and displays your password if you answer it right. I know it (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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(...) I tried that, but couldn't remember the answer to the secret question. :) So when I signed up again, I emailed myself the new ID and password. Now, of course, I remember it without looking. What a twisted brain I am forced to function with. ;) (...) (23 years ago, 19-Feb-02, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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