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Re: only 70.000
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Mon, 5 Oct 1998 04:36:11 GMT
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Matthew Miller <mattdm@mattdm.org> wrote:
> Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote:
> > I guess I have to wonder why there is such a shortage? You'd think TLG
> > would want to sell all they can make. Poor forecasting on their part, or
> > is there some part that is in short supply?
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> I read a quote somewhere (sorry can't remember where) from a Lego
> spokesperson saying that they were taken by surprise by the demand. As you
> say, I can't imagine them not wanting to sell all they can.
Hrmmm, does the thought that TLG might not be perfectly in touch with
its customers' wants really surprise anyone? :)
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| I've been rather suprised about all the media attention and wide attraction it has caused - it's either luck or shrewd marketing.. or perhaps a bit of both. But what better way to get free publicity than to get parents queuing up outside stores for (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) I read a quote somewhere (sorry can't remember where) from a Lego spokesperson saying that they were taken by surprise by the demand. As you say, I can't imagine them not wanting to sell all they can. (26 years ago, 5-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
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