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Re: New colors and other info
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 19 Nov 2003 14:35:47 GMT
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Jake,
you must have lost your mind if you really believe LEGO customers will be happy
about ANOTHER two new colors. Especially about a color that replaces a beloved
color that virtually has been around since day 1. No, I don’t mean light gray.
I’m talking about CLASSIC SPACE GRAY. I know that name doesn’t ring a bell
anymore for anyone working for TLG. How come anyone at LEGO headquarter still
trusts anything your marketing fools “figured out”, after they led you into so
many marketing disasters recently? In case you ever would like to know how your
marketing department works, here it is how:
(Scene: Last week at your local Toys’r’us, LEGO-section)
LEGO marketing goon #1: “Heyho kiddie, we actually WORK FOR LEGO and we got a
question for you!”
Kid: “Ummm oh yeah? Really? Cooool!”
LEGO marketing goon #2: “Yeah! Hey look, here we got a bucket of COOL new pieces
in a COOL new color! You can keep it if you like it better than the sucking old
color. Light gray or whatwever it was called ... what do you think? Well?”
Kid: “Cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!!!!!!!!!”
...
Imagine this happen a thousand times, and you get a “public demand”.
And in case you are wondering why I’m getting so upset about that wonderful
improvement you announced: I like building with gray. It looks wonderful. I’m
adult, and I got a TON of light grey pieces at home, eg. from buying multiple
copies (in two-digit numbers) of Star Wars sets.
Now I can either throw it all away (which I won’t do), because it will be
incompatible with the new light gray, and start frantically buying every new set
that has a piece or two of the new light gray, all in hope of being able to
build something decent again after 2-3 years of collecting. Something I will
certainly NOT do.
I think I will rather quit buying new stuff and just use what I already have.
Which is far more reasonable anyway and also, mind you, much more cheaper. I
don’t know who will pay for your paycheck in the future, but it certainly won’t
be me.
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| (...) Remember that Jake was the guy brave enough to post this news, in the hope of presenting some facts to help minimize speculation and rumor. He is not the person(s) who made this decision, so don't take your dissatisfaction out on him. (...) (...) (20 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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