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> Train shows are not LEGO's "window" they are the clubs "window". My question
> is why should we try so hard to promote LEGO sets? I don't see any of the
> other clubs trying to promote Bachmann, Pola, Atlas, or other products so why
> should put the effort in to promote LEGO products? To me the layout is
> promotion enough.
How about Lionel, Hornby Doblo, Triang, Trix Twin, ect? The "fan" layouts are
almost exclusively of one manufacturer, and do promote the stuff- although 3 of
the 4 mentioned above are now defunct :(
> I actually think that one of the best things TLC could do would be to hire
> someone to follow the train shows as a vendor like some other companys do. If
> that were the case then we could point people to them when the inevitable
> questions come and they can point people to us to see what can be done with a
> little imagination. Now TLC might not think this would be a profitable idea
> but if thats the case they are not looking at the bigger picture. This would
> not just serve to sell some sets and accessories but to advertise S@H as well.
>
> How many times have we all heard "I didn't know LEGO made trains" then you • give
> the history and you get a frown when you say it is only available via mail
> order? Buy having a vendor table at the shows TLC would sell some sets but
> more importantly get the word out about S@H and LEGO.com.
(snipped stats)
Yep. I know that at least one person out west did investigate being a seller
table at train shows with a Lego layout, but ran into Lego's whole thing of
"you MUST have a fixed store to order Lego (sets) from Lego (company)"
(I'd add that I think that if one was very shrued, one could manage it without
TLG's consent by buying 4561's from Target, and reselling them-if you could
afford the outlay to get enough to have a decent quantity. I make a simple kit
that would work well as a add on, but the big killer would be track- you have a
single source (S@H) that you could not get cheaper than from...which SUCKS!)
James
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