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Just got back from celebrating my sons 10th b-day. I spotted Lego in 2 scenes. One of the kids had an Insectoids insect and there was also a blue bucket way in the background of a different scene. Julie (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO wobbles as Star Wars and Harry Potter sales tumble
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(...) I had to look up the word 'sop' but no I don't think that's what it is. I'm pretty sure it's just the work of some marketing guy. :) (...) Well... I am pretty sure I'm glad you didn't flame me. :) (1) And to clarify (whilst agreeing with you) (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) Either that or it's a sop to us. :-) ++Lar (thought about "flaming" Allan about the whole concept/product thing but realised I totally agree with him... kids (the major market, so they keep telling us) buy products, not concepts. Only (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) So what is behind the ages on the Designer sets? The high number is 99. Does this mean that certain LEGO product lines are good for life, but others have a limited appeal? :) (...) Yes. Allan B. (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: LEGO wobbles as Star Wars and Harry Potter sales tumble
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Allan Bedford wrote: (URL) A couple things in the first article really worried me: (...) This is disturbing, but I had two thoughts about this: first, most of the time when a company issues a statement, it's a public company (...) (21 years ago, 31-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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(...) I got these links in my Google news alert today. I was saddened to read this. (...) I totally agree. With the release of the Designer sets it felt like a really great year. I just hope they don't get into one of those cycles where low sales (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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(...) I can't cite the cite at the moment but I seem to recall hearing that in the US, toy sales were projected to be down 7% overall for the holiday season, while electronics and gadgetry were up double digits. Could be a faulty memory though. (...) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch, FTX)
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| | Re: Bullets over Bionicle
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(...) not the seals on the set were intact. I've always wondered why most of the Wal-Marts have the sporting goods section, including guns/ammunition, right next to the toy section. Erik (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Bullets over Bionicle
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Hello all, Has anyone else heard of this incident or LEGO's repsonse to it? Some kid found .22 caliber bullets in his Bionicle set, bought from Wal-mart. (URL) (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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| | Re: NPR's Morning Edition: Broken Toys
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(...) That was a cute story - thanks for the link! When I worked at the Imagination Center there were people who would shake the boxes and ask "do they have to build this?" I'd say "No, they GET to build it..." <grin> JohnG, GMLTC (21 years ago, 30-Dec-03, to lugnet.mediawatch)
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