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Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct
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lugnet.loc.au
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Thu, 11 Jan 2001 13:16:03 GMT
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I know what you mean, Stores say a set is out of there price range and that
their customers won't buy the bigger sets..
This offends me, why do i have to suffer because they think they know what i
want... What can it hurt to have maybe 2 of the bigger sets and just replace
when needed...
The LEGO shelves at the shops i visit in my hometown (Rockhampton QLD) are
getting emptier and emptier...and this bothers me..
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Jason King
LugNet #665
jklugnet665@optusnet.com.au
Deidre Rushton Brumby <drb@tasmail.com> wrote in message
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> In lugnet.loc.au, Ross Crawford writes:
>
> > Yeah. Having lived in Tassie till about a year ago I know what you mean • (though
> > I was still in my "dark age" back then). BTW if you actually want silver
> > champions or power pullers, dont hesitate to ask. TRU in Melb seem to • have a
> > lot of SCs left (at $349 I'm not surprised), and a few power-pullers, • though
> > I've seen them cheaper ($212) at Franks Toys.
>
> It's not just Tassie though, it's anywhere in Australia that's considered • to be
> "regional", and from what I've heard over the last year or so we often get • Lego
> before SA and WA. Actually, about a year ago there didn't seem to be any • Lego
> availability problems here, sure there was only one or two places you • could
> get the largest sets but you _could_ get them. Now everything is late • late
> late, if it arrives at all, and if it does arrive it's often only one or • two
> copies of a set and then isn't restocked at all.
>
> Some themes don't have this problem, we've got plenty of Race and Mickey • for
> example, and more stock of these comes in all the time despite the fact • that
> not much of it sells. The Dino sets mostly didn't arrive until November • and
> then there were only 2 copies of the Research Compound in one store for • the
> whole state, Frances and I snaffled those to the disadvantage of everyone • else.
> The quantities of the rest of the Dino range were still limited, anyone • wanting
> ANY Dino set for Christmas would have to have been on the ball in • November.
> Similar story for Duplo Trains. Much of the rest of the Duplo range as • well
> as the large Technic sets are still unavailable, they haven't arrived at • all.
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> I spent much of December returning to stores over and over again in the • vain
> hope that they might get new stock in (there were plenty of sales but
> nothing to buy), and I spoke to lots of people looking for specific sets • for
> Christmas presents and observed many more, most of them went away
> disappointed, it seemed that they would rather buy something other than • Lego
> than settle for 5th or 6th best. This is where Lego is losing sales by • the
> truck load and where SAH would be a godsend.
>
> Thankyou Ross and Kevin for offering help with the Technic, at the moment • I've
> decided that if Lego can't make sets easily available for me to buy
> (whether that be in my local stores or by mail order) then I'm not going • to
> go to any lengths to get them, tough for Lego, they've lost more sales.
>
> Deidre
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| (...) Of course the independent toy stores' claim to fame (eg.Toyworlds) is that they can order individual sets in for customers, but of course at RRP. Regional Lugnetters should look to the capital city Lugnetters for spotting good deals and (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
| | | Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct
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| Jason King wrote in message ... (...) You know I think when they say that, it's total rubbish! I've found that the larger sets are almost always the hardest to find. I've seen a large numbers of smaller sets from discontinued lines like Town (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) It's not just Tassie though, it's anywhere in Australia that's considered to be "regional", and from what I've heard over the last year or so we often get Lego before SA and WA. Actually, about a year ago there didn't seem to be any Lego (...) (24 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
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