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Just thought I'd pass this along...
Someone wrote today and mentioned that they'd recently got a job with Mega
Bloks (Ritvik Holdings, Inc.) as a model builder. They were asking if they
needed to modify their posting sig to note this fact. I said no, it's not
required by the discussion group T&C, but that it wouldn't hurt, assuming
they were posting in an official MB capacity. (On the other hand, since
this person is an AFOL and LUGNET member, it's likely that they'll be
posting privately and not on behalf of MB in any official capacity. But we
as a community should talk a bit about what we'd want out of MB if someone
did ever show up and post in an official capacity.)
Anyway, to make a long story short, Mega-Bloks (Ritvik) is watching.
I don't know how many (if any) other AFOLs have made it on the inside at MB,
but theoretically, one is all it takes to start forwarding the juicy stuff
up the chain (assuming that MB hasn't been watching all along, which I would
assume they have been, just like LEGO). Not that there's anything wrong
with that; that's just business.
Finally, if this person should decide to disclose his/her position at MB,
please be courteous and show him/her the same respect you would show a LEGO
employee. He/she is a respected member of the AFOL community and just
because MB is a wannabe doesn't mean that its employees are bad or that an
AFOL working for MB has sold out to the bad guys. Bear in mind that MB is
in Canada and if I'm not mistaken there are far fewer positions at LEGO in
Canada than there are in the U.S. or Europe.
--Todd
[followups to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands]
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| (...) good point....oh and not to give them free advertizing, but I saw a new Ritvik model, the deluxe monorail set...it was interesting but not as nice a layout as the airport shuttle for lego, and not as functional.... but since its new, maybe (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| If MegaBlok make sets and pieces that we're after (and it seems they are able to make them cheaper too), not only will we treat them with the same respect, we'll go out and buy their products! So we should welcome them into this discussion group, (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) As 7 of 9 would say, "irrelevant". MB can watch all they want. Most people here are LEGO purists (we are in the *LEGO* Users Group Network after all), and as long as they remain in the off-topic.clones NG, I think it is perfectly fine. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| To All, (...) LEGO (...) Well, watching offhand the discussion off off.topic.clone-brands for the last few years, it will be interesting to hear one of LEGO's biggest competitors in the toy aisle. Welcome aboard is all I can say. I for one would (...) (24 years ago, 4-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) I knew this. (...) Of course. MB is not the enemy here. One of their employees is certainly not the enemy here either! Bad design and the lack of resources (i.e. the bricks we need for a project) at a good price are the enemies we AFOL must (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) Know thy enemy to better understand oneself. I heartily welcome LEGO's competition into 'our' fold proper. Time to put a little fear into LEGO and scare them out of juniorization. Like 95%+ of us who are LEGO purists, I would not be caught (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) Very good note and point. MB is a major player and while most of us prefer LEGO, many of us AFOLs look at MB and "hope" they move more into LEGO territory just so we can get more parts at their lower cost (relative). I sincerely hope their (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| (...) Well, if they are, here's a suggestion I made to Ritvik via their website feedback feature: I'd really like to see a statement about if and how they figure to enter some major European markets, namely the German. The thing is, I've been trying (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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