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Re: re-What is happening to LEGO in UK +others
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Sat, 29 Jan 2000 17:04:48 GMT
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Maybe all the Lego sold out over Christmas and the Mega-Bloks abd K'nex were
left on the shelf :-).
Rob the Optimist.
In lugnet.loc.uk, David Graham writes:
> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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 ??
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>
> From rtl
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> > Have the UK stockists forsaken LEGO?
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > Index - latest catalogue only appears to have Mega-Blocks listed and no LEGO
> > (unless I blinked and missed it).
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> > Anyone else encounter a LEGO "purge" in the UK?
>
> > Andrew.
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