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Re: Bummer of the Week: LEGO Made in China
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lugnet.general
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Thu, 6 Sep 2001 03:41:20 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Greg Perry writes:
> However,
> avoiding items that are "MADE IN CHINA" is the one "protest" act that I
> actively pursue.
I don't see how is that even possible today, unless you live without
electricity.
> While I certainly
> see the problems inherent in a society that forces it's population to work
> under virtual "slave labor" conditions,
Huh? This is not 1970.
> for me the botton line is that
> products made in China are inevitably cheap, inferior crap.
Please explain.
> (at this point I could launch into another old favorite
> and start lamenting about the fact that newer bricks don't seem to connect
> together as well as old ones do, etc.)
In fact the new one sometimes have very poor connections. That's why the guns
on the X-Wing are so loose. Those pieces are still made in your favourite
first world country.
> - Does anyone know how prevalent LEGO's use of China based manufacturing is
> at the moment? Anyone familiar with other TLC products made there? (I'm
> guessing at least some of the LEGOLand souvenir stuff is made there). For
> all I know LEGO may have been making things in China for years.
So far I only know the soccer ball in 3411.
> - Am I just being jingo-istic (and euro-centric) in thinking that if LEGO
> products across the board begin to be made in China that there will be an
> overall reduction in quality?
Yes.
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| I can understand how Ka-On feels here, well both sides of the story actually. Not EVERYTHING that is made in China is crap. After all there are many items not necessarily made in China but just assembled there due to lower costs. I have brought many (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Bummer of the Week: LEGO Made in China
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| (...) As mentioned in my original post I'm not some foaming-at-the-mouth "activist" whose every waking moment is spent in avoiding Chinese produced items. Rather as a habit I generally check most products I'm considering buying to see where they (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general)
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