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I read in the WSJ a couple of weeks ago that the big toy stores like Toys R Us and WalMart etc also had a bad season, people are getting really bored with all the junk they sell, whereas the smaller speciatlity toy shops improved sales. Items like (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) How about 8020, 8022, 8054, 8064, 8094, and 8485? (especially 8485!) All of which are now discontinued. Which is my point. (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Okay. You are definitely right on this one. However, the RIS is about $200 US for 700 some odd pieces. Clearly a great deal of the expense is going towards the electronic components which are not, strictly speaking, necessary for a universal (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Mark Tarrabain wrote in message <36A4501C.248EF8CE@l....bc.ca>... (...) The Mindstorms set is basically a Universal set with a microcontroller and two motors. Even if you don't want the computer the set is a very good deal just for the pieces and (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Steve Anderson wrote in message ... (...) in (...) While this is true Brio hasn't kept everything the same. When I was a kid Brio trains didn't have any plastic parts (mostly wood with metal for the magnets). Today's trains have a lot of plastic and (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Curses, foiled again. (1) 1 - hoist by my own petard, actually. ++Lar (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Mark de Kock wrote in message ... (...) not (...) ol'days, (...) It'd be interesting to find out how wooden-train manufacturer Brio's finances are, I think. Rather than dumb down building in favour of playability, they've left their trains (...) (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Heh, one of my favorite pedantic pet peeves. "From from where" From down under. :) (...) Actually that would be kinda cool. Lemme see if I can feed them blue 1x1 bricks and have them produce 1x1 brown round plates. (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) From whence? (...) This would be a problem? Clarify! (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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Jesse Long writes: <<<snif>>> (...) <<<snipped again>>> Is this why TLG is loosing money? Because people like us don't buy as many sets as we used to? Perhaps TLG will get the message... Mark "Town Jr.; Tim got a job in the developersteam of TLG" (26 years ago, 19-Jan-99, to lugnet.general)
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