To LUGNET HomepageTo LUGNET News HomepageTo LUGNET Guide Homepage
 Help on Searching
 
Post new message to lugnet.legoOpen lugnet.lego in your NNTP NewsreaderTo LUGNET News Traffic PageSign In (Members)
 LEGO Company / 2325
2324  |  2326
Subject: 
Re: According to TLC...
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.lego
Date: 
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:34:12 GMT
Viewed: 
3045 times
  
In lugnet.lego, David Eaton wrote:
I think one issue is that most Americans are cheapos. How much we've been
trained to spend on toys for our kids is (I'd guess) different than in Europe. I
dunno how far reaching clone bricks are, but here in the US, there's a lot of
competition with MegaBloks who charge ... uh... I dunno, maybe 1/2 or 3/4? of
what the comparable Lego set would be.

I'd say less than 1/2.  Anyway, here in Montréal, where MegaBlocks are
produced...  *sigh*  Such shame on us....

Terry



Message has 1 Reply:
  Re: According to TLC...
 
(...) Those dastardly Canadians!!! Cutting into TLC's market!!!! Waittaminit... Dave K (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.lego)

Message is in Reply To:
  Re: According to TLC...
 
(...) I think one issue is that most Americans are cheapos. How much we've been trained to spend on toys for our kids is (I'd guess) different than in Europe. I dunno how far reaching clone bricks are, but here in the US, there's a lot of (...) (20 years ago, 22-Sep-04, to lugnet.lego)

21 Messages in This Thread:






Entire Thread on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact

This Message and its Replies on One Page:
Nested:  All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:  All | Brief | Compact
    

Custom Search

©2005 LUGNET. All rights reserved. - hosted by steinbruch.info GbR