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In lugnet.trains.org, Christopher Masi writes:
> Lego will not sell accesories to retailers! Wow, Rob, that is infuriating. I
> always guessed that it was the otherway around; that is, retailers couldn't move
> the trains so they stopped carrying all the train stuff. My guess was always a
> bit suspect because around Christmas all the trains are gone from the stores
When I was last at The Construction Site, Crispin (person who runs the store)
mentioned that Lego allows them as a privilege to order this year's train
station, weighing station, etc. and they get a limited quantity. Something to do
with the store as a whole, like you can carry a full line of trains only when
you carry the full line of everything else (which Target or Wal-Mart never
will.) But he wasn't spelling out just what it took.
I bought a healthy amount of train "accessories" on that visit.
It must be one way Lego tries to reward dedicated retailers.
Protesting that Lego could sell a lot more trains if they pursued natural
partners like H&R--well, that assumes Lego sees a market for it, when its
priorities are on action toys and Town Jr. Personally, as a young American
between the ages of 9 and 29 there were a zillion things less boring than
trains. I see differently now. But that's another topic.
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| (...) But will they sell track and part packs? (...) I don't think LEGO Trains will ever have a large following like Star Wars. But I think LEGO should still let hobby shops like H & R Trains, sell the all of the train stuff and the sets that work (...) (24 years ago, 27-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| Erik Olson wrote in message ... (...) I (...) couldn't move (...) always a (...) stores (...) store) (...) to do (...) when (...) I also visited the Construction site last year and I was thrilled to find that they carried the train sets. I also (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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| Lego will not sell accesories to retailers! Wow, Rob, that is infuriating. I always guessed that it was the otherway around; that is, retailers couldn't move the trains so they stopped carrying all the train stuff. My guess was always a bit suspect (...) (24 years ago, 26-Feb-00, to lugnet.trains.org, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general)
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