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re-What is happening to LEGO in UK +others
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Sat, 29 Jan 2000 16:21:16 GMT
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LEGO like other toys has been in decline in the UK for some years.
I remember just a few years ago Woolworths having several aisles of
LEGO, now there is only one shelf.
I didn't think K'nex would last but is has and is more readily available.
There are now very few shops that sell a good range of LEGO so its very
difficult to buy, its ages since I baught a set inb a shop in the UK.
It is very different on the continent, there are more toy shops and lots
of LEGO.
I think its partly because children are growing up earlier and only play with
LEGO for a few years, where is the street cred in playing with LEGO?
David
By the way, how do you post messages to lugnet offline like you can with
with rtl?
Got 'my' Lego club magazine and catalogue today, the 2000 calander was
pathetic no wonder they are loosing out to other toys.
Also, I liked the February edition of the LEGO adventurers magazine
as it showed some of the models that didn't make it into the Arctic
range. One day they will have a feature on trains ??
From rtl
> Have the UK stockists forsaken LEGO?
> My local Beatties (Portsmouth) seems to be selling off its old stock of Town
> stuff and the LEGO shelves have almost disappeared with no sign of the 2000
> sets. The only new Star Wars set they had was the Battle Droid and they had
> that one back in November. In contrast the Mega-Blocks shelves have
> expanded at the expense of LEGO and seem destined to take over that part of
> the store.
> Woolworths - only old Insectoids stuff on display with a few hundred
> "Chopper Cops" (can't remember the number) from Town on sale. No new Star
> Wars stuff or any 2000 at all.
> Index - latest catalogue only appears to have Mega-Blocks listed and no LEGO
> (unless I blinked and missed it).
> Anyone else encounter a LEGO "purge" in the UK?
> Andrew.
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| (...) In my area (thames valley) things arent quite so bad. Entertainer, Camberley or Reading - did decline but seems to have got more shelf space back at xmas, but mainly to the large amounts of discontinued sets. They have all the 2000 stuff, but (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| (...) I agree. Have been to toy shops in Germany, Austria and Holland in the last 12 months and they seem to have healthy stocks of lego. Especially train which has disappeared in UK. I dont think my personal preferences for lego are much to go by, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
| | | Re: re-What is happening to LEGO in UK +others
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| I can talk about this all night - But I'm watching Serpico tonight. Since you were young, some things have changed: 1. Kids 2. Society,and the way it treats kids. 3. They way toys are marketed and designed 4. Local retail structure. All 4 are (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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