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Re: The cold, hard reality of Lego Renaissance
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Fri, 16 Mar 2001 20:40:16 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Mike Timm writes:
> >  2) LEGO is still not cheap.
> 
> I'd say it is still not inexpensive, it is not and never has been
> 'cheap'..  With some things you pay for the quality.

This twigged my memory, and reminded me of something I wanted to post, but
never got around to.  I had a very interesting conversation with a mom at a
train show recently.  She had been asking about the track & how much the
costs were, and I mentioned that it was about $10 US for 8 sections, so a
bit on the expensive side, but most Lego was.  She looked at me a bit oddly
(maybe she just expected someone with so much Lego to "know" this) and said:

"Lego isn't expensive."

"The $50 robot dog that my son plays with for a week, and ignores - that's
expensive.  Video games are expensive.  Toys with play value, that my kids
keep using?  They're as cheap as dirt!"

It made me feel better about my spending habits, and re-evaluate how much my
collections costs compared to what I get out of it - and she's right.  It's
not expensive.

James



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  Re: The cold, hard reality of Lego Renaissance
 
On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 05:54:53 GMT, Mike Rosulek <mjr@powersurge.net.nospam> wrote: Welcome to .castle (...) Hmm, have you checked out the Lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands group? (think Battleship and Aircraft Carrier). /me keeps a wary eye out for (...) (26 years ago, 16-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)

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