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Subject: 
Re: Color Change - Final Update
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.general, lugnet.lego
Date: 
Thu, 6 May 2004 13:07:20 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Erik Olson wrote:
> In lugnet.general, Don Heyse wrote:
> >  I noticed there was never an official denial to
> > the rumor that the real reason was so TLC could recycle blue ABS into
> > the greys, and red ABS into the browns in order to save money.
> 
> Now that you got your official denial, consider: Lego makes more black bricks
> than they do gray bricks. In the recycling article they said recycled plastic
> goes into black bricks.

I'm not sure what you're trying to tell me.  Please explain further.  Or
maybe I just need some coffee.

I really wish they would just tell us the real business decision behind the
change.  Then we could move on.



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  Re: Color Change - Final Update
 
(...) Oh wait, I think I get it now. Maybe the first question was too specific. Let's make it a game of it and see if we can gather a few more "official denials". How about 20 questions? Was there a cost savings component in the decision to change (...) (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)

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  Re: Color Change - Final Update
 
(...) Now that you got your official denial, consider: Lego makes more black bricks than they do gray bricks. In the recycling article they said recycled plastic goes into black bricks. (22 years ago, 6-May-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)

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