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Re: General session Q&A
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lugnet.lego
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Tue, 17 Feb 2004 15:20:39 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Kevin Johnston wrote:
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Very harsh/sarcastic tone, Kevin(1) but I have to agree with the substance. I do
not like the color change one bit but I don't see myself standing in aisles
telling people not to buy stuff!
The bricks still interlock, people.
We can suggest that LEGO did this wrong, that they should have
researched/marketed/communicated (internally/externally) better... but actively
trying to drive sales to competitors?
That just seems excessively harsh to me. This whole thread seems a bit strident,
actually. Any chance for a bit calmer approach, people?
I have lots more to say about this and other topics but am still trying to dig
out from under. I am going to try to reconstruct from memory the questions and
answers that I lost, unless someone else with better memory does it first...
1 - kinda goes hand in hand with some of the other very harsh tones used by
others in this thread, I guess... so I'm not actually complaining, just
remarking.
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| (...) Having seen the new colours for the first time when I got out here, I have to agree. Yes, the colours changed. Yes, I would prefer if they had stayed the same. No, the world has not come to a crashing halt because of it. Will I buy "new" (post (...) (20 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) I do not, and have not, in any way, shape, or form, told people not to buy the new sets. I do not even mention compatability because that is not an issue. I simply tell them that the colors will not match previously purchased sets and leave (...) (20 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.lego)
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| (...) Wow. You mean all of a sudden the bricks stopped fitting together? You mean all of a sudden the new dark gray can't be used with the old blue, red, and black? Do the new gray bricks actually REPEL the old gray colors? Amazing! I didn't know (...) (20 years ago, 17-Feb-04, to lugnet.lego)
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