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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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