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Re: New colors and other info
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lugnet.general
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Sat, 22 Nov 2003 06:55:42 GMT
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I wonder if people complained as bitterly when Lego came out with the modern
minifig.
If you want the same toy your grandparents played with - go buy Lincoln
Logs.
What a bunch of crybabies.
"Marc Nelson Jr." <legomarc@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:HoKts9.21Kr@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.general, John Neal wrote:
> > In lugnet.lego, Jake McKee wrote:
> >
> > (snip)
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> > > [Stud changes and part/material quality]
> >
> > (snip)
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> > Thanks, Jake, for the quick response to our hysteria;-) This is a great
> > example of TLC's desire to be open to AFOL concerns and questions. I
> > especially appreciate the willingness on TLC's part to explore the
> > possibility of offering the "old" colors in bulk!
> >
> > Play On!
> >
> > [JOHN]
>
> Good to see the cheerleading squad doesn't miss a beat. TLC was so open to • our
> concerns that they didn't bother to give us a warning before they • discontinued 4
> colors - even though such a warning would have helped TLC sell more • product in
> what has been an off year for them.
>
> Marc Nelson Jr.
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Message has 4 Replies:
 | | Re: New colors and other info
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| (...) People may have been just as upset about the introduction of the minifig[1] and many other product changes over the years, but just didn't have such an efficient means of letting TLC know that they were unhappy. TLC should thank their lucky (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: New colors and other info
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| (...) I think you're missing the point. The general consensus, I believe, is that introducing new colours is acceptable. It's the REPLACING of one colour with a slightly different shade that's causing all this ruckus - especially when the colour(s) (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: New colors and other info
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| (...) You're purposely asking the wrong question. I believe there *was* a good deal of complaining when the (inferior) Jack Stone minifigs arrived and started replacing the older minifigs in some sets. When Lego replaces a standard with something (...) (21 years ago, 25-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: New colors and other info
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| "Neb Okla" <n_okla@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:Hoqrr7.x2w@lugnet.com... (...) modern (...) snip No, but I would cry a lot if it disappeared. That´s a big difference. (...) I agree to a certain point, new colors are allways great but it is (...) (21 years ago, 28-Nov-03, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Good to see the cheerleading squad doesn't miss a beat. TLC was so open to our concerns that they didn't bother to give us a warning before they discontinued 4 colors - even though such a warning would have helped TLC sell more product in what (...) (21 years ago, 19-Nov-03, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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