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Re: LEGO disappearing from small toyshops
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:04:53 GMT
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For some time now I have been seeing all the small toy-shops from my
childhood either disappear or cease selling LEGO. I never understood why
that happened, but now you have mentioned the minimum order and obligation
to use the full product line... and everything became clear.
Your idea has everything to work well. I know that toy shops have
specialized sections for train collectors, and even if there aren't many of
them it ends up paying (not too many shops either...). Why not have sectios
for LEGO as well? They could sell everything all the "mass sellers" can't
provide, and act as local "LEGO Service" or "S@H" for those of us who cannot
access these services.
Very good idea indeed.
We could send an open letter to TLC suggesting this. It could only bring
good to them... and to us.
Pedro
PS - Now that this is referred, I recall a conversation with another LEGO
collector I met some years ago; he mentioned that in the sixties some of the
shops in our city (Porto) used to do what you say, and coincidentally they
were also the shops which sold the model trains. So I guess there must be a
precedent. It is definately worth checking!
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| Hardly any small toyshops seem to carry LEGO anymore. I've been told that toyshop owners don't like to carry it because it's too "mass market" and they specialize in quality toys. Also, I suppose it is hard for toyshop owners to compete with the (...) (23 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct)
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