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Re: 2000 sets yet??
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Date: 
Wed, 15 Dec 1999 18:16:19 GMT
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Attitudes seem different in the US, I have noticed over many years of • visiting
(I lived there for a while too), that they dont have the same xmas shopping
cycle as we do. For example, many stores start their main sales after
thanksgiving, enabling most people to buy some of their xmas present cheap.
This also gets rid of the old stock to make way for the new.

Perhaps the increasing competitivness in the UK high street and move • towards
sales pre-xmas might change things.

But I for one, would be surprised to see the new stuff before xmas now, • with
only one week to go.


Given that most toys a sold in the 3 months running up to Xmas(?), Lego are
mad releasing sets in Jan/Feb.... especially sets aimed at the mass market
(e.g. starwars sets etc).  ????

Scott A



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  Re: 2000 sets yet??
 
(...) Yes, but releasing them with one week to go isnt going to make much difference. So unless you are ready for the 3 month period, does it really mater when you release them. Still it hasnt stoped them getting them out in the US. And I notice (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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(...) I emailed the Entertainer asking when they expected them, who gave the followingfairly uncomittal response "I am sorry Lego have not given any release dates for new 2000 Star Wars Lego as yet, the toy releases in the US are usually 3 to 12 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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