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Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT)
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Fri, 23 Jun 2006 19:46:48 GMT
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In lugnet.mediawatch, John Neal wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Harvey Henkelman wrote:
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I for one, would like to see the LEGO Group fail miserably, possibly even go
out of business.
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Look, you are entitled to your own opinion, sunshine, but really. That is
about the stupidest comment I’ve read on LUGNET in a while. That is, unless
you are trolling, to which I say, “good one”, because you got me to bite.
JOHN
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I wouldn’t call the comment stupid. I think it comes from a fan who feels let
down and now questions his support of the company that made the decision that
led to his disappontment.
I feel let down too. I don’t want to buy the Lego “brand” by buying bricks
actually made by some other company - really, what would be the difference
between that and buying any other clone brand?
I am sad that Lego is phasing out manufacutring and outsourcing more and more.
I hate the idea of poor people living in sub-standard conditions making a
product for the wealthy living in luxury. I think we tried that experiment
before and it was called slavery then.
So, although I don’t wish Lego to fail, I am no longer going to support their
business model by buying “their”/Flextronics’ products.
--
Thomas Main
thomasmain@charter.net
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT)
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| (...) The difference, of course, is that the facade of brand-purism would be torn down, and fans would finally have to determine whether they're purists because it's LEGO or because it's made in Enfield. There may be a legitimate issue of quality (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT)
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| (...) I'm sick to death of this equation of manufacturing in poor countries being eqivalent to slavery/evil/whatever. It is quite possible for a company to employ people at a good local income in a country where the cost of living is lower and still (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT)
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| (...) The bottom line is that TLG is a business, and they are doing whatever they feel necessary to remain in business. Some bad business decisions? Perhaps, but to blame TLG for not having perfect market vision is a little harsh. TLG is an old (...) (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | | Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT)
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| Re: LEGO migrating production to Singapore (...) Thomas Main wrote: (...) I'd just like to toss in that Singapore is a first world country, not a third world country. It's more urbanized than Tokyo, a heck of a lot cleaner than New York (where I (...) (18 years ago, 24-Jun-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | Re: Massive Layoffs At Lego (in Enfield, CT)
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| (...) Look, you are entitled to your own opinion, sunshine, but really. That is about the stupidest comment I've read on LUGNET in a while. That is, unless you are trolling, to which I say, "good one", because you got me to bite. JOHN (18 years ago, 23-Jun-06, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.general, FTX)
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