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Subject:	Re: What Kids really want. Not Juniorization.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general
Date:	Mon, 5 Mar 2001 22:18:57 GMT
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A. Mark Wilburn wrote in message ... > Also, I don't particularly care for the bagged 'minisets within sets' > juniorization, but then you can always just dump everthing out into the box. I have to disagree with you on this point. I have a four(almost five) year old boy and the mini set bags make it easier for him to build the sets. He gets frustrated when he can't find the parts. This also makes it easier for us to build the set together since we can both take a "part" and build in parallel. Actually the mini bag sets speed up the building process with out compromising the set design. Rose

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		Re: What Kids really want. Not Juniorization.
(...) I fully agree with this. If the design quality is up to par I don't care how it is packaged. -Mike Petrucelli (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)

		Re: What Kids really want. Not Juniorization.
(...) Ok, obviously I confused you (and Doug, and Mike). No, I don't hate the bags at all; I've heard comments to the effect of some people really don't like them (I can't remember who said this, but I've seen many posts that say something to the (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)

		Re: What Kids really want. Not Juniorization.
I don't remember caring much what kind of bags they were in. As long as they ended up looking like what was on the outside of the box when the building was done! I think I actually preferred the items sorted by type, as opposed to sub-assembly (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)

		Re: What Kids really want. Not Juniorization.
There have been many times in life (College, Grad School, PhD, Jobs, Kids, etc) where I've been acutely aware that the _only_ reason I was able to persevere through and solve problems was due to the patience and methodical search approach I learned (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)

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		Re: What Kids really want. Not Juniorization.
(...) ... (...) That pretty much sums it up, doesn't it? No, MB bricks aren't as good as LEGO. Nobody said they were... but can they be a satisfactory (and cheap) substitute? To some people, in some cases... definitely. This is especially true in (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)

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