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I wouldn’t say that you are being Jingoistic per se, but I do think that your view is a little uninformed. I normally steer clear of political discussions here on Lugnet, but this one does seem to be a real discussion and not an argument. What is (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Bummer of the Week: LEGO Made in China
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As far as quality goes, the same things have been said in the past about manufacturing in Japan, Taiwan and Korea (and probably Singapore, Maylasia, Thailand and the Philippines). The truth is, if cheap crap is going to be made, it will be made (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Bummer of the Week: LEGO Made in China
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John - thank you for your response to my posting. I'm sorry, of course, that I had to break this news to you. At the same time it's nice to get a response from someone else who thinks that this a valid concern (and not simply racist, bigoted (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Bummer of the Week: LEGO Made in China
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(...) Oh no. Let me check my calendar. Please tell me it's April first... it's not. ARRRRGH! I'm tempted to write some words here that would violate my Lugnet Terms of Use agreement... (...) Oh boy, I *am* politically active. I've been boycotting (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Bummer of the Week: LEGO Made in China
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(...) I'm in the same boat as you, Greg. I try to avoid products made in China, not because of any quality questions, but because of the political and human rights record of the country. Anyone remember Tiananmen Square? Sending tanks against (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Greg Perry" <supernerd23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GJ8nuK.31E@lugnet.com... (...) I liked your description of yourself "that's the great thing about the Internet - any crackpot can moan, grumble and whine about any old thing they want." (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) Oh yeah, that reminds me of the other great thing about the Internet - it's absolutely so predictable: For instance, any posting of an opinion on a public forum is always going to get at least one response from some detractor whose debating (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Lawrence Wilkes" <lawrence@thewilkesf...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:GJ8CJ8.9Mq@lugnet.com... (...) news:GJ7GLD.GLJ@lugnet.com... (...) Or LEGO should be ashamed, one or the other. Nothing to be ashamed about for having, and voicing that (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Greg Perry" <supernerd23@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:GJ7GLD.GLJ@lugnet.com... (...) <big snip> (...) What a pile of jingoistic crap. You should be ashamed. regards lawrence (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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(...) This news is pretty shocking (maybe I've been sleeping and never noticed). <snipped Greg's observations> (...) Depends how you define quality. (...) Difficult to say. I've always had this idea of LEGO of being some sort of magical company that (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Bummer of the Week: LEGO Made in China
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The cord that connects the Trains speed regulator to the wall outlet is made in China for the LEGO Group. (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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Greg Perry wrote: [snip] (...) [snip] I noticed that many of the Belville and Scala cloth items were made in China. (Send me email if you need me to check a 5890 to see if those earliest Belville sleeping bags fall into this category.) /Eric McC/ (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego)
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I experienced two LEGO "firsts" a couple of weeks ago - I visited the local Zany Brainy store for the first time to check out their LEGO selection and while there I discovered the first sets that I had seen stamped with the words I cringe at, "MADE (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.general, lugnet.duplo, lugnet.dear-lego) !!
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| | Re: I can't tolerate this *juniorization* Either
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(...) <clip> (...) I have to agree with Tim. If the Shop@Home prices were more reasonable, more bulk (Sam's Club) prices, then I would spend my money there. Now I wait until sets at the retail stores go on deep discount to buy Lego. 50%-75% off (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: ??? New Theme Proposal ???
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(...) I was not aware of this, and I must say that I'm VERY greatful for the link (sincerely... thank you Mike). This will come in very handy, but I can still see the possibilities for larger sheets (sizes that most home printers are not capable of (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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| | Re: I can't tolerate this *juniorization* Either
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"Jonathan B. McKay" <vebblejm@aol.com> wrote in message news:GJ4Ito.DnJ@lugnet.com... (...) Yup. My one gripe about LEGO Direct is the bulk brick prices. With the 1200 pc retailing for 20.00 originally, 1.6 cents/piece was a STEAL. It helped out a (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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"Sean Harrington" <harrington@macgenius.com> wrote in message news:GJ5Dyy.50L@lugnet.com... (...) [ ... snipped ...] (...) LEGO (...) packs (...) model (...) [ ... snipped ...] The LEGO graph paper has been available on the LEGO web site for quite (...) (23 years ago, 5-Sep-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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| | Bionicle: Juniorized?
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(...) Yes, I have made some great original creations by combining multiple Bionicle sets. It's fun and there are many possibilities. Have _you_ tried building something with Bionicle? (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: ??? New Theme Proposal ???
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(...) Agreed. With the four sculptures that are out there, I think that this is a concept who's time has come. But I think the current sculptures are WAY overpriced, i.e. the 3724 Dragon is the closest in part count, and they have it priced at an (...) (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.lego)
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| | I can't tolerate this *juniorization* Either
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(...) My name is Jonathan Mckay, I am also 13, with many of the same gripes. (...) Bulk=3033 1200 piece brick bucket. When you buy these wholesale from lego they are 12.99 for 1 brick bucket. That's roughly 1 cent per brick. Buying the same bricks (...) (23 years ago, 4-Sep-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.dear-lego)
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