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Re: Traumatic Events in the Life of a Lego Fan
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Thu, 20 Nov 2003 06:43:49 GMT
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Richie;

thank you for succinctly, sarcastically, and eloquently (with chronologically referenced examples to boot!) saying what I’d been trying to say. Which is, in a nutshell: complain all you want about the replacement colours; if they’re better, they’re better. This isn’t the first time LEGO has overhauled itself and it won’t be the last. Obsolescence (not sure how to spell that...) is nothing new.

I’d forgotten to mention the change from maxi figs to stiffies to minifigs in my own post, and I’d forgotten that I’d even owned those 3 x 4 doors with frames (which, come to think of it, I still have a pile of). I’d also forgotten that plates didn’t previously exist. And I’d forgotten that people here did post like crazy about LEGO selling out with licensed sets “I’ll certainly be buying less of your product”.

Heh -- nail hit squarely on head.



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  Re: Traumatic Events in the Life of a Lego Fan
 
(...) How, exactly, are the replacement colors "better?" I really would like to know. - Chris. (20 years ago, 21-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)

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  Traumatic Events in the Life of a Lego Fan
 
The "it's grey, folks, but not as we know it" change has certainly provoked comments ranging from thoughtful through irate, and ultimately to the ludicrous and downright bizarre. Lego's apparent disregard for its fans is nothing new, and many (...) (20 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX) !! 

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