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Re: Four sets reviewd, but only one good one, so be warned!
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Sat, 5 Jan 2008 13:01:36 GMT
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In lugnet.reviews, John Patterson wrote:
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In lugnet.reviews, Richie Dulin wrote:
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In lugnet.reviews, John Patterson wrote:
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Perhaps it is due to Flextronics not having the quality control that Lego
did. Why they moved production to Juarez Mexico is beyond me.
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(Note that I don’t know, and that I’m not wearing my Ambassador’s hat
here). I would guess that costs are a major consideration, and that the
NAFTA has had a bearing on this - keep in mind that the USA is LEGO’s
biggest market.
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Perhaps very cheap labor, less than $2.00 an hour might be the reason.
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Well, labour costs would have a bearing, no doubt. But less than $2 an hour?
Who knows? Don’t forget that cost is not necessarily an indicator of
quality. I’ve seen a lot of shoddy work done in a number of fields for a
lot more than $2 an hour.
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Shades of overseas clothing sweat houses.
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This I doubt. Unless LEGO are assembling sets by hand.
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Check the box next time you buy a Lego. “Components made in Denmark,
Austria, Hungary, Mexico and the Czech Republic” John P
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Excellent. An internationally produced product for an international market.
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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I live in El Paso and that is the wage in Juarez, or less. I would doubt
that it is too international. Nothing is made in the US, Germany, England,
New Zealand, or Australia. Though some things are made in China. I would
say that the international part is where the wages are the lowest and
government help to industry. This all started with the new CFO. They might
sell internationally, but they sure do not produce internationally.
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Well, they do... you provided a list above - “Components made in Denmark,
Austria, Hungary, Mexico and the Czech Republic”. Now, I’m guessing that the
first two (at least) are not really cheap labour markets - but I could be wrong.
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Sell
where the market can affort to pay, produce where the market can get very
cheap labor. Economic internationalism. I just finished building 4996 and
there is a difference in the quality of the bricks. Some of the slopes, 2x2
were textured and some were not 2x8, 2x4. Looked kind of funny when the roof
was finished. Also, to save money and up the piece count they do not put the
train wheels together anymore or the turntables.
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Well, markets outside North America don’t generally get piece counts on boxes,
so upping the piece count may have a lesser significance than you suppose. But
given that they are not assembling these components, one has to wonder what
they are doing with all this cheap labour you say they are using.
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When I built the Holiday
(Christmas) Train I first wondered what the metal parts were for. Also I am
finding the piece count going up, as is the prices, but far more “little”
parts in each set. Some of what they do is not necessary. Lots and lots of
1x1 round plates, and other short plates where a long one would have held
better. Also columns that are made of 1x1 bricks that are 5 tall. Why not a
1x5 brick? More pieces in the box?
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Possibly, I guess.
But, on a positive note, it could be because that’s exactly the sort of
thing fans have been requesting for years - don’t use a 1x1x5 when 5 1x1 bricks
will do. Have a look back over the years here at LUGNET and you’ll find many
similar requests.
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I understand why some people only
collect the older sets now. Also there are fewer smaller sets for the family
that cannot afford the larger ones. I often thought that it was nice for
lego to do the small sets so most kids could have some legos. Other than an
rare town set there are the mini’s and the little cars. I guess what I am
trying to say is that Lego got cheap and penny pinching. Before they were
concerned with quality. This is but my opinion, Lego is going in the wrong
direction and violating the policy that the founder instilled into the family
business. But I guess business is business. John P
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Cheers
Richie Dulin
(I’ve trimmed .reviews from this post... please consider the FUT if choosing to
reply)
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