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Re: train show
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Date: 
Wed, 27 Dec 2000 03:11:36 GMT
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In lugnet.org.us.michlug, Sheree Rosenkrantz writes:

> My husband and I  gave our 10 year old daughter  a 4561 for Chanukah this
> year.  She is thrilled.  As a parent I can not over emphasize how nice it
> was to have everything she needed to get started in one box for one price. I
> don't know how many parents bring their children to these shows, I would
> think a considerable number.  Seems to me, the easier a person perceives it
> is to get up and running, the easier it is to draw him/her in.

Good points, I agree.  It would actually be a good idea, recruitment-wise,
to have examples of all the current train sets on hand  (think: Freight and
Crane Railway).  Except it sounds like they're all getting discontinued...

> Most
> train people are so beyond the beginning stage, I'm not sure you can
> remember what it is like.

Good point, it's really hard for the experienced person to really remember
what it's like to be a beginner.

> A display that Wows'em  starts the thinking/dreaming, but a 4561 can get
> them building and hooked.    4561 on a notecard with the  S@H 1-800 # is a
> simple doable answer for the parent that asks in a whisper while their child
> is mesmerized by the display , "what set do I buy? and where can I buy it?"

Don't forget the URL for Brickwise, so they can find the bargains...

> All I am really saying is that it could be nice to have a single 4561 built
> per the actual instructions to show how easily and economically one can
> start.  [The first purchase is the most difficult one.  After the initial
> purchase stopping is the problem...]

Built would be nice.  Having a boxed (but open) set would be good.  Having
an empty box would be OK, but not as good.

Steve



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(...) <good points> (...) I can supply all three of those, since it seems to make sense, since I have something like 12 of the 4561 in stock... plus the bullet train showing what a 4561 plus a few more bricks can result in... I might be able to (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.org.us.nclug)

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(...) <snip> (...) My husband and I gave our 10 year old daughter a 4561 for Chanukah this year. She is thrilled. As a parent I can not over emphasize how nice it was to have everything she needed to get started in one box for one price. I don't (...) (26 years ago, 27-Dec-00, to lugnet.org.us.michlug, lugnet.org.us.nclug)

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