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Subject:	Re: How about "Technic Tubs" ???????????
Newsgroups:	lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic
Date:	Fri, 12 Oct 2001 20:03:25 GMT
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"Thomas (T. J.) Avery" <thomas.avery@intec-hou.com> writes: > Of course we all wish for "Blue Tubs" that offer other parts (e.g. technic > beams, technic parts, plates, earth-tone bricks, etc.) but how realistic is > that? How did the blue tubs (set 3033) come about? Were they from an extra > surplus from Lego and not a set that was specifically produced? I'm pretty sure they were intended to compete with MegaBlox which had been producing similar tubs at similarly cut-rate prices. Lego's 3033 (just about?) completely annihilated the competition. Now that there is no competition for that (I don't think MegaBlox makes them anymore) Lego can safely discontinue the blue tubs, which were probably not profitable at only $19.95 (when you include the costs of distribution, etc.). > I don't know how well a "blue tub" of technic bricks would sell, but I can > say that I'd pay a great deal more than $20 for it. My guess would be at least $50 for any kind of blue-tub-like quantity of Lego, perhaps even more for Technic. --Bill. -- William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/ (formerly known as hermit@bayview.com) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Life is too important to take seriously.

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		Bulk Sets (was: Re: How about "Technic Tubs" ?)
(...) That's a shame. I consider the Blue Tub (3033) a staple set amongst AFOLs everywhere. Their content is just too essential to our building needs. Even if you only use 50% of the bricks, it's still worth the $20 price (comparing it to bulk (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)

		Tubs [was: Re: How about "Technic Tubs" ???...???]
(...) Last I saw my local Wal-Mart still had a fair number of Mega Bloks tubs, and even more identical tubs manufactured by Ritvik but sold under the house brand name "Kid Connection". (And yes, they clearanced their 3033s months ago.) I thought (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)

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		Re: How about "Technic Tubs" ???...???
(...) I agree with you there! I'd also like to see the studless beams complimented with 1/2 width "links". They are also very, very usefull. The more I get, the more usefull they seem to be. Of course we all wish for "Blue Tubs" that offer other (...) (23 years ago, 12-Oct-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.technic)

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