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Re: What the heck is going on ?!
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lugnet.market.theory
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Wed, 13 Feb 2002 14:53:41 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Kevin Salm writes:
> In lugnet.general, Mike Petrucelli writes:
> >
> > Well I am the Assistant Manager in a toy store, and the single most requested
> > Lego item is "just bricks." Potter and Bionicle are tied for the second most
> > requested Lego items. It is kind of stupid that we can not provide consumers
> > with the most requested Lego item.
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> > Galidor might be popular for a while and be good for the Lego company for a
> > few years. In the long run however, it will do nothing to help and probably
> > will hurt the Lego brand name.
> >
> > -Mike Petrucelli
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> Since you are in a postition to make decisions about what products to stock
Actually that is done by corprate but we can inform them of customer requests.
> and you _Know_ that people with cash to spend want "just bricks" it must be
> extremely frustrating that you cannot get what people want to buy.
> How do you respond to people asking for just bricks?
First I direct them to the Creator sets. about one forth of the people
consider those acceptable. For those that do not all I can do is suggest S@H.
Most people roll their eyes and say they will just get something else.
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> If you could stock the Lego isle with 10 different items with basic building
> bricks as the emphasis along side 150 theme-based products (and never run out
> of stock of any items), which would you prefer and which would sell better?
All we would need is one set with just bricks. This is the first time I know of
in my lifetime that one could not buy at retail that which Lego is famous for.
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> Would you be willing to reduce shelf space for themed items so more basic
> brick items could be stocked?
Shelf space goes to what sells.
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> Would this really make customers happy or would they find something else to
> complain about (in regards to Lego products)?
People will always complain regardless. If something was free people ask what
is wrong with it.
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> And as far as HP sets, I have not found a store for several weeks that had the
> full assortment of Potter. What is up with this? Is this simply a
> stock-shortage problem or perhaps an artificial scarcity caused by retailers
> (from your point of view)?
Insufficent supply for the demand. If it is intentional or not, well your
guess is as good as mine.
-Mike Petrucelli (on an unrelated note, Electronics Boutique is closeing the
EBKids toys stores so I will be working in a Video game store in the near
future.)
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