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In lugnet.castle, John DiRienzo writes:
> In this auction for the LEGO 6067 Guarded Inn, the seller claims, "HARD
> TO FIND DUE TO THE FACT THE U.S. DISCONTINUED THE IMPORT DUE TO THE FACT OF
> IT PROMOTING DRINKING."
> I agree that the Guarded Inn is hard to find and that it was never sold
> in US stores, but I had never heard before that "promoting drinking" had
> anything to do with why the set was not available here. If this is actually
> true, then what were the reasons? Are there US laws that say children's
> toys can not promote drinking? Or did LEGO make this decision simply due to
> marketing strategies and to avoid confrontation? Is he implying some
> government agency or law stopped the importation of this set? It appears
> that the seller is saying exactly that, and I find that very interesting.
> I seriously doubt that this is true, but I am interested in hearing
> anything that would substantiate the claim made by the seller. There are a
> few reasons I don't think it is true:
If it *is* true (and I doubt it too, John) then one could also argue that
Lego promotes jousting, Wild West banditry, and piracy, among many other
dangerous activities. I hope that the seller's reason has little to do with
reality, and that in fact Lego simply marketed it differently to the various
continents.
Dave!
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| In this auction for the LEGO 6067 Guarded Inn, the seller claims, "HARD TO FIND DUE TO THE FACT THE U.S. DISCONTINUED THE IMPORT DUE TO THE FACT OF IT PROMOTING DRINKING." I agree that the Guarded Inn is hard to find and that it was never sold in (...) (24 years ago, 10-Dec-00, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.auction)
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