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Subject: 
Re: Color Change - Final Update
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
Date: 
Thu, 6 May 2004 13:07:20 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Erik Olson wrote:
In lugnet.general, Don Heyse wrote:
I noticed there was never an official denial to
the rumor that the real reason was so TLC could recycle blue ABS into
the greys, and red ABS into the browns in order to save money.

Now that you got your official denial, consider: Lego makes more black bricks
than they do gray bricks. In the recycling article they said recycled plastic
goes into black bricks.

I'm not sure what you're trying to tell me.  Please explain further.  Or
maybe I just need some coffee.

I really wish they would just tell us the real business decision behind the
change.  Then we could move on.



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  Re: Color Change - Final Update
 
(...) Oh wait, I think I get it now. Maybe the first question was too specific. Let's make it a game of it and see if we can gather a few more "official denials". How about 20 questions? Was there a cost savings component in the decision to change (...) (20 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)

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  Re: Color Change - Final Update
 
(...) Now that you got your official denial, consider: Lego makes more black bricks than they do gray bricks. In the recycling article they said recycled plastic goes into black bricks. (20 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)

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