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Re: Ruckus over in Lego Direct
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lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 16 Jun 2000 09:19:20 GMT
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> > So whats the general synopsis? do we wait until later this year? or do we
> > begin hunting for partners in the US to pass on our (BULK!=discount) • orders
> > right away?
> Given the speed of which LD has come about, Brad's end-of-year prediction
> seems a bit optimistic to me, but I hope I'm proven wrong. You'd think
> Australia was located on the dark side of the moon with all the comments
> regarding how difficult it is to ship stuff here.
Yes, I read the message as an attempt to soft-soap Australians. I suspect
the reality is that Lego Australia probably has the exclusive rights to be
the Australian wholesaler, and that Lego Australia has got to decide that
bulk ordering will be profitable for them. Given that Australia has a
relatively small population and that bulk ordering is probably primarily
aimed at the AFOLs rather than Mums and Dads buying presents for the kids, I
wonder if there really is a viable market for bulk ordering here in
Australia. I suspect they will want to see which bulk packs sell well
overseas before deciding anything about Australia.
Having looked at the Lego Direct Web page (http://www.lego.com/bulk/) I have
to admit that the current selection of packs doesn't have a lot of appeal to
me (given my interest lies mostly in technics). In particular, my mind
boggles about the pack of 25 small spruce trees! Are these items really in
such huge demand? (Genuine question)
Kerry
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| (...) Kerry, Kerry, Kerry, we won't invite you around for the next BrikWars then ;^) How else are people meant to make forests ! This is coming from a castleish perspective. pete.w (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
| | | Re: Ruckus over in Lego Direct
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| (...) That's why LA have got it all backwards. The reason why there's such a large LEGO community in the US is beacause it's cheap and very available. The product created the market. Once that had been established they both feed each other. Very (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) Yep, I'd say let it go for a while. The American's are still wiping the drool from their faces over this, so I doubt we'd be high on their priority list until they've drained the current world stocks of ABS. Given the speed of which LD has (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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