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Subject: 
Re: What Kids really want. Not Juniorization.
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lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general
Date: 
Mon, 12 Mar 2001 00:20:24 GMT
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Pete,

Well, I think ABS is a costlier plastic than whatever
MegaBloks is made out of. That is the major difference
between Lego and Megabloks / Best Lock, is it not?

There are so many factors to consider also, like labor,
plant costs, taxes, insurance, etc. It is hard for us to • see
sometimes.

Plus the transportation costs of moving large boxes of
air, only partly filled
with ABS. Any need to make the boxes as large as they do
?
Unless they want consumers to think there is more inside
than there is.
Parents buy Lego, children open the boxes (unless you're
an AFOL).

pete.w (imagining all that Danish air travelling by sea
from EU to AU)

Well, sarcasm aside, there is a marketing ploy there, and a
lot of companies do it (Mattel, etc.) I don't like the
packaging any better, but I think there are more important
issues to take care of first. There are a lot of issues that
I think TLC can do, but without some actual evidence or
numbers or something, we will never really know. I just hope
they can make some money here, and not go under.

Scott S.
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(...) We are a critical bunch sometimes. I brought up the 'air' content, since MB boxes are reasonably 'air free', and the comparison between the two was happening. My partner bought our niece a Belville set and seriously questioned the value. TLC (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)

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  Re: What Kids really want. Not Juniorization.
 
(...) Plus the transportation costs of moving large boxes of air, only partly filled with ABS. Any need to make the boxes as large as they do ? Unless they want consumers to think there is more inside than there is. Parents buy Lego, children open (...) (24 years ago, 12-Mar-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.general)

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