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Re: new lego sets? are they crazy?
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Fri, 3 Aug 2001 21:22:39 GMT
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On the other hand, I was noticing something on the back of the boxes of the
Jack Stone sets: a graphic showing the assembled toy being dropped out of the
hand of a child. The point being that the assembled toy doesn't bust into its
components when it hits the floor. I would think a Lego toy that doesn't break
when it's handled roughly has some value for parents and children. Some part of
the market may have avoided a construction toy like Lego on the basis that it's
too fragile, well, here's Jack Stone to prove them wrong.
Lego separated the cost of shipping in the Shop at Home catalog, if I remember
correctly, so that the price of the individual items could be compared to other
sources more easily.
The new Technic Bionicle sets appeal to me much more than the CyberSlam
ones did, I would dispute their characterization as juniorized. There is
already some Technic from a few years ago in the Classics line (not illustrated
in the catalog).
The Guarded Inn reissue was the July surprise and has just appeared in the
catalog. The Metroliner and Club Car are the August surprise, so I wouldn't
look for them in the same catalog that introduced the Guarded Inn reissue.
In lugnet.town, Joe Franco writes:
> hi, i just got my new lego S@H 2001 catalog and god am i PO'd. These sets
> are getting more and more crappier and expensive every day. please dont tell
> me that the new and stupid, "JACK STONE" sets are going to replace the town,
> or city sets. are they? the Jack Stone police station looks more like an
> elevator shaft, and the cell looks like nothing ive ever seen. the minifig
> comes down to the first floor via a pole. if this "pole" really existed in
> real life, police officers would be breakig their necks high and low. (god
> forbid). the 4609 fire truck looks like a fischer price toy, and is that a
> building it comes with? the only good thing about this book is the BULK
> packs, trains pages, and Star wars. ladies and gentlemen, technic just got
> more juniorized. did i miss a few years or did lego pay for shipping at one
> time, long ago? gee, guess they're losing money. i wonder how? anyway, the
> guarded inn is in this book and that looks great too, but no METROLINER AND
> CLUBCAR! then lego wonders why theyre losing money. LOOK AT THEIR SETS!! NO
> ONE WANTS A JUNIORIZED SET! WE WANT BETTER SETS THAT WERE FROM A FEW YEARS
> AGO! i bet that lego will go outta business within a few years.
>
> just my 2 cents, hope i didnt offend anyone. im just so mad. Joe
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| (...) Not only that, but it works out so that if you buy a lot of sets (if you're an AFOL with expendable cash for example!) you're saving money with lego's new shipping policy. -Shiri (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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| hi, i just got my new lego S@H 2001 catalog and god am i PO'd. These sets are getting more and more crappier and expensive every day. please dont tell me that the new and stupid, "JACK STONE" sets are going to replace the town, or city sets. are (...) (23 years ago, 3-Aug-01, to lugnet.town)
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