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> > > Are Galidor figures even made of ABS? They're made in China, not the usual
> > > LEGO factories.
> >
> > Who knows, but I'm not going to buy one and find out. Chinese lego? No, this
> > isn't right at all, I thought all LEGO components were manufactured and shipped
> > out of denmark. Whatever idiot came up with the idea to make these should be
> > shipped to china, on permanent leave, banished from lego forever.
> >
> > But, if they're going to take the megablock approach to cheap production,
> > by use of chinese manufactures, I'm just hoping they don't take this whole
> > process to the rest of Lego's product line. (yeah, I know it's scary, that's
> > why I hate Gaildor)
>
> Would you rather that LEGO has expensive production? The reason companies
> have their product made in China is because there is local expertise there
> and the costs and restrictions are much lower. Your LEGO sets will likely
> cost less to you if LEGO does what they can to reduce their own costs.
> Manufacturing in Europe is more expensive.
If Galidor manufacturing was moved to China to keep the cost down, why do
these sets still look so expensive? They're nearly a dollar per piece,
which is much more than European LEGO, and I don't think the prices would
compare well with other action figures either. I can't imagine how
expensive a European Galidor set would be!
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