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Re: "Lego" from China Sets?????
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 20 May 2002 20:44:59 GMT
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In lugnet.general, John Heins writes:
> > I think there was something a while back about some "knock-off" lego
> > sets from china.
> > Its a good bet that the pieces in this set arent as good quality wise as
> > the real thing.
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> On the other hand, I recall reading more than a few articles about factories
> in China that were running licensed product for a Western Manufacturer
> during the day shift and unauthorized "knock-offs" during the night shift -
> one of the problems in subcontracting out work. If that were the case,
> quality might not be so different. I would think that Lego would maintain a
> tighter level of control - making this impossible but who knows? If you are
> dealing with a subcontractor running product from your molds, what keeps
> them from running "extras" and marketing them on their own.
I intend to acquire at least one of these sets, and I'll post a review.
Dave!
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| (...) On the other hand, I recall reading more than a few articles about factories in China that were running licensed product for a Western Manufacturer during the day shift and unauthorized "knock-offs" during the night shift - one of the problems (...) (23 years ago, 20-May-02, to lugnet.general)
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