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Re: New Knight's Kingdom Prices
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 9 Jun 2004 09:24:09 GMT
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Purple Dave wrote:
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> The LEGO Company has, until now, kept their
> production confined to Denmark and Switzerland, two first-world countries where
> labor costs are much higher than they'd be elsewhere, and they've clearly been
> losing money as a result.
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> They've enacted massive layoffs in their existing production plants
> recently, and now they've started producing parts in South Korea and the Czech
> Republic.
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> Part of the movie industry migrated to the Czech Republic
> specifically because the labor costs were so much lower there than they were in
> the US.
Hi Dave,
although your message may have some valid points, the ones about LEGO in
Czech Republic are not.
Following info is from reliable source:
There are about 300 employees in Kladno factory.
About 90 of them are making models (parks, displays).
The rest are doing various tasks - for example there are parts printed
(except minifigs), backhoe pneumatics completed etc. Some packing for
Dacta.
The sets are not packed here. No parts are produced here (no ABS
production facility).
Re: labor costs, I think the 'operators' get about $2-$3 per hour
(pre-tax ofcourse). 42.5 hours per week. Go figure.
Re: prices. Everybody thinks LEGO is insanely expensive, and you don't
take the rest of world into your figures. For the very same AT-AT you'll
pay $99 + sales tax. I'll pay $146 + 19% of sales tax.
As I've started czech site about LEGO, we (the members) will try to
'infiltrate' the factory (ie. asking them for a tour), then I may bring
you some more info.
--
Jindroush <jindroush@nospam.seznam.nospam.cz>
http://www.kostky.org
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| (...) My source on sets being packaged in the Czech Republic was the 2002 LEGO Brand Guide, which was part of a 4-book set given out at NY Toy Fair. It states that "LEGO elements are molded and decorated in Denmark and Switzerland, while they are (...) (20 years ago, 9-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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| (...) I'm never sure whether to be amused or aggravated when I see people griping about how much more LEGO sets cost now than they did when they were growing up. The one simple answer that noone seems to figure out is "inflation". Think about it. (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jun-04, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.general)
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