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Re: Brad's answer to the 2001 info?
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Mon, 21 Aug 2000 15:38:32 GMT
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wubwub@%NoSpam%wildlink.com
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"John Gerlach" <john.gerlach@bestbuy.com.nospam> wrote:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Tim Courtney writes:
> > I would hope that you would give SERIOUS consideration to LTCs and their
> > MAJOR impact throghout the US at the numerous model railroading shows.
> > DON'T drop the ball on this one - work with them and cater to them materials
> > so they can improve their setups, and give them materials to promote Lego at
> > the same time. Because of the limited availability and the huge cost of
> > train equipment, LTCs can't usually perform to their greatest potential.
> > The model railroading community LOVES Lego trains, and it would be a shame
> > if TLC didn't support what they were doing.
>
> Perhaps they can start with something simple like letting the LTCs give out
> Shop @ Home business cards at train shows? SO many people don't realize that
> LEGO makes trains - we get comments like that all the time.
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> What I would *really* like to see is a seperate 1-800 telephone number on
> those business cards - so LEGO would have some sort of idea of how many people
> are calling them because they saw a LTC layout at a show.
>
> If someday LEGO decides to sell us bulk bricks - I mean *BULK* bricks -- that
> would be fantastic. (2x4 bricks in quantities of 5000?) Bulk train track
> would be great too...
...WAMALUG 'liberated' a box of cards from The Store and we hand them out at shows and
encourage people to tell the cust serv person that 'WAMALUG sent them'. I figure if enuf
people do that, the word will get up the chain of command, tho we've never heard any
numbers on how many people actually call come monday.
--
...you can go back to ignoring me now...
wubwub
stephen f roberts
wamalug guy (http://wamalug.org)
Jain's Guide (http://wildlink.com/lego/jain)
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lugnet #160
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