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Re: This is why TLG lost money
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Date: 
Thu, 4 Feb 1999 16:56:53 GMT
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John VanZwieten writes:
This message is from a good friend who is considering what to buy for her 6
yr. old son, whom I have been introducing to Lego:

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Walked all over Toys R Us last night. You are going to need to work on me
more.  I was very interested in this moving cars and truck building kit by
MegaBlocks.  It was a perfect price and offered many options.
Legos-  There was too many lego products to choose from.  I'm still not
sure what to go with.  I'll have to check out the catalog when it gets here.
:}
A
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Why can't Lego come up with a sets which don't contain dopey pieces like
"Freestyle" (who is that name supposed to appeal to anyway, the 7 yr. old
snowskiing set?) but allow a kid to build a variety of interesting vehicles or
buildings--and come with some instructions for doing so?

I've pointed her to Lego Dacta, but I fear those sets will be a bit out of her
price range.  So she'll probably end up buying the MBs and get inferior bricks
but a superior set.  (I'll, of course, still get him the real thing.)

Sorry for my rant, maybe should have gone in the open letters group.

-John Van

Know what you mean. since the last few day I browse Ebay (just discover it) and
pause magasine to see what poeple have to sell and whoaw there was some great
kit in the '80s but since a few years it keep losing the realisim whit too many
theme that don't realy attrack me (I am not tinking about Jr :-( )it's like
they just want to ship more and more kit but don't spend time to make realy
good and atracting thing. (Hey this is not a donut shop)

Martin



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This message is from a good friend who is considering what to buy for her 6 yr. old son, whom I have been introducing to Lego: ---...--- Walked all over Toys R Us last night. You are going to need to work on me more. I was very interested in this (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)

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