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Re: Interesting Conversation re: Service Packs
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Mon, 14 May 2001 14:55:18 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> 
>   Another interesting bit of trivia:  Apparently someone
>   at US S@H intimated that there was no demand for these
>   sorts of accessories, thus why the effort to distribute
>   them was belated and stunted.  Again, the predictions
>   were *totally* inadequate for the reality.


That's real encouraging.  Sounds like someone doesn't know
their market very well.  Let's see, old service packs with
foam rubber tires, square pistons and garage doors.  Does anyone
think that would sell in the US market?  Naaaaaaa.

>   The big shocker for me was the very frank statement that
>   S@H was "looking closely" at the possibility of putting
>   a few things back into limited production.  He had no
>   idea how closely that looking was being done, nor any
>   idea if the moulds were even still in existence or what
>   those "few things" might actually be, but IMHO it
>   bears noting that we've at least made believers out of
>   the phone bank and CS people at Lego S@H Europe in the
>   profit potential of older parts, even outside the gold
>   rush of a short-term strike.  And changes happen more
>   quickly and surely the more people within a company
>   who are aware!


Remember what I said about leaks probably coming from outside LD?
I bet that operator knew alot more than he told you :)

KL



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  Interesting Conversation re: Service Packs
 
Hi, all-- I called in to check on the status of my lonely last two Euro S@H envelopes, and had a very interesting chat with a fellow on the phone banks (I won't give names, just in case). He told me that apparently there was some rumbling from (...) (25 years ago, 11-May-01, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping) !! 

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