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Re: Juniorization
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 25 Aug 2000 21:01:46 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, Kevin Loch writes:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Tim Courtney writes:
> > I asked some key questions on the product line and on juniorization. Really,
> > from what they said, juniorized models have done really well for them, and it
> > was a direct response to market demand. I stressed with them that though it
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> They are seriously misinformed if they believe that. Everything I've heard,
> from parents, kids, numerous toy store employees at various stores have said
> that parents and kids unanimously *hate* juniorized sets. Sure they buy them
> anyway because the economy is great, they have money to spend and there is no
> alternative. Actually there is a choice now that Star Wars is out. I believe
> the phenomenal success of Star Wars has as much to do with the design values as
> the Star Wars element.
I couldn't resist a "me-too" here. If I had a single brick for every
Insectisoid & UFO set, as well as every sorry town-junior fire station that I've
seen on clearance...I would...er...have a lot more Lego than I do now!
p.s., A month or so ago my wife bought me Arachnoid Star Base on clearance for
$15. I just couldn't bring myself to keep it. That set is the antithesis of
everything that once made Space great. Blech. It was K-mart's problem again
within the hour.
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| (...) Sooner or later, most sets go on clearance. Why is no one complaining about Adventurers, which are just as Juniorized as Insectoids? The Egyptian sets had pretty cool designs, but the Amazon sets were fairly lame, and most of the Dinosaur sets (...) (24 years ago, 28-Aug-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) They are seriously misinformed if they believe that. Everything I've heard, from parents, kids, numerous toy store employees at various stores have said that parents and kids unanimously *hate* juniorized sets. Sure they buy them anyway (...) (24 years ago, 25-Aug-00, to lugnet.dear-lego)
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