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(...) I think they'd have better spent the money on LEGO stores throughought the US. I think stores where you can "pick a brick" would do much to increase sales. More widespread "pick a brick" sales could be part of an overall strategy to make TLC (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Well, I meant that as a joke. I am aware that Bionicle is extremely sucessful. But your post did get me to thinking. Bionicle is such a strong brand by itself that as long as TLC is looking to sell properties to (I assume) raise (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) Local news has gotten the story- (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
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(...) I would like to see exactly how much more expensive per anum to make the stuff in Denmark than it is to make it in China. And what the extra expense is going towards (taxes? wages? electricity costs? what?) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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on this picture? (URL) is Hungarian... S (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.hu)
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(...) snip (...) *apologize LOL, always just slightly off, story of my life! Spell boy spell! e (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle)
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(...) org, I posted a .txt file that has been sitting in my computer. Later I realized I had already posted the same (URL) message> a year ago. In the process I offended Lenny, and I apologoze for that. I felt the core reasons and goals for the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.general, lugnet.build.mecha, lugnet.space, lugnet.castle, FTX)
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(...) I got so worked up that i forgot to sign my name at the bottom of this post! Oh, and just for Ka-On Lee, i only meant "labor intensive slave system" in terms relative to the developed western nations ideology towards humane treatment of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Could some one clarify, didn't TLG plan-on, or already move some production/ warehouse facilities to Eastern Europe to cut-costs?!? Anyways, i'm betting quality standards will slip in China... (i know, this nation is making better products (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.year.2005)
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| | Re: MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
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(...) That is some rather ignorant ranting. Why would you expect those single kids, spoiled by two parents and four grand parents, would be forced to work? And what is this "slave labor"? Some cold war garbage? Yes you really tick me off too. (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Yup, it's a darn shame that he put money into a non-licensed product that so took the world by storm that while it was still fairly obscure it ranked as the top selling ACTION FIGURE line (beating Star Wars, Power Rangers, etc.), all by (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) That's right, those 12 people in the production facility are what led you to two consecutive years of heavy losses. I swear, this world is being ruined by the decisions of MBAs and accountants who have no natural talent for their occupation, (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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I sang to it, one of the best songs on Sgt. Pepper. --- Member 1893 (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Actually, I don't think it will save them much at all. Sea transport will now be across the atlantic, they have built the factories in Hungary, have the ones in Bulland (sp), ect. Cost to run the actual factories is relatively low in terms of (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) As sad (wrong depending on how ones sees it) as it may sound that TLC is moving production to China it *IS* the way of this century. Expect to see a lot of this occuring for the rest of our lifetime! 1st world countries *CAN NOT* compete (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX)
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(...) I'm just shocked...I can't even begin to say what this means to me....other than I guess the market for old Lego collections will just continue to go through the roof. <sigh> When will it ever end? (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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(...) Good one Thomas, That really cracked me up. Now I know I'm showing my age here, but I have to wonder, how many ppl actually sang that to themselves instead of reading it??? Apparently the creativity around here is not just limited to building. (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| | Re: Lugnet Member Data (was: Re: Lego changes CEO after new losses)
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(...) Wow, I was surprised by the state breakdown. The top 6 states for Lugnet members are: California (278) Washington (98) Michigan (83) Texas (83) Massachusetts (76) Virginia (75) Gary Istok (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Yes all that and now the possibity that MegaBlocks and Lego being made in the same manufacturing plant. They'll just take the better ones and put them in the "Lego" bin with the poorer ones going to the other knock offs. -Patrick (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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| | A Day in the Life (was:Re: Lego changes CEO after new losses_
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(...) i read the news today, oh boy about a lego man who lost his job and though the news was rather sad well i just had to laugh i saw the photograph he blew his resources on bionicles while mega bloks had just released na-no a crowd on lugnet came (...) (22 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
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