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    Re: only 70.000 —Mike Stanley
   (...) Hrmmm, does the thought that TLG might not be perfectly in touch with its customers' wants really surprise anyone? :) (26 years ago, 5-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: only 70.000 —Richard Franks
   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)
   
        Re: only 70.000 —Huw Millington
     A few weeks I (and I suspect a few other UK r.t.l'ers) was 'headhunted' by a marketing agency to do some in-store promotion of Mindstorms in well-known high-street shops in the UK, from the middle of October. At the moment MS is only available from (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
    
         Re: only 70.000 —Richard Dee
      Huw Millington wrote in message ... (...) a (...) is (...) I was one of those. Did you take them up on the offer? I was tempted, being paid to promote Lego, but am not willing to sacrifice a day off...... ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
    
         Re: only 70.000 —Huw Millington
      richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net wrote in message ... (...) they (...) No, but I got them to send me information about the jobs. The promoters should spring up in stores any week now, IIRC. (26 years ago, 7-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: only 70.000 —Richard Dee
    Richard Franks wrote in message <36196BB0.7EDF@__no_...er.com>... (...) Richard, being from Scotland, did you perchance catch the BBC story on it on the B'fast news? I unfortunately had missed it...... ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
   
        Re: only 70.000 —Richard Franks
   (...) Unfortunately I (ab)use my flexitime way too much to catch Breakfast news :( I've heard from quite a few people who saw things on TV or on the radio though! Sadly enough I wasn't head-hunted or anything! Obviously I'm not good enough! (...) (26 years ago, 9-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
 

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