What happened with LEGO

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Post by AlexMuir » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 10:53 AM UTC

What happened with LEGO
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Re: What happened with LEGO

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Post by speeder » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 11:51 AM UTC

Again this post?

Well, at least this time I can comment.

I must say that Lego in Brazil is ABSURDLY expensive, it is just ridiculous.

And this is very bad, since I love Lego!!

And I miss "Tente" (a Lego clone that existed here, and had some nifty stuff, like wheeled blocks with metal axles)

Re: What happened with LEGO

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Post by jacquesm » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 11:57 AM UTC

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Re: What happened with LEGO

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Post by AlexMuir » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 12:09 PM UTC

speeder wrote: post #2

Again this post? Well, at least this time I can comment. I must say that Lego in Brazil is ABSURDLY expensive, it is just ridiculous. And this is very bad, since I love Lego!! And I miss "Tente" (a Lego clone that existed here, and had some nifty stuff, like wheeled blocks with metal axles)

I can't find it previously posted to HN, is that your meaning?

Re: What happened with LEGO

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Post by GFischer » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 12:17 PM UTC

AlexMuir wrote: post #4

speeder wrote: post #2

Again this post? Well, at least this time I can comment. I must say that Lego in Brazil is ABSURDLY expensive, it is just ridiculous. And this is very bad, since I love Lego!! And I miss "Tente" (a Lego clone that existed here, and had some nifty stuff, like wheeled blocks with metal axles)

I can't find it previously posted to HN, is that your meaning?

I didn't find this post, however there are similarly-themed articles by Wired and others:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5040545

Re: What happened with LEGO

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Post by AlexMuir » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 12:23 PM UTC

GFischer wrote: post #5

AlexMuir wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can't find it previously posted to HN, is that your meaning?

I didn't find this post, however there are similarly-themed articles by Wired and others: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5040545

Yeah, I've seen them. The key point I took from this is that Lego is at an all-time low in pricing terms, even though it seems expensive.

Re: What happened with LEGO

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Post by fnazeeri » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 12:28 PM UTC

I love it! Summary: Legos seem expensive now because the first time you got them they were free! ;p

Re: What happened with LEGO

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Post by mrspeaker » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 12:28 PM UTC

Wow - a lot or work went into that article. Very impressive! On a vaguely related note, here's the video that the quote at the top is taken from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVCOAFKjaoY

Re: What happened with LEGO

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Post by pilsetnieks » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 12:30 PM UTC

AlexMuir wrote: post #6

GFischer wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I didn't find this post, however there are similarly-themed articles by Wired and others: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5040545

Yeah, I've seen them. The key point I took from this is that Lego is at an all-time low in pricing terms, even though it seems expensive.

To go even deeper, actually the value of money is at an all-time low.

Re: What happened with LEGO

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Post by speeder » Thu, Feb 07, 2013, 12:36 PM UTC

speeder wrote: post #2

Again this post? Well, at least this time I can comment. I must say that Lego in Brazil is ABSURDLY expensive, it is just ridiculous. And this is very bad, since I love Lego!! And I miss "Tente" (a Lego clone that existed here, and had some nifty stuff, like wheeled blocks with metal axles)

I saw about 3 weeks ago, this exact same post. I am pretty sure of that.