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Re: FOTM/LOTM (Loss of the Month) Some thoughts...
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 2 Jul 2001 01:22:44 GMT
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In lugnet.western, Bryan Beckwith writes:
> On the table, to my excitement, was Fort LEGOREDO, complete with box in good
> shape, for $10! (The FOTM) I quickly went towards it but realized there was
> a little boy looking at it too, with eyes almost as big and excited as mine.
> His head was moving back and forth between the set and his mom, each time
> asking, "Can I get it?"...
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> ...He quickly handed it to the guy behind the
> table and while I was disappointed not to get the set I had been wanting
> (LOTM), I felt real happiness when the first thing I heard come out of the
> boy's mouth was "We can build it together! You wanna?" He was talking to
> his little sister, who must have been about 5. She smiled bigger than I
> ever imagined a little girl could.
>
> Anyway, I guess the only reason I decided to post this was because it
> reminded me of how frustrated many of my fellow AFOLs make me. I absolutely
> hate seeing posts like "4 million copies of set xxxx added to my BrickBay
> store!"
> I get tired of reading posts like "LEGO should make sets with us as their
> target audience." IMHO, no they shouldn't. If I wanted to play with things
> targeted at me, I wouldn't play with LEGO. A good part of the fun I have is
> knowing that I am having just as much if not more fun with something I loved
> as a child. It's not about regaining one's childhood, it's about not
> letting go of it.
Bryan,
Great message...and congratulations to you for allowing that little boy to
have his toy. I hope everyone here at LUGNET reads your story, and takes it
to heart.
I too dislike the posts you talk about here. I appreciate parted out sets,
don't get me wrong, but those who snarf up all the goods for the secondary
market really irk me.
Let the kids have the toys, I say! Just let me play with them once in a while...
Matt
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