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RE: We should draft an "official" letter to Lego Australia
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lugnet.loc.au
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Fri, 26 May 2000 04:49:05 GMT
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Agreed...I was only adding that section [which David helpfully polished up,
and made sound really good] to show how much we value the ABS...and that
we'd be willing to go to great lengths to get items we consider have great
personal value. It wasn't meant to sound like critisism [although, looking
back it does read that way, doesn't it], but was meant to act as an 'opener'
for future corespondence with LA on the issue, and hopefully they'll see
what we have written and think 'I wonder what sets they are talking about'.
If we can just get 1 or 2 to read this, it might be pushed further up the
line. After all, they aim to become the most popular kids toy in the next 5
years, and all we're doing is trying to assist them towards a shared target
[more popular SHOULD equal better range/lower prices after all]. Maybe
something along those lines might be in order...LegOz working as ambassadors
for lego in our local toy shops?
Benjamin Whytcross
BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
Ph: (03) 9856 5282
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Santosh [mailto:santosh@student.unsw.edu.au]
> Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 2:38 PM
> To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: We should draft an "official" letter to Lego Australia
>
>
> Yeah this is sounding much better, and thats the idea, to get
> everyones
> thoughts about something like this.
>
> I will say this though in case it didn't sound clear earlier.
> I didn't want LA
> receiveing a letter which nitpicks or starts requesting that
> they get their
> acto together immediately. Although we all feel they could do
> better, its
> important to develop a repoire with them before we start
> suggesting how they
> should do their own business.
>
> That is why I only wanted the letter to be just to see if
> they'd recognise us,
> nod their heads and say "right we're with you" or they might
> turn around and
> say "all we do is import and distribute sets, nothing more".
>
> If we start advising them and start picking on them right
> away, they'll never
> cooperate with us until they can understand that we want to
> help the situation
> for everyone.
>
> Santosh
> (who's now put in 4c worth)
>
> In lugnet.loc.au, David Low writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Santosh Bhat has a great suggestion:
> > > Now that there seems to be fair sizeable number of people • and ideas floating
> > > around loc.au, how does the idea of writing to Lego Australia sound?
> > >
> > > What I was thinking was just an official letter byways to • notify LA about our
> > > existence, that is the LegOz existence. And to also inform • them about how we
> > > came about though the Lugnet.
> > >
> > > We could ask how LA feels about this and whether they'd be • willing to support
> > > such events.
> > >
> > > We could also let them know that we use Lugnet as a forum for
> > > discussions/grievences/comments about Lego and its
> availability. The idea
> here
> > > is not to let them know specifically about any of these • comments but to point
> > > out to them where these are in case they'd like to go • searching for them.
> > > Maybe once they are aware of us and Lugnet, and if they • give us support then
> > > we can start hitting them with out grievences and comments.
> > >
> > > I'm proposing this approach as it's rather a way of slowly • approaching and
> > > asking for support and building a healthy relationship with • them, rather than
> > > hammering them immediately.
> >
> >
> > Here's my rewrite of Santosh's draft, including Ben's • suggestions. I've put
> > changes in square brackets and preceded new material with • asterisks, so if
> > Santosh wrote "something like this", I've written "something • *else [like this]
> > {and extra comments go in curly braces}".
> >
> > -----------------
> >
> > Dear Lego Australia
> >
> > This letter is to *inform you of [notify you about] a group • of enthusiasts
> > forming a Lego club known as LegOz. We have come together • *through [by means
> > of] an Internet discussion forum *hosted at [called] Lugnet • (available at
> > http://www.lugnet.com/loc/au/ ). *In this forum we discuss • favorite themes,
> > sets from the current range and our own creations; • essentially, everything
> > Lego.
> >
> > *Currently LegOz comprises {how ever many of us put their • names to this
> > letter}, from all over Australia. *Most of us still have our • Lego from our
> > childhood collection {can someone think of a better • phrase?}, and many of us
> > are raising a new generation in a house full of bricks. • *Many members of LegOz
> > have large personal collections, the inevitable result of • enthusiasm for Lego
> > and an adult income. *We keep a close eye on product release • dates, store
> > discounts, and developments overseas, such as the proposed • LegoDirect in the
> > United States.
> >
> >
> > We have *held [hosted] events and meetings to express our • interests in Lego
> > (some publicly), *and we expect to continue to do so. LegOz • would like to know
> > how you feel about *our [such a] group and if you support • such initiatives.
> > *We would also be keen to participate in your promotions, • such as building
> > events and {the truck show -- does it have a formal name?}, • on a volunteer
> > basis (or we could always be paid in bricks!).
> >
> > {PeteW, how's it looking with TRU (or was it W4K?) Penrith? • Would they be
> > willing to break open a few sets for us to demonstrate with?}
> >
> > We hope to have future dealings and discussions directly • with our local Lego
> > *distributor [authority], *Lego Australia [yourselves].
> >
> > regards,
> > LegOz
> > {names, email addresses, world club numbers (if members)}
> >
> > ----------------------
> >
> > Anyone/everyone who's interested, please rewrite this as • you/we see fit.
> >
> > Great idea Santosh.
> >
> > -- Dave L.
>
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