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| | | When should we belive the Lego Company? When they tell us that they are refocusing on their core product, or when the release Galidor. If the company spent half as much on brick based product that they do on this junk, we might actually get (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Bryan Kinkel
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| | | | | When I stroll into Toys R Us for baby supplies, I hardly glance at the Lego displays. I know that the sets, outside of the SW & HP sets, are junk and overpriced. They will never go on sale either. So I choose to spend my cash at Lego Direct. Bryan (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | (...) ...and a new 9 volt monorail would be a brick based/core product? (...) Well, Bionicle and Harry Potter products seem to have been pretty successful. Galidor has yet to be tested, but you never know... (...) IIRC the reported losses for the (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! - Heteronyms! —Pedro Silva
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| | | | | | | (...) Good point. In fact, now that I think of it, the core product of LEGO is the building block *alone*, in its differnet sizes and shapes. I wonder if LEGO enthousiasts from the '60s thought the same when LEGO introduced the minifig in the '70s. (...) (22 years ago, 12-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! - Heteronyms! —John P. Henderson
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| | | | | | | | | (...) As a privately owned company, the full details of TLC's fiscal results are not likely to be published, if I understand things correctly. -H. (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! - Heteronyms! —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | | | (...) Indeed. In fact, one of the reasons I feel compelled to stand up for LEGO in this sort of discussion is the opinions I held, as a child. First the minifig came along and played havoc with scale, and then, space came along -I thought it was an (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! - Heteronyms! —Kevin Salm
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| | | | | | | | (...) perfect (...) successful. (...) Also remember that the Lego brand is a household word in that people go to stores looking to buy Lego products that are made by a company of the same name. Most other toy manufactures do not have this type of (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) If the company wants to create something new, a 9V monorail would be a useful brick based (the old monorail track connected via 1x4 plates) item good in any town, space, or aquazone layout. What good is Galidor to Lego fans? Galidor appeals to (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Kyle Beatty
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| | | | | | | (...) <snip> (...) How do we know that? The line isn't even in stores. (...) This is inaccurate. I'm adult. A fan of Lego and ... oops! not feeling blasphemed against. (...) Has anybody (without a brick on their shoulder) even seen Galidor bits to (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | | (...) ... (...) On the other hand by not selling just bricks, they eliminate the entire market they are known for. (from the perspective of the casual consumer) (...) successful. (...) seem (...) Sorry but 90 percent of consumers never see large (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | | | (...) Historically, I think they would have been known for selling sets which consisted mostly of bricks, with a few slopes, wheels, windows and doors thrown in (eg Universal Building Sets). IIRC the 1200 piece tubs and large brick only boxes are (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | | (...) market (...) As long as I can remember there was always a box or bucket that was just bricks. Not the large quantity like the blue tub but still a bunch of bricks. (...) I personally like the creator sets (except for the Jack Stone figs) but I (...) (22 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | | | (...) Is creator set 4119 no longer available? (...) Actually, I find the doors more anoying than the figs. At least the figs don't take up much space. (...) Cheers Richie Dulin (22 years ago, 14-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Richie Dulin
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| | | | | | | (...) Why would they associate Galidor with LEGO, but not Bionicle with LEGO? [snip] (...) Indeed it is. Do you stock Creator sets? They're not too far removed from "just bricks". (...) I wouldn't be holding my breath for the success of Galidor, but (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | | | (...) any (...) seem (...) "They" probably will not. Note that I am talking about parents (read the most likely to spend money) not kids. (...) That is what I direct customers too. Only about one forth of the people accept this as an alternative. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Kevin Salm
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| | | | | | (...) Since you are in a postition to make decisions about what products to stock and you _Know_ that people with cash to spend want "just bricks" it must be extremely frustrating that you cannot get what people want to buy. How do you respond to (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) Actually that is done by corprate but we can inform them of customer requests. (...) First I direct them to the Creator sets. about one forth of the people consider those acceptable. For those that do not all I can do is suggest S@H. Most (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | | | | Re: What the heck is going on ?! —Erik Olson
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| | | | I'm trying to see if I can go a whole year without buying any Lego. The Pizza To Go set really tempted me. However that is the only thing going, and I tell myself that I've already got one. Looks like I survived Toy Fair. Absolutely no interest in (...) (22 years ago, 13-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | A whole year? (Was Re: What the heck is going on ?!) —Maggie Cambron
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| | | | (...) Finally, I am wondering if you have caved in yet and bought any LEGO. If not and I get to wondering again in a few months, I'll check again. But I don't think you'll be able to do it! Maggie C. (...) Yep, it counts. But even if it doesn't I (...) (22 years ago, 21-Mar-02, to lugnet.general)
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