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Re: TRU Faux Pas!
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.fun
Date: 
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 23:27:28 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler writes:
Then she said, "Well, our markets don't overlap too much."  Which baffled
me, but it seemed like a gracious way to help me get my foot out of my mouth.

Might well be true.  Maybe Lego's market is punters with either only a
casual interest in construction toys (probably as default gifts for other
people children - don't underestimate the size of this market), and those
with obscenely deep pockets.  MB's market is the budget conscious folk,
those with a serious interest in great big models, and those not interested
in construction toys so much as fun play toys (as in Dragons).

<<gdr>>

I'm being facetious.  I can't imagine how Lego could think the two companies
markets don't overlap much.  MB isn't into the technic or computers, but it
is probably a little deeper into RC.  Lego has a ton more sets and
variations, but one would have thought there's an 80-some percent overlap...

Richard
Still baldly going...



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During the past weekend I discovered a cool and huge new MegaBloks Firetruck at a local TRU, containing about 1100 pieces for $50. At my lunch hour today I stopped by a different TRU with the intention of purchasing it, but I didn't see it on the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.fun)

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