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Re: Post Announcement Reaction Assessment Study
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 8 Jun 2001 18:30:54 GMT
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I agree with you 100% Eric. But we won't rain on their parade. :-)
Gary Istok
Lorbaat wrote:
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Greg Perry writes:
> > Now that everyone knows what the July Surprise is and all the reactions have
> > started pouring in I'd like to conduct a survey of the various reactions
> > folks had upon reading the announcement.
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> Why was this in off-topic? Doesn't this have to do with LEGO? Anyway...
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> I'm happy. I don't have a Guarded Inn, but always wanted one. Now, I'll
> probably buy several, because I like several of the elements in the set.
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> Overall, though, I give it a yawn reaction. Yes, it's cool, but the wind was
> kind of taken out of the sails of this announcement by the re-issue of other
> discontinued sets. While I understand the philosophical difference between
> those and the "LEGO Legends" line- well, the Guarded Inn being announced first
> would have had a bigger visceral impact, I guess.
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> All of that said... I'm happy about the re-releases in general, but I guess I
> don't see it as "revolutionary" since other toy companies have done much the
> same thing. I'm glad I can pick up these classic, and frankly
> better-than-current-offering, sets- but I'm not really blown away.
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> Now, when I can order bulk packs of almost every type of "standard" bricks- or
> at the very least, an offering of bricks that matches the old architectural
> packs- *THEN* I'll be blown away.
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> eric
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| (...) Ah, it's your fault anyway, Gary- if not for you, I never would have known that those architecture packs existed, and never have dreamed such a way of selling LEGO was possible. Ignorance is truly bliss. :D eric (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Why was this in off-topic? Doesn't this have to do with LEGO? Anyway... I'm happy. I don't have a Guarded Inn, but always wanted one. Now, I'll probably buy several, because I like several of the elements in the set. Overall, though, I give it (...) (23 years ago, 8-Jun-01, to lugnet.general)
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