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Does LEGO sell LEGO anymore?
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 7 Jul 2001 14:04:39 GMT
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Well, after looking at the latest catalog, World Tour Summer 2001, all I can
wonder is: Does Lego make Lego anymore?
So what does the new catalog have:
· 2 page spread for Bionicle (makes one look at burps with admiration),
new train engines (great idea) and the Guarded Inn (yea!)
· 2 pages of Jurassic Park III dinosaurs - 23 pieces for $9.99? 179
pieces for $34.99?
· 2 pages of Alpha Team - Juniorized to death
· 2 pages of Mars - special pieces galore
· 3 pages of Movie - more juniorization
· 1 page of Racers - 8 pieces for $2.99
· 2 pages of LEGO favorites (Hey we couldn't sell these so we'll push
them in the catalog).
· 3 pages of Jack Stone - who is this Jack that got stoned and came up
with this garbage? Although I kind of like the girder elements, the maxifigs
and special pieces really stink. Might want to get some of those huge plate
glass windows though.
· 2 pages of Creator - a few actual sets and a whole lot of books and
games
· 2 pages of Belville -Lego goes Barfbie (not a typo)
· 1 page of Duplo - at least something of value is still around
· 1 page of Bob the Builder - actually kind of cute.
· 3 pages of accessories - yeah some bricks appear!
· 1 page of Mosaic
· All under $10
· 2 pages of computer and video games
· 2 pages of soccer sets - yea for the women's team. Hmm - why don't the
women get a bus?
· 2 pages of Star Wars - nice At-ST
· 1 page of watches and pens?
· 1 page of models - nice stuff
· 2 pages of create your own train - excellent!
· 1 page of a train and train station followed by a page of train
accessories
· another page of Star Wars - reduced prices - gotta move these
· 1 page of technic accessories
· 2 pages of race
· 1 page of robotics
· 3 pages of Bionicle
· Sopwith Camel on the back cover
1 50 page catalog - no Castle, no Town, no Adventurers, no Technic, no basic
sets (beside Duplo). Very few sets that are not juniorized to death.
Is it just me, or is LEGO moving in the wrong direction?
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Does LEGO sell LEGO anymore?
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| In lugnet.general, Ed Jones writes: BIG snip (...) Though I do agree with you to some extent, (What is with Jack Stone?!), I think that the quality of sets has been slowly climbing again, though it is no where near the quality of even four or five (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Does LEGO sell LEGO anymore?
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| (...) Yes, we have to give them these. They look good and for a good price (although I am in the dark on the piece count for the train sets). High marks for these sets! (...) Pretty good sets at a very bad price point. Will buy certain elements from (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jul-01, to lugnet.general)
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