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Subject: 
MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
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lugnet.lego, lugnet.general
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Thu, 21 Oct 2004 22:32:28 GMT
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In lugnet.lego, Arne Lykke Nielsen wrote:

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Follow-up: In the Danish TV News, in two interviews,
the new CEO said, that most of the production would probably be moved to China
(where Click-its and many parts are already made)

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Arne, Copenhagen

well, i weathered the color change, & lego ultra-juniorization/B.U.R.P etc.
garbage, but this might break it for me.  Lego, you darn well better absolutely
NOT use slave labor & conditions!!!! (although that's probably what they're
counting on to cut costs by going to china.  I don't wanna hear about poor
abused children being forced into making one of the best toys invented FOR
children.  way to go Lego, you really tick me off.

Jeff



Message has 5 Replies:
  Re: MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
 
(...) Yes all that and now the possibity that MegaBlocks and Lego being made in the same manufacturing plant. They'll just take the better ones and put them in the "Lego" bin with the poorer ones going to the other knock offs. -Patrick (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)  
  Re: MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
 
(...) That is some rather ignorant ranting. Why would you expect those single kids, spoiled by two parents and four grand parents, would be forced to work? And what is this "slave labor"? Some cold war garbage? Yes you really tick me off too. (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
  Re: MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
 
(...) I would like to see exactly how much more expensive per anum to make the stuff in Denmark than it is to make it in China. And what the extra expense is going towards (taxes? wages? electricity costs? what?) (20 years ago, 22-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
  (murfl)
 
(murfl) (20 years ago, 23-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)
  Re: MADE IN CHINA?!?!!?!?! that's IT Lego Re: Lego changes CEO...
 
I wonder if LEGO has considered how that would affect prices in various countries. For example in Canada LEGO is duty free since Denmark is considered a preferred trading partner, but I am not sure on the situation with China, will see if I can find (...) (20 years ago, 25-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)

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  Re: Lego changes CEO after new losses
 
(...) Follow-up: In the Danish TV News, in two interviews, the new CEO said, that most of the production would probably be moved to China (where Click-its and many parts are already made) and KKK said that the trouble for LEGO was that they had (...) (20 years ago, 21-Oct-04, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.general)  

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