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In lugnet.general, Richard Noeckel writes:
> I like receiving official letters from the TLG as much as the next AFOL.
> But this one I don’t understand…
>
> [freeeeky letter snipped]
>
> O.K. now here’s the questions:
> They have all the necessary info from me, why do they require a Tax code,
> Bank, e-mail address of finance dept, and lot of other stuff????????????????
> (Do they think I'm a retail business who purchases their product for resale?)
"Richard's Head-Steppin' Constructions, Inc." Or do they
think Canada is a company and not a country? :)
> And where do they want me to return the letter to?
> There’s no return address…except; LEGO Systems A/S
> DK-7190 Billund
> Denmark
> You’ve gotta be kidin’!
That's really, really, really weird. I've never even heard
of a letter like that going out. Someone must have typed a
2 when they meant a 3, somewhere, somehow...
> In conclusion, I opened the letter (just like any other letter from Lego)
> expecting to receive a cheque from Lego because of a ‘back-order canceled’
> notice for one of the items I wanted. And then I get this letter. Please
> help me clarify! Is this due to the quantity I purchase? (I only spent
> about $250 a month.)
What I found interesting was the bit where they changed the
terms of payment to "on delivery." Basically, that they'd
send the items to you and THEN you'd pay. Hmmmm.
It may have happened if you paid by cheque before you got
the items. Most consumers don't pay by cheque. Their system
may simply have wibbled at it. (I'm assuming that's how
you paid, given that you were expecting a refund?)
> P.S. would there be any advantage in pretending to be a retail distributor?
> (They gave me a Supplier no. and everything?)
> Would I get a discount?
> Would I receive inside product info? (Like advance copies of Harry Potter?)
> I could pull it off. Create a bogus business open up a few mock bank
> accounts… ;)
Actually, if we made an AFOL buying conglomerate, couldn't
we make a case for being a company where the distributor =
retailer = consumers? The only downside is that it would
then eliminate the support AFOLs provide for the retail supply
chain *and* the added margin we give to S@H.
best
Lindsay
Xpost -> .market.theory, because it's an interesting question.
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| (...) <<Lots of stuff about a letter>> PEOPLE!!!...!!! It's obvious neither of you has ever had a career in corporate accounting or finance! :-) Here's what happened: Lego has brought their PURCHASING department - the people who buy office supplies (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) What do you mean “Someone must have typed a 2 when they meant a 3?” (...) Exactly, I always make cheques out to Lego (...) O.k. WoW, you think B.I.G. Lindsay! That’s a really good idea! I'll call it “AFOL Conglomerate Ltd.” You wanna be a (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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| I like receiving official letters from the TLG as much as the next AFOL. But this one I don’t understand… Did anyone else who uses Lego Shop @ Home receive this Letter? (It’s direct from Danmark, the stamp says Billund, Danmark KGL POST) The (...) (23 years ago, 22-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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