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| (...) snip... Sort of like those tall Mega Blok buckets on sale for $8 at Shopko? I like those tall buckets, and some of those colors. The lids with their studs are also useful. IMO, Ritvik is trying harder to make customers happy than TLC. If they (...) (24 years ago, 2-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.lego.direct)
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| [Trimmed ng list lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands] (...) Heck, if Dave isn't clear, I will be: I'm a consumer. I will go with the best product. The company does not matter. My personal feelings are with TLC -- I want them to be, and remain, the best. (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) I can't speak for Dave!, but "I" am of this mindset. As long as the product is quality 99% of the time, I don't care who wins this struggle for marketshare. But more to the point -- why should the average consumer care? And I assure you that (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) I certainly don't want MegaBloks to take over the whole market, but I just as certainly don't mind their presence in it, if only as a warning against complacency. In addition, my brand loyalty (or anyone else's) shouldn't be taken for granted, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) But it's "Bard" backwards! ;-) "Earth Tones" sounds a lot better! :-) --Todd (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
| | | | | Re: Viability of Bulk sales (was Re: Are you paying attention, LEGO?)
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| (...) Then they shouldn't have sent out their holiday catalogs yet... Dave! (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
| | | | | Re: Viability of Bulk sales (was Re: Are you paying attention, LEGO?)
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| (...) No one has been able to order the new bulk items and not have them backordered. I think it's because we aren't supposed to know about them yet. James James Brown's Parts Sale: (URL) parts, averaging $0.10 per piece. (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| "Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:G3Csxo.IFK@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) the (...) the (...) Yes, this is a very real threat to their market sovereignty. But do we *want* it to happen? Answer that for yourself. I'm loyal to the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) Nope. I have not ordered anything yet from the latest releases. Yet. ++Lar (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) I would say that it only *appears* to be at glacial speed, because we don't see everything that's going into it. The sudden appearance of rarer colors in bulk pack ordering reflects what was probably an immediate move to follow on-line (...) (24 years ago, 1-Nov-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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