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Re: End of Year Thoughts
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lugnet.general
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Fri, 30 Nov 2001 01:05:06 GMT
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"Benjamin Medinets" <bmedinets@excite.com> writes:
> I walked into the dismally looking toy store (Toys R US), and saw only
> the "trashy" stuff (which I won't buy, not even on sale), the stuff I
> already have, and the stuff which is too expensive (waiting it to on a
> sharp discount)....
Even the "trashy" stuff, if sufficiently discounted, can be a great
source of parts for MOCs that are more intelligently designed than
Lego's own models. That has always been true.
> I heard a lot of people that went around the lego aisle looking to get
> the Bionicle sets. I guess this spoon-fed creativity is good for children
> (boys???), and the bionicle sets, at least the "hero's" are good for the
> pocket books.
If it gets 'em playing Lego instead of staring at a video screen all
day, I'm for it. Even if it is Bionicle.
--Bill.
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William R Ward bill@wards.net http://www.wards.net/~bill/
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| (...) So what you're saying (if I may paraphrase) is that if the sets were less trashy and were better designed, you might buy more of them and at regular price, rather than waiting for blowout sales? I think the moral here is that the company needs (...) (23 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) One could hope!! :) (...) I walked into the dismally looking toy store (Toys R US), and saw only the "trashy" stuff (which I won't buy, not even on sale), the stuff I already have, and the stuff which is too expensive (waiting it to on a sharp (...) (23 years ago, 30-Nov-01, to lugnet.general)
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