2004 financial report...

[Mister Phes]

BIGGEST story in Denmark right now is that LEGO is talking about moving the production to China :'(

Yes outsource to the the Asian countries! Much cheaper. Then they can slap the "Made in China" thingy on all the Lego's. It'll be great! I can't wait.

[snefroe]

isn't this against Scandinavian ethical principles?

[Mister Phes]

Oh the Chinese would be delighted!

[Wolf04]

I know I will never think of buying a LEGO set ever again if on the box it says Made in China. The best products tend to be made in Europe...NOT China.

[The Middleman]

I know I will never think of buying a LEGO set ever again if on the box it says Made in China. The best products tend to be made in Europe...NOT China.

If product quality goes down, I'll stop buying. This is bad news.

[Mister Phes]

Hasn't the product quality already gone down?

[snefroe]

Hasn't the product quality already gone down?

if you're talking in terms of plastic... TLC has been awarded for having the best plastic product in the world. number 2 was, i believe, tupperware

in fact, the article said that the durability of the plastic has become a negative factor in the sales. after all, these bricks won't have to be replaced...

to my knoledge, the company is outsourcing to Tchechia...

[Mister Phes]

Nah, I was merely being a smart megablocks. I meant down as in design quality rather than the plastic.

[snefroe]

Nah, I was merely being a smart megablocks. I meant down as in design quality rather than the plastic.

i guess it depends on what you mean with quality...

[The Middleman]

I definitely meant the durability/uniformity of the pieces.

[Mister Phes]

Yes I agree the plastic is very good. Only the flag clips have caused me grief in the past. They seem rather weak and are easy to break at times.

[snefroe]

Yes I agree the plastic is very good. Only the flag clips have caused me grief in the past. They seem rather weak and are easy to break at times.

you're right. i just lost an arm (http://www.peeron.com/inv/parts/30377) yesterday, because of that...

[Mister Phes]

Although they were using canvas flags back in the late 90's, but they seem to have gone back to plastic ones these days.

[Wolf04]

Although they were using canvas flags back in the late 90's, but they seem to have gone back to plastic ones these days.

Which is more expensive...thus making the sets have less pieces but more expensive.....thus making the people not buy them....thus the LEGO company losing money...thus LEGO coming up with cheap excuses "There is no market for Pirate sets"...in fact it was their own fault.

[The Middleman]

The cloth flags were sooooo much better. One of my biggest gripes with KK2.

[Mister Phes]

Which is more expensive...thus making the sets have less pieces but more expensive.....thus making the people not buy them....thus the LEGO company losing money...thus LEGO coming up with cheap excuses "There is no market for Pirate sets"...in fact it was their own fault.

This big bad wench eating wolf is also a genius too!

[The Middleman]

Ah, you just say that because he's mad at LEGO for not doing Pirate as well. ;)

[Mister Phes]

Yeah, so?

[Wolf04]

Just because I'm not into the themes doesn't mean I don't like the sets. I'm into Town/Trains/Technic (the BIG 3T's) but I like Pirates/Castle/Space..I just never had the money to expand to those themes.

[The Middleman]

Why TECHNIC? I thought you hated BIONICLE and such - if you like TECHNIC, BIONICLE is a great parts pack for it.

[Wolf04]

Why TECHNIC? I thought you hated BIONICLE and such - if you like TECHNIC, BIONICLE is a great parts pack for it.

I should have been more clear because I don't do MOCs with Technic, just Town but I do have Technic, Town and Train sets. I have only 3 Technic sets...4x4 Offroader, X-treme Offroader and the small yellow Front End Loader. Don't get me started on Bionicle. Bionicle has no beams or Technic functionality. I like cars and trucks, that's why I really like Technic. I can see how a gearbox works or steering or many other features in my favourite toy. Bionicle is just a bunch of <insert that tiresome argument> Technic pieces put together.

...I do NOT want to start another discussion on why someone likes/dislikes Bionicle.

[The Middleman]

Ah, I thought you did MOCs. And I'm not a fan of BIONICLE, so you're preaching to the choir. ;)

A lot of the TECHNIC sets are cool, but I'd rather spend the money on SYSTEM themes.

[Wolf04]

Ah, I thought you did MOCs. And I'm not a fan of BIONICLE, so you're preaching to the choir. ;)

A lot of the TECHNIC sets are cool, but I'd rather spend the money on SYSTEM themes.

Not with Technic sets...with Town sets but if I had the money, I would buy all the new big Technic sets that are available.

[Mister Phes]

Does LEGO still use "SYSTEM" to categorise sets these days? My Skulls Eye Schooner box has SYSTEM right next to the LEGO Logo, but I haven't noticed it anywhere on the newer sets. All they seem to have is the age rating.

[Wolf04]

Does LEGO still use "SYSTEM" to categorise sets these days? My Skulls Eye Schooner box has SYSTEM right next to the LEGO Logo, but I haven't noticed it anywhere on the newer sets. All they seem to have is the age rating.

It's gone...another hint when LEGO died. When that System logo disappeared... :(