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Hello! (...) Yes, by doing all the mentioned above you gave us sugar. But by changing the greys and brown you stole our bread. Bye Jojo (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Bummer. (...) Translation: it will embarrass too many people to change back, and now we guarantee that we won't change back and embarrass them! (Humor alert! Do not take seriously! Jusss...ssst teasing...) :-) (...) Really basic bricks: (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Why not change old gray to pink then? You are saying that kids don't care about color, but the color change was still an improvement? (...) I'm really not buying that the subtle, subliminal appeal of the new colors to kids will outweigh the (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm not sure thats entirely accurate. It makes sense to me that certain items or kit are only exposed through an on-line store as retailers are reluctant to carry them. It makes sense to me (from a business point of view) to ensure that you do (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) I wish people would stop talking about children like they are idiots. My 8 year-old *has* noticed the change, and she *has* asked me about it. She brought it to my attention, not the other way around. Does she buy multiple copies of the same (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Huw, many thanks for sharing. I really enjoyed looking at the photos. Calum (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I mentioned yesterday (but has probably gotten lost in the multitude of posts) that I'm working on getting this. I hope to publish an update today, but it may be Monday as there is a Danish holiday tomorrow, and it's already getting late in (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I don't know how I missed that. Anyway, I'm really hoping that Lego decides to let the AFOL community know what colors are "universal" and what colors are not. I personally thought that the grays would be "universal" since they've been around (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Because there were some fires in the top management recently, so it's non-zero probability the person is not there or not in that high position ;-) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Why do kids have to actually note a color change between versions A & B for it to be a worthwhile product enhancement? Do most kids buy multiple copies of the same set and compare them? So what if the gray doesn't quite match their older (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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My first official MOC using New Grey: (URL) The GREY WARS> (its a spoof of Star Wars, kinda) -Lenny (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.announce.moc, lugnet.space, lugnet.starwars, FTX) !!
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(...) Some people won't ever be convinced - but I'd like to say this: The very fact of this question, this thread, and this discussion all supports one thing: TLG listens to the Fans. Jake is a paid professional who's sole job (it seems) is to argue (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego) !
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(...) One word: Yes. Yours, Christian (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Just don't make them so damn exclusive. I'm among the lucky people who have a brand store in less than an hours drive away, but even *they* don't carry the sets that I'd like to buy there. Take bulk packs. The PAB in Cologne has a mediocre (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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<SNIPPAGE> (...) the 9V (...) hobby! (...) but (...) was (...) that (...) I'm sorry, I just don't get this, When I look at a train layout, I'm not looking at the damn track... I'm looking at what's running on the track. And when you think about it, (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Or TLC's concept of it. I do plenty of shopping online, but usually when I get notified of a 25% off sale so I know I'm getting at least as good a deal as walking into a store. SAH used to have more unique items. But now most of that is (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) SNIP Would that be "Classic" brown or the new "Universal" Mega-Blok looking brown? -Ken (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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<big snip> (...) I do (...) First Jake, it is not something you can do. It is something that Lego as a company has to do. Return to the original colors and make them the "universal" from this point forward. Accept and realize that this mistake is on (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Agreed that there's nothing like putting your hands on it. But since 99.9% of retailers wouldn't carry the ISD, for instance, would you prefer that we simply don't do it, and concentrate only on things that a retailer *may* decide to stock? (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Bah... I'm simply leaning towards finding a different hobby to spend my money on. I've got enough bricks to continue to build for a while, but after that maybe I'll just stop buying your products. There are a few sets that I think are pretty (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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