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In lugnet.lego.direct, Scott Sanburn writes:
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> Well, I think ABS is a costlier plastic than whatever
> MegaBloks is made out of. That is the major difference
> between Lego and Megabloks / Best Lock, is it not?
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> There are so many factors to consider also, like labor,
> plant costs, taxes, insurance, etc. It is hard for us to see
> sometimes.
Plus the transportation costs of moving large boxes of air, only partly filled
with ABS. Any need to make the boxes as large as they do ?
Unless they want consumers to think there is more inside than there is.
Parents buy Lego, children open the boxes (unless you're an AFOL).
pete.w (imagining all that Danish air travelling by sea from EU to AU)
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