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Subject:	Re: A Parental Perspective on Juniorisation and Being the Strongest Brand
Newsgroups:	lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au
Date:	Mon, 17 Jul 2000 14:48:43 GMT
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> From: "Deidre Rushton Brumby" <drb@tasmail.com> > If it helps a bit to put those prices in perspective, $175 is 2 weeks > groceries > for a family of 3-4, 1 weeks childcare, 1 weeks rent or mortgage repayment on > a standard family 3 bedroom home with a yard, a season's set of new children's > clothes. It is also more than enough to buy 2 brand new children's bicycles, > or a quality 3 swing set for the backyard. That's incredible. I pay $1120 per month for my 900 sq. ft. one-bedroom home. Maybe I should move to Australia... I'd have more money for Lego. ;^) ~Mark

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		Re: A Parental Perspective on Juniorisation and Being the Strongest Brand
(...) You'd certainly need the extra money for the Lego! :) Seriously, I wonder though how things such as salary compare (not asking personally), what standard that home, location etc etc (I presume that is $1120 US) BTW what's 900sq ft in metric? (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jul-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)

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		Re: A Parental Perspective on Juniorisation and Being the Strongest Brand
(...) I live in Australia, and of course, I can only write from my observations of other parents in Australia. I am not a Mum in Canada, or the US, or anywhere else so I can't write from that perspective. Lego _is_ hideously expensive here. Many (...) (24 years ago, 17-Jul-00, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.au)

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