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Re: www.toyshop.com - Were we right or wrong?
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Tue, 30 Nov 1999 13:31:46 GMT
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Liam Parnell wrote:

Scott wrote:

  Was ordering the lego any worse than doing what we all do regularly -
  rob little kids and charity shops of their Lego and then brag about it
  here as FOTW?
  That's a good question.

It's a completely different kettle of fish.
The little kids think that Xmas has come early.  They just want cash to
buy computer games or whatever.  Both parties get just what they want.

Naturally, you have a point. But there are still morality issues at stake too.





As for charity shops, I have never seen any Lego in them,

See my "MY FOTW" thread above.



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(...) What are the morality issues at stake? -- Liam. Standard Disclaimer - "I was having dinner with a friend." (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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(...) It's a completely different kettle of fish. The little kids think that Xmas has come early. They just want cash to buy computer games or whatever. Both parties get just what they want. As for charity shops, I have never seen any Lego in them, (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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