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Re: 4400 Tubs
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Mon, 3 Nov 2003 05:58:13 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, John Barnes wrote:
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The things Id like to know (but fully recognize that I have no real right
to most of the answers) are:
- Why were so few of these put out?
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On the spumoni ice cream theory, I bet these bricks were Legos leftovers.
Just like the S@H bulk sand red bricks, they had resin and time leftover and
someone at Wal-Mart agreed to buy the result. The quantity may have been just
perfect for Canada distribution.
Or compare it to the Halloween bucket, made when orange resin was ready for Star
Wars, and Target bought it.
-Erik
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| (...) I have another question/comment - TLC keep telling us AFOLs we are a trivially small minority market. So how come there aren't enough 4400 to supply a few hundred of us who only want 10 - 25 buckets each. Heck, that's only a few thousand. (...) (21 years ago, 3-Nov-03, to lugnet.lego.direct, FTX)
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