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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Mark Herzberg wrote:
> In lugnet.events.brickfest, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > > A great example of what I’m talking about is the color change. The honest answer
> > on why the color change was made was the same thing I first posted on LUGNET:
> > the design lab felt that the new colors were less “dirty” and more appealing to
> > kids. It wasn’t a money issue, it was a quality issue, or at least the design
> > lab’s vision of quality. There isn’t anything I’m hiding, it wasn’t a cost
> > issue, and it wasn’t anything to do with being able to get the ABS.
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> I can see how the new colours may be more appealing, but I don't buy that as a
> valid excuse and I am sick of reading it here. As if this would ever happen:
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> Mom: "Hey son, do you like this new LEGO Star Wars set?"
> Son: "No, the tone of the light and dark greys is not vivid enough for me, it
> lacks appeal. I want that Belville set with bright and appealing colours."
>
> Give me a break.
Accusing someone of lying is serious. TLC and the people of Lego Direct do not
have a history of lying. Everything I have seen in the last 2 years shows that
Brad and Jake to be honest and straightforward. When they can't answer a
question, they say why, or they come back later with an answer. Why would they
start lying now?
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| (...) Where did he accuse Jake of lying? The gist I got from the post was that if that indeed was the reason for the change, then it was a stupid one and the people in the design lab need a boot up the clacker. I do know that from the perspective of (...) (20 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| (...) I don't think anyone is accusing Jake and LEGO Direct of lying. But Jake can only tell us what he knows. He was completely in the dark about the color change when it happened. Who knows if Denmark is giving him the real story now? The best (...) (20 years ago, 18-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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| (...) I can see how the new colours may be more appealing, but I don't buy that as a valid excuse and I am sick of reading it here. As if this would ever happen: Mom: "Hey son, do you like this new LEGO Star Wars set?" Son: "No, the tone of the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Feb-04, to lugnet.events.brickfest)
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