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(...) Even if I do not like the answer, I think it is: "Yes, market demands junorized sets" Leg Godt! Ben (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) look at it this way: Given the choice between a juniorized set and a non juniorized set that are otherwise both very similar (like the 2 police stations in my example) which set would most lego consumers choose? The most important question is: (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Today is 'Sint Nicolaas'-day in Holland (and in some parts of Germany?). Traditionally Sint Nic gives the Dutch kids a lot of toys on this day, which are deposited through the chimney in a big brown bag by 'Zwarte Piet' (comparable to the elfs (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) The 6th of December is "Nikolaus-Tag", but that means just a few sweets for the kids (put in a boot which has to be places at a window or door), but not tons of toys. The main day for gifts is the evening of 24th. (...) No idea, how the (...) (23 years ago, 5-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Which market exactly would that be? Let's take a look at things *for kids* the way they are now, compared to the way they were when I was growing up as a pre-teen in the late 70's. Movies today are MORE sophisticated. Books today are MORE (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) No way! Even if you ignore Mindstorms and Technic, there is a wider range of parts available in a wider range of colours across a wider range of sets in a wider range of themes. (...) Maybe kids today are smarter? Maybe you're not making a (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) But ignoring Mindstorms and Technic (what little exists) the sets are less *sophisticated* from a design point of view. You may be right, the colors, pieces and themes may be wide ranging, but the technical make-up of the sets has dropped (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) One has 280 pieces, one has 137 pieces. Hardly a fair comparison. And "suffer with"? I have a mental image of a child screaming "No, no, please don't make me play with it!" (...) Producing a larger building, with more play possibilities (you (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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"Allan Bedford" <apotomeREMOVE-THIS@...vista.net> wrote in message news:GnwH2y.HHF@lugnet.com... (...) Which movies? It seems to me that today movies have more special effects but that is not sophistication. (...) Let's take a look at the adventure (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) You reinforced my point. One has lots of basic bricks with which to build *other* things after you've built the main model. With the Jack Stone pieces you can build.... um... I'm not sure what else you can build. The fact that today's sets (...) (23 years ago, 6-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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(...) how so? should i remind you of the "Mummy Returns?" yeah you see stuff Fight Club and the Truman Show everynow and then, but mindless bs still dominates the screens. (...) umm.. which books? as far as ive noticed, and i think scholarship will (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.general)
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