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Re: Time to write Lego Consumer Affairs a (nasty) letter..
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lugnet.lego.direct
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Sat, 9 Mar 2002 20:13:50 GMT
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In lugnet.lego.direct, Brian Bagnall writes:
> The initial post has some decent points. I guess the Star Wars licence payed
> off for Lego (we'll never know since it's a private company) but when I
> first heard how much they paid for it I was aghast. Wasn't it something like
> $50 million or $100 million?!
>
> The points about Bionicle, etc.. are pretty moot. If no one likes them they
> won't buy them and your problem will be solved. Lego is obviously not giving
> up on traditional bricks and technic, so you have no worries. Just don't buy
> the new sets.
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> I've sometimes looked at the pricing for some parts and wondered though,
> specifically with Mindstorms parts. Some seem cheap, like the remote
> control, but others seem way over priced like the temperature sensor and
> other sensors.
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> When all is said and done, lego still means quality product and quality
> customer support. The 2 times I called consumer affairs they were
> outstanding and generous to the extreme. (especially considering the first
> call was due to missing parts in a kit I bought used from E-Bay, and the 2nd
> callw as to get an English CD for Cybermaster).
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> - Brian
> www.mts.net/~bbagnall
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> p.s. I have a hard time believing the previous message was posted by a 12
> year old too. Do you have a home page or something on the internet we can
> see? Or maybe an article on the internet that was posted about you? Sorry to
> be suspicious but this is the internet after all. :)
Heres a link that has my picture:
http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?lsearch=kruer
I have to use my moms name because of the Child Protection Act that dosn't
let me give out personal information.
Also, email Robin Werner. I was present at the GATS 2002 Jacksonville
display. I think Robin will recongnize me.
Anyway, the problem is that most kids have never known any of old Lego, and
of the current inventory, they like what Lego is giving them. However, we
don't. Most of the market is taken up by 6-12 year olds, and with the
present day games, which are mostly video games and computor games, older
Lego wouldn't sell with the present action-addicted, lower-attention span
kids. Stuff like Bionicle is just what they like. Old space sets are
boring to them. They will buy Bionicle, though.
Still, other than the horrible main themes, Lego is pretty good. The
Legends and Classics redeem Lego alot. I'm just dissapointed that the
'traditional' themes (space, technic,and town) are either almost extinct, or
replaced with such stuff as Jack Stone and those flex-wire things that
replace technic beams.
John Kruer
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