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Re: AFOLs as cheapskates
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Wed, 17 Jan 2001 00:47:33 GMT
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I've actually almost lost interest in _sets_ as such, since there's
been so little decent mid-range Technic for a couple of years. Almost
all the Lego I buy for myself (as opposed to what I buy for my
children) is intended to swell the parts inventory. So I hunt
fairly hard for good deals, since all I'm really doing is buying
rather idiosyncratic bulk parts packs. In particular, I rarely
pay full price. I'm seriously embarrassed admitting to my wife
how much I spend on Lego as it is.
There are exceptions: I quite like the Life On Mars sets, and I've
bought several at full retail. But most of what I buy is at
50-75% of full price. And there's quite a lot that I won't touch
even there. Down with Throwbots and can we have some proper
Technic again please? With _beams_, guys. The kind that have studs
on?
If the sets are any good I might even pay full price for them.
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| (...) That's not really the point, I don't think. It's not that you OWE them anything-- BUT, does Lego OWE *US* anything? If we take the stance that we won't buy junky sets, that's fine. But Lego might go out of business entirely. And if we want (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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