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In lugnet.general, Tom Inosanto writes:
> Profits? They are trying to charge MORE for LESS take for example the blue
> tub, $20 for 1200 bricks (the 3033) well, its gone - what replaced it?
> Another blue tub with just over 600 parts (parts, not bricks) for the SAME
> $20?!?!
Relax... they'll come up with a replacement for the 3033 blue tub. Offering
sets consisting of only bricks is not a one-time thing, you know. Recall 950
piece buckets 1819 and 1776. Granted, the list price was $20 and a tub beats
the heck out of a bucket for storage, but those buckets were widely available
at a substantial discount. And 2494 the 400 piece bucket was available for
under 5 bucks. (Or am I the only AFOL old enough to remember these sets? Heck,
I won't even mention the blue ribbon buckets from the early 90's-- 1706 had 250
pieces, but lots of them were bricks.)
> And why would I want to pay $10 for some set with appx. 60 parts? I think
> they need to get back to basics, forget Jack Stone (most everyone has but
> Lego), Harry Potter (its scary this could be their new cash cow), Bob the
> builder (going after kids that are to young), Bellville and Scala (unless
> they have more bricks in them and less dolls - they are both very available
> at Legoland), and Dinosaurs (what are we supposed to do with them?), and
> toss the new racers (what are those things anyways, get back to RACE, with
> the pitstops, etc.) And please toss Bionicle, this thing is very non-lego!
> Bring back Paradisa, Town (just plain town - even town jr would do), Pirates
> (yes, I have seen the re-release of old sets, but NEW sets would be good).
> And more GAS STATIONS, CARS, PLANES and BOATS!
No one is a greater fan of Paradisa than I, but I'm glad TLC has brought out HP
sets-- they're an interesting addition to existing pieces we all have. And if
Bionicle is a financial success for them, I'm glad too, because I want TLC to
stay in business for a long time.
So patience, grasshopper, bricks will come around again. And meanwhile there's
no need for you and others to get so fired up about these pieces of plastic--
after all, aren't we all just playing here?
Maggie C.
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