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I would love to know more about this program and people's experiences with it. It seems like a franchise. I'm surprised there are so few centers in the US on the map. Also, I notice that the URL is under FIRST LEGO League, but there's no direct (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.robotics.rcx, lugnet.robotics.edu, lugnet.lego)
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"Kevin Salm" <kdsalm@dreamscape.com> wrote in message news:IF2LIq.s5H@lugnet.com... (...) I have just updated the LEGOFan homepage message has been changed to communicate that the survey has finished early due to the target number of users filling (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes. (...) Because it is a high quality toy that fosters creativity. (...) The ability to create virtual Lego models (using a computer) and actually order the parts to build the model directly from Lego. In other words, let people (adults and (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes, in fact I do. (...) They hold my 4-year-old son's attention much longer than most toys. It's also something he and I can do together, for many hours, so it's a great bonding experience as well. (...) For kids, I'd get a bit more licensing (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes (...) Because I think it is amongst the best products for enabling kids to use their imaginations. Because I'm an AFOL and because my enthousiasm for the product is obvious to kids, they seem more interested themselves. (...) I hate to say (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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Jake McKee wrote: > > Thanks so much everyone for showing that the AFOLs are a force to be reckoned > with! > > * Would you buy LEGO toys for children 0-11? Y/N Yes. > * Why / Why not? > Lego is a toy range that gains value with every set you buy, (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes. (...) LEGO continues to be an excellent product, encouraging creative play and original thinking. (...) Like others have stated, I am a bit unclear as to exactly what it is your asking. Are you referring to product features, or packaging (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes (...) As the TLC slogan used to be, Lego toys are "toys that build imagination" (...) More emphasis on building and interconnecting multiple sets to build larger things. (...) Instead of trying to sell someone a $90 set I would try to sell (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I would consider including Lego as one toy I might buy for young children. However, other toys that I might consider buying *before* Lego include: Rokenbok (for the older kids in that age range who might see it as being a more functionally (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: [snip background story] WOW, indeed. :) (...) OK. (...) Thanks to you and your colleague for being willing to manually collate our input! (...) Y (...) LEGO toys are positive, facilitating action and creativity (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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-SNIP IT- (...) WORD! (...) Yes (...) Quality, duability, mind stimulation, imagination, better than any electronic device at that age, sets a foundation for creative thinking and expression (...) As in selling features, none. I would do less in (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes (...) Because kids don't really want to spend their entire life behind the 2-D-computer, and building with bricks gives the third dimension. (...) I would subtract, not add. There is more than enough LEGO marketing as is. (...) Produce (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes. (...) We enjoyed Lego as kids. Its fun, safe and high quality. Every kid deserves Lego. If they don't already have some, its great to be the person to introduces them to it. If they already have it - well you can never have enough. Also, (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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Normally I'm simply lurking here but now I couldn't resist :) (...) Yes, in fact I've already bought quite a few sets that I keep in storage for them until they are old enough because I feel that LEGO has gone down-hill in the last years so I'd (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee wrote: snip (...) Y and N (...) Sorry for the confusion there, Yes I would buy Lego for a child, but I would not enjoy giving it to them as I would rather add it to my collection. Basically I buy Lego for a 54 year old (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes - within certain boundaries (...) Because I still consider Lego to be one of the best toys ever, regardless of the mistakes the company made and makes. I would not buy Bionicle for a kid, nor would I buy some action-and-violence-centered (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Y - I don't have kids but would buy them as gifts for other people's kids. (...) Because it's the best toy to develop a child's spacial and geometric skills. (...) I'm not a marketing expert, but you gotta differentiate yourselves from the (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Yes. I currently buy for a 2 year-old and a 9 year-old (well, a 32 year-old too, but that wasn't the question) (...) It's a great creative toy. You can literally build *anything* with it. I want my nephew and my daughter to know what it feels (...) (21 years ago, 18-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) I'm happy to help out, and I'm glad that we have this opportunity, as the survey was flawed in many ways. It showed a lack of comprehension of the AFOL mind and behaviour. Most of us would not consider buying clone products no matter what the (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.lego)
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(...) Jake, there's the summary of the AFOL response to your survey! SRC Bricksmith(tm) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-05, to lugnet.lego, lugnet.color)
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