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Re: PLUG officially founded - report
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lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.loc.pt
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Thu, 26 Jul 2001 15:48:11 GMT
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"Pedro Silva" <el_gordo@netc.pt> wrote:
> In lugnet.loc.pt, Mario Ferrari writes:
> > "Pedro Silva" <el_gordo@netc.pt> wrote:
> There was never any kind of Lego organization here, and I do not know what
> is Lego share in the toy market (thus I do not know how many to expect in • a
> distant future). Quite honestly, we will do like you and trust in the Net • to
> spread. But only at first:
This seems to work, at least it worked here here in Italy :-) The point is
that this will probably lead to a great percentage of Mindstorms fan over
all the possible other themes. I don't know what kind of diffusion the Net
has in Portugal, but in Italy it started mainly with computer hobbiests and
professionals, so the result is:
- Many computer fans also love Mindstorms
- They have access to the net
- They found us and became members
Almost 60% of our members have an interest in Mindstorms, but I'm glad to
see that more and more fans of other themes are subscribing in recent times.
> Would you say it was a good idea to ask Lego Portugal (if there is one) to
> advertise our club with small leaflets? Would they take us seriously, if • we
> had a site and a *formal* organization (registered in the civil registry)?
I don't know if there's a LEGO office in Portugal. Most of the South Europe
subsidiaries have been closed and grouped under the management of a single
South Europe entity, located in Milan (Italy). The warehouse for the same
markets is, from what I heard, in Lion (France). But as Italy has a
dedicated office that controls the Italian market, I suspect that most
countries have their own too.
We have been in touch with LEGO Italy. They knew of our existence, and in
this period of lack of customer service (the old service closed, LD not yet
active) they even redirected some desperate customer to us :-)))
They invited us to attend a Toy Fair in Milan and organize a robotic contest
there to show to the public. A part from this short contacts, I cannot say
they support us or we have any kind of cooperation.
As for the leaflets, we've been discussing the thing, but it never went on.
Our idea was to distribute some leaflets in toy shops through some voluntary
work of the members. Maybe one day, sooner or later, we will succeed in the
project.
> I do understand a bit of italian (but not a lot); I do not know how to
> write/speak properly *yet*. Sorry :(
Don't apologize, I don't speak even a single word of Portuguese :-)
> But like you say, English is fine. Not spanish, we have spent the last 860
> years trying to remain a separate entity! ;)
I see your point! :-)))
Ciao
Mario
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| (...) The Net penetration here is quite high among youngsters, schools have been making efforts in that sense. The way it started appears to have been similar to Italy's. However, Mindstorms sets seem to be rare in Portuguese shelves, so I wonder if (...) (23 years ago, 26-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.loc.pt)
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| (...) Thank you very much! :) (...) I'd wish there were 23 of us... Currently, we are 3, plus one pending (the club isn't up yet, we need the site). I only know of one or two other possible members so far. There was never any kind of Lego (...) (23 years ago, 24-Jul-01, to lugnet.loc.it, lugnet.loc.pt)
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