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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Yanick Fournier wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just read this in local newspaper (Le journal de Montréal) edition of Nov 8th
> 2004:
>
> ==liberal translation from french==
>
> "Montréal based compagny MegaBlock indicated in October that they will need to
> increase cost of their toys to compensate the higher price of the primary
> ingredients use in the fabrication process.
>
> "We have a big pressure on us since the petrol barrel got to 50$" said friday
> Eric Phaneuf, spokesman of MegaBlok.
>
> The compagny is dealing with the giants retail stores like Wal-Mart, Target and
> ToysRUS to convice them to increase the prices starting next year.
>
> Since those retailers will be "forced" to increase the price of MegaBlok
> products, many other makers would be in the same situation.
>
> "If you try to do it alone, I don't think it's possible, but when the the idea
> is accepted by the majority, consummers will sadly have to pay in the end" he
> said.
>
> =========
>
> Wow, this is not good news. Do you think LEGO will want (will have) to follow
> that road?
>
> Yanick
You're worried about just Lego? Everything made out of plastic, from clothes to
carpets to housing materials to cars to appliances to electronics to computers
to decorative junk around the house will increase in cost. Plastic, its
everywhere.
And, yes, most likely, Lego will go up.
And that's the price we pay for our short sighted technology.
-Avery
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