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Re: Much to my surprise, Racers are kind of cool!!!!!!!! (4567 Surfer)
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lugnet.year.2001
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Tue, 27 Feb 2001 04:24:57 GMT
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In lugnet.reviews, Paul Gyugyi writes:
> All three of my kids expected a car about three times the size,
> after seeing comercials, magazine adverts and the box size.
> I'm expecting to read about a class action suit any day now...
> really, I was quite embarased at buying something smaller than
> a Matchbox car in a 100+ cubic inch package, and I knew how big
> a six-stud-long car was to begin with.
I could nawwwwt believe my eyes when I saw how small those little
buggers are. Although I am sooooo not in the target market, it was
still disappointing to see.
> The cars come with a stat sheet, showing ratings for the speed,
> control, and accel of the cars. These obviously will match the
> forthcoming video game, but are kind of useless. [...]
Oh, that's what those ratings are for? OK, that kinda makes sense now.
When I thought of them as pure toys, it seemed totally bizarre and false
marketingish.
--Todd
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