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Re: Trademark defense doesn't work vs Mega Bloks
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lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands
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Thu, 5 Aug 2004 06:56:47 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Maggie Cambron wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Dave Schuler wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Matthew Jeffery wrote:
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In lugnet.mediawatch, Erik Olson wrote:
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http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/08-02-2004/0002223318
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(Now that I own some Megabloks, I can say whatever I want) that is soft and
hard to keep together.
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Just for my own curiosity, would you mind indicating which set you own? As
a fan of that brand, I try to keep informal track of people’s complaints to
see how they mesh with my own experience.
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Dave! Want MegaBlok anecdotes? Here are a couple:
After Christmas I got an Alien Agency Mobile Recovery Unit on clearance and
gave it to my 8 year-old. He found it very frustrating because the garbage
truck would not stay together but fell apart at the slightest touch. (And
this kid has experience with bricks-- he is a far better builder than anyone
in our family).
A few weeks ago my just turned 11 year old built 9705 Street Rod from a lot
of LEGO I had acquired. He says it came apart easier than a LEGO model as he
was building it, but it held together well once it was completed and he liked
this set.
Just last week I told this same kid he could have all the 9157 Extreme Sports
Skatepark pieces he could find from various LEGO lots (we found *four* copies
of the instruction book, so I figured he could build this huge park).
Unfortunately he didn’t even complete the basic model because he too became
frustrated with the tendency of the pieces to fall apart. In the end he just
asked if he could have the chrome bikes for his LEGO town.
There you have it Dave!
Maggie C.
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Just out of interest, did you mean to write Megabloks in some of those spots, or
were those complaints about LEGO?
Umm, Dave!. I’m not sure what set I own - it came in a polybag which I assume
was part of a boxed kit, but was of the ultra-tough variety used in bagged LEGO
models. It’s a kind or robot/mech - it’s missing the head and presumably an arm.
it has two things that look like wheels but longer, and it uses the Megabloks
ball joints (sooo close to Lego, damn it!)
any idea? I put it together as best I could figure out.
anyway, the fact is I am terrified of touching it, as everytime I do it
explodes!
cheerio,
Matt
I’ll certainly be buying more of LEGO’s product in the future!
p.s. I’m surprised nobody picked up on the not so veiled reference to the colour
complainers complaints.
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