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Re: the perfect way to sell lego trains
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lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego
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Sat, 18 Jan 2003 11:21:46 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tony Alexander writes:
> I'm sorry, I disagree.
> This might work well for the railroad enthusiast who is already
> familiar with such a system, but the average consumer would expect a "take
> it out of the box and it works" mentality. This is why we see so many
> complete working train sets around Christmas time.
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It has been my experience that the 'complete working sets around Christmas
time' are just exactly that. And when New Years Day rolls around, the train
ends up in the trash because of it being so cheaply built. (a little golden
oval-shaped sticker on the bottom of the burnt-out engine saying "Made In
Taiwan", for starters)
I don't think LEGO® should bend over backwards to please the mass-consumer
who craves a temporary choo choo fix to get them through the holiday visit
by the family. LEGO® should be treated as a fine hobby, on equal ground with
manufacturers such as Atlas, Kato, LGB, and the like.
Heres hoping that quality (the status quo) wins out in the end.
-Harvey
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| (...) Harvey, I certainly can't argue with that!! You're quite correct. Maybe I was seeing the situation from the wrong perspective (sales out the door rather than quality on the hobby table), but when quality is mentioned as a top priority, as it (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| I'm sorry, I disagree. This might work well for the railroad enthusiast who is already familiar with such a system, but the average consumer would expect a "take it out of the box and it works" mentality. This is why we see so many complete working (...) (21 years ago, 18-Jan-03, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.dear-lego)
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