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Re: the latest news
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Sun, 16 Apr 2000 21:53:57 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Brad Justus writes:
> And to that end: I am pleased to be able now to disclose some details of
> our bulk buying program. We anticipate offering purchases of bulk
> elements within 90 days (finishing touches now being applied to our
> manufacturing and fulfillment capabilities for this). Here are the
> highlights:
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> · Initial availability will be in North America, but Europe will follow
> soon after.
What about other countries, like Japan, Austrailia, and other places with large
LEGO fan communities?
> · When we say bulk orders, we mean large quantities of a single element
> (e.g. 1,000 red 2x6 bricks), not a single order of a thousand different
> elements.
> · Initially, we will offer somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 "basic"
> elements (standard bricks, some tiles and plates, etc.). The list for
> the first available elements will be published in early May.
> · There will be a mimimum order quantity, probably around 50 or 100
> (depending on the size of the element).
> · As the new e-commerce portion of LEGO.com will not be available until
> much later this year, purchases will be made through Shop At Home - that
> is, by placing your orders via telephone. (IMPORTANT: Please do not call
> SAH now - we'll let you know when the bulk service goes live.) In
> Europe, we are creating a new toll-free number for direct purchases.
> · It is our intent going forward to make a certain number of basic
> elements (perhaps a couple hundred or so) available year-round.
> · In addition to this evergreen group, we are creating a system that
> will allow us to offer a set (perhaps an additional 50 to 100) of more unusual
> elements each month. We will publish these elements at the beginning of
> each month, and collect orders for them during the course of that month.
> At the end of the month, we will tally the orders for each element, run
> our production against demand and then ship to you. In order to
> cost-justify production (changing the molds, running the machines for a
> certain period of time), we will require a minimum aggregate order (i.e.
> from all consumers) for each element, or we will not be able to produce
> that element. The beauty of this system is that it potentially allows us
> to manufacture elements which we are not currently producing - which
> will give you the ability to commission purchase of elements long out of
> production (assuming we still have the molds and that you as a group can
> commit to the minimum aggregate purchase). We hope to begin this service
> late this year or early in 2001.
>
> That's the news for now - we hope it is welcome. And we look forward to
> bringing you much more of it in the months and years ahead.
I can't wait!
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| (...) large (...) Can I second Alan's comment about Australia. We feel like a Lego backwater down here with no 'Lego Shop At Home' and missing out on certain sets that get released elsewhere. (...) unusual (...) Maybe you could also publish a (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-00, to lugnet.lego.direct)
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