Lego breaks ground on first US manufacturing facility

Post by majormajor » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 8:09 PM UTC

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #169

TexanFeller wrote: post #146

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> Anyone know what changed economically to justify the high US labor costs? Based on prices I've seen shopping for my nephews they seem to be a luxury brand now that can afford to. Lots of elaborate and expensive sets sold for $50-200. In my day they were closer to plain bricks.

I’ve posted before that Lego in the USA in the 1970s consisted of multi-colored bricks of different sizes. That’s it. And usually someone replies “You’re wrong” and points to some Lego mini-figure or elaborate kit that existed in the US in the 70s but in reality, I never ever saw one and neither me nor any of my friends ever had anything besides basic bricks. It’s like there is some alternate 1970s Lego reality that…

Post by fsckboy » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 8:11 PM UTC

arcanemachiner wrote: post #128

munificent wrote: post #113

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As opposed to those serious Guiness records like "farthest eyeball pop", "loudest purr by a domestic cat", "most face flesh tunnels", "most tennis balls held in the mouth (by a dog)", "most eyebrow waxes performed in eight hours by a team", and "longest head massage chain". Guiness has always been a half-commercial silly enterprise. It's literally founded by a beer brand to resolve pub trivia arguments.

The point still stands: By no reasonable definition is Lego the largest manufacturer of tires.

Post by sergiotapia » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 8:13 PM UTC

TheRealPomax wrote: post #162

Hopefully all American employees get the same treatment as European employees, rather than hiring a bunch of US-entrenched management and having them go "well this is an American plant, so we don't have to give you a minimum number of vacation days, and we only need to wage gauge you a tiny bit less than other companies in this space int he US for you to feel like we're treating you well". It's so easy to open a plan…

Post by mupuff1234 » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 8:21 PM UTC

bobthepanda wrote: post #143

bombcar wrote: post #34

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It’s highly automated but you still need people to watch the machines. Many Lego factory videos are available. If this lets them source much of the plastic locally, it will save on millions of boxes being shipped across the ocean. That’s a huge reduction in carbon, even if the local manufacturing costs a bit more.

Also, the general container shortage and supply chain issues over the years have showed that you want to hedge your bets with a global supply chain.

Post by dblooman » Sun, Apr 23, 2023, 8:32 PM UTC