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(...) Especially when you consider that $200-300 would probably have been spent at retail stores like TRU, where LEGO's percentage of the proceeds is lower... (...) I don't think LEGO would be interested in taking on a Pampered Chef or Tupperware (...) (20 years ago, 9-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Yes, good idea. :) (...) Do you mean that LEGO would do this? (...) I saw the idea of a full-blown group program as the last step, not the first. The first step would be seeing how customers would react to this. See my response to Scott's (...) (20 years ago, 9-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) [My notes snipped... message was getting way too long.] :) (...) True. Since I'm not privy to any of LEGO's financial information all of my ideas and thoughts about this were pure speculation. However, it is clear to me that our $900 order was (...) (20 years ago, 9-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Snipped good pros and cons. Howe about a compromise? a "do it yourself kit" as it were. Put together a few paragraphs on how to organise a group order, provide a sample excel spreadsheet and instructions for use, and disclaim the heck out of (...) (20 years ago, 8-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Well, it sounds nice and good...but you have to be able to demonstrate that it's feasible AND profitable. A few key details... 1) most companies make money on Shipping and Handling when they do it. What you are proposing is to reduce that (...) (20 years ago, 8-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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A few days ago, in this thread: (URL) mentioned the large group order that we (my co-workers & I) do every year about this time. This was our third annual and largest order yet. I'm not sure how many other people do this in their office/workplace or (...) (20 years ago, 7-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: 4679 Variations (was Re: What a trip I had to Markville!)
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(...) Thanks for posting those Tim. The one in St. Catharines had 2 2714's. I don't know if there are more there. The store clerk found the 2 I bought in their store room (not on the floor). Benjamin Medinets (20 years ago, 6-Nov-04, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.general)
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(...) I checked the Payless by the Mall and found no LEGO items at all. I have this weekend off, so I may run down to Crawfordsville to take a look. Last Saturday (Oct. 30) I bought three 4562's and left 2 at the Walgreens on Sagamore in West (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Hi David, I checked the Payless on Sagamore Parkway in West Lafayette and found nothing on Tuesday. I didn't even find a place for it on their toy or holiday shelves. The nearest Kroger is in Crawfordsville which isnt too far. Kokomo has 3 of (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Hi All, I have purchased 6 of these tubs now from different locations and cities! Every tub I bought is identical in its' contents. Has anyone else found variations on these? I'm thinking that maybe there isn't any and they are all alike. Either (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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