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After my moan above about Scotland Wales and NI being transformed into English
Counties I scribbled a note of to LEGO. I got this reply:
> thank you very much for your enquiry regarding the LEGO Shop at Home
> service. Naturally the LEGO Company operates in the whole of the British
> Isles and the distinction had to be made on the page so as to accommodate
> the fact that Éire is a different country operating with a different price
> structure. Your comment has, of course, been noted and should any
> change be
> necessary to the web page so as to make it obvious that the whole of the
> United Kingdom is able to make use of the service, then this will be done.
I am left wondering is LEGO does not understand that the UK, GB, Scotland,
England, Northern Ireland and even Wales all have quite strange national
identities. To officially consider one country to be part on another just to
ease marketing seems to me to be a little crass.
Also, is “different price structure” just a euphemism for the so called Ripp-
off Britain effect?
Scott A
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| (...) Where is Scotland? 22nd according to FIFA rankings. Lets face it, the average .com considers the UK to be the 51st State of the USA. How many corporates dont have a UK web site and just point you their US one on the basis that we speak the (...) (24 years ago, 25-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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| (...) No worse than the Governments (of all persuasions) who consider that whatever policies are good for the South-East of England will be appropriate for the whole country. Some examples; <Ben Elton mode> The folk of Shetland pay the same rate of (...) (24 years ago, 26-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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| Well, whether you like it or not, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales are all subordinate to the sovereignty of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, sharing her laws, defense, and currency. But I'd be the first one to support (...) (24 years ago, 28-Sep-00, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.ie)
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