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In lugnet.duplo, Jonathan Mizner writes:
> While replying to Rob Anderson's message, I heard something on the TV.
> Getting up, I heard an announcer's voice and something that sounded like the
> Daytona 500. Dreading having to actually watch what I knew was coming, and
> being too far from the remote, I watched the stupid Racers commercial.
> Basically, Lego has taken the term "niche marketing" to a new level. There
> isn't a market for it! I honestly can only think that they are trying to
> sell to those "finger bike" fans. Not that they would be interested in Lego
> in the first place.
> Now to actually tell what was in the commercial. Not much new. It shows
> some kids running their Racers into a wall of 2x2 grey bricks, then
> rebuilding them at "Mania" speed. Basically, the Racers are small cars with
> non-jointed figures that break into about 4 parts when they hit another
> racer. Suggested Retail Price: $1.99. The response to these Racers
> generally is "What were they thinking?". The answer is simple: they weren't
> thinking. I really hope that Lugnet does not start a "dot Racers". That's
> why I posted this to Duplo. Wait, maybe .racers could turn into a complaint
> department...
Racers aren't Duplo. They have 4 pieces, the little 2x2 dude, the car, and the
slopes. Racer sets are worth getting just for the slopes. If you take the
slopes in Spiky, put them on a 2x4 plate, turn the large slope 180 degrees, and
you get the PERFECT microfig spaceship (that's why I'm also posting this to
lugnet.space).
NICK
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