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Re: Petition against permanent color changes
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lugnet.general
Date: 
Thu, 20 Nov 2003 20:27:33 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Mike Petrucelli wrote:
   If your only complaint is the quality of cohesion then this is no longer a real issue with Mega Bloks. If you are insistent on LEGO brand just for the sake of the name than I respect that.

It’s brand loyality and 30+ years of doing business with LEGO (never a dark age). I still hear stories from many friends who have had troubles with MB. So I figure “Why spend my money on something people say is starting to work when I’ve been using a product that has and continues to work for me for over 30 years?”

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  The direction of the company and the average consumer (Re: Petition against permanent color changes)
 
(...) Fair enough. I used to think that way, and admittedly I still have a strong brand preference for LEGO, but those MB navy ships were too much to pass up IMHO. I personally feel the main LEGO company is a boat teetering on the edge of a (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
  Re: Petition against permanent color changes
 
(...) If I may be permitted to speak on the issue of clone brands, I offer the following: You pose a valid question, and it actually describes something quite distinct from (and better than) pure brand loyalty, which can be self-defeating. Your (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)

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  Re: Petition against permanent color changes
 
(...) Please see (URL) here> If your only complaint is the quality of cohesion then this is no longer a real issue with Mega Bloks. If you are insistent on LEGO brand just for the sake of the name than I respect that. For the record I do not mix the (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)

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