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Re: FOTD, or maybe FOTW?... Plus some dark-ages theories
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Thu, 24 May 2001 23:35:22 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Shiri Dori writes:
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> A *lot* of people said they have too much sentimental value, others said
> they have little siblings, or they moved and left it behind, or gave it
> away. An absolutely overwhelming amount of people said they still play with
> them... (more about that later)
Wow Shiri, that's really cool...
> ... A bunch of people said that they're
> called legos, not lego, and most of the time I didn't argue. ;-)
LOL!
> Well, today someone gave me my first batch of stuff. For $5, I got a red
> plastic container w/LEGO printed on it (a set all by itself, tho I can't
> remember the #). It was full to the brim with lego. Among these, I already
> recognized pieces from.... Poolside Paradise, <set:6552 Rocky
> River Retreat>, Pulsar Charger, Pizza To Go, what
> looks like a Police Helicopter, and other numerous unidentified
> pieces. There are two forestman figs, a few classic space dudes, two knights
> (with two European armor pieces!!), and none other than the *clear* minifig
> dress (2x2x2 slope). How sweet! All that - $5. Surely most of the sets are
> not complete, but the girl said she has more to bring tomorrow, and most of
> the rare pieces seem to be there; so possibly I could complete the sets from
> my own collection. Definitely a good find.
Find of the week? Probably after tomorrows batch I'd say!
> Plus, I was really amazed by how many teenagers (these are kids about 14-18)
> said that they *love* their lego and still play with it. Wow! I asked well
> over a hundred, maybe two hundred kids, and I think at least a quarter of
> them said they would never give them away. Some, I found out, are actually
> minor-AFOLs and crazy about lego. I gave the lugnet URL to a couple of them.
Again, VERY cool!
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> My theory is - LEGO doesn't take care of its audience as they grow up. TLC
> would be well off to stop putting ages on the boxes, *especially* cutting
> off the boxes at twelve. Kids get the "aren't you too old?" comment once
> they pass 12 and so TLC loses its chance to keep an audience that would,
> oncreasingly, be able to pay for sets from their own pocket. Instead of
> pampering these kids with bigger, more challanging sets, that aren't limited
> in age (2), or rather are *targeted and marketed towards* early teens. If
> they create a market image that LEGO is cool - that LEGO isn't just for
> "kids" - people will be a lot more inclined, and less ashamed, to continue
> their childhood hobby. The teens who just now start making their own money
> can start buying things on their own... and as time goes by they will be
> able to afford more and more sets, letting the hobby become an addiction,
> and that can only be a good thing for the company...
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> Well, just some thoughts. I'd Xpost to .lego.direct, but the first part of
> this post is really inappropriate there. Maybe some other time.
You have hit on a VERY valid point here. There was a time when a kid could
graduate through the LEGO line, so teens using Technic wouldn't feel ashamed
for "playing with toys", and their original sets were just bulk fodder for
their more advanced creations. In this age of license aquisition and
character development, LEGO seems to have forgotten this (see my rant from a
few days ago).
You SHOULD post this to lego.direct, but moreso to dear-lego. They need to
hear this oud and clear. Go for it, girl!
Matt
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| (...) Yea, one wonders what my life would have been like if I was a few years younger and got to play with the Technic they got at my high school while I was in college. I was a real sucker for it when Mindstorms came along and then I discovered (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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| Hey guys, I finally got to my senses and decided to advertise around my hs for used lego... I should've done it a long time ago. But I think this (near the end of the year) is also a good time, since I have a lot of free classes and I know a lot (...) (23 years ago, 24-May-01, to lugnet.general)
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