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> You seem to forget that Coke had real competition (Pepsi). If it weren't • for
> lots of pissed-off people abandoning the Coke brand, Coke could have • gotten away
> with the switch. The fact is that a viable alternative did exist, and • former
> "loyal" Coke customers became Pepsi customers.
I didn't forget, that wasn't the point I was making. The point was that
Coke accepted the mistake and changed it back. Why they did it is
completely irrelevant. It was just an example that a company, one that is a
hell of a lot bigger than Lego, can do something like that.
> Unfortunately, there is no viable alternative to LEGO. AFOL's know how • terrible
> LEGO clones really are. The only reason the clones sell is because stupid
> parents (and other relatives) buy the cheaper (inferior) product for kids. • Sane
> adults generally avoid the clones.
Actually I couldn't disagree with you more on this one Jeff. There is most
certainly an alternative for some AFOL's. Don't buy any more Lego products
until such time as the problem is corrected. I have to say that this is
getting easier and easier to accept each day that goes by. Besides, with
the garbage that Lego is releasing this year, there isn't much to choose
from anyway.
Greg
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| (...) Comment on the clones. KB, TRU, Kroger, and however man more stores that sell Lego. They all put the megablocks near or mixed in with the Lego sets. No wonder parents are confused. Can you blame them. They see the set and the color or image of (...) (21 years ago, 19-Mar-04, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.market.shopping)
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