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Re: Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
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lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general
Date: 
Sun, 28 Nov 2004 20:31:13 GMT
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In lugnet.color, Walter Walters wrote:
   About a year has passed since we learned of TLG’s terrible decision to “improve” the gray, dark gray, and brown colors. ... But I think we have a unique final opportunity afforded by the recent installation of a new CEO at TLG.... Let’s do this; let’s write this letter, get some signatures, and get the letter into Mr. Knudstorp’s hands. Who is willing to help? This may be our last chance, but it’s in fact a good chance!

Has it been a year already? wow. I’ve been away for a long time. I totally avoided the color battle because I didn’t want to get upset. Just recently, I returned to buying large amounts of LEGO elements for those “spring cleaning” boxes.

I honestly didn’t realize the extent of catastrophy the color changes meant for me too until I began sorting my bounty. So far, I am MOST miffed about the brown. grrrr. bad, bad, bad. Now I can see that this will be a major problem. Even the instructions are much more difficult for me to read now. (><)

Knowing TLC, I don’t expect they will change a dang thing for us. But I’d love to sign anything to make my opinion known. My husband is very mad too.

-Suz

btw, I *was* pleased to aquire a final dribble of the old pink, via 4679, which I liked much better!



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  Color change: Let's go straight to the CEO!
 
About a year has passed since we learned of TLG's terrible decision to "improve" the gray, dark gray, and brown colors. Our initial (and ongoing) firestorm was unsuccessful at reversing the change, and with Jake's recent "locked-color" post (URL), (...) (20 years ago, 25-Nov-04, to lugnet.color, lugnet.lego, lugnet.general, FTX) !! 

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