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Re: U.S. Lego (Was Re: What is Samsonite Lego?)
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Sun, 9 Jan 2000 02:28:18 GMT
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> [2] Actually, does anybody here know roughly what proportion of Lego sold
> (say, last year) in the world was sold in North America?
I'm going to guess anywhere from 35 to 45%. Though that is for all of the
Americas, which LEGO's US subsidiary is in charge of.
> [3] Does anybody know why most Lego sets have a different title outside the
> U.S.? Did they just not bother to make them the same, or was it intentional?
> (in other words: ALWAYS give the set #'s please!!!!)
The local affiliate is in charge of naming the set.
> [4] Is Best-Lock made in the U.S.? ;)
Good question. Either the U.S. or U.K., or maybe even China, though Best-Lock
is either an American or British company.
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| (...) I'm wondering how accurate that explanation is. Doesn't the U.S. have particularly high import tariffs[1]? So is it possible that Lego would have been deemed shipping through U.S. import duties too expensive compared to making the Lego in the (...) (25 years ago, 20-Aug-99, to lugnet.general)
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