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> But that's still 30 years ago so Lego has been fancy pieces and custom kits for a couple generations of kids now. You can get a 790 piece big box of Lego bra
by gtop3 3y ago
> But that's still 30 years ago so Lego has been fancy pieces and custom kits for a couple generations of kids now.
You can get a 790 piece big box of Lego brand plastic building blocks on Amazon for $35. These types of collections tend to end up in yard sells, or passed around extended families because they last longer than a single childhood. The none-fancy Lego branded blocks still exist, and are still a common part of childhood in America. Lego just doesn't have to market them as hard, and the sale volume is naturally lower.
- majormajor 3y agoSure, and my young relatives do things basically the same as I did: have a stable of "common" bricks + a bunch of specialty models. Then when you get bored with the specialty model as-it-is, the pieces go in the bins and you remix them with everything else :)
- nicoburns 3y agoThey push the sets pretty hard. I know someone who ran a toy shop, and Lego wouldn’t sell them plain brick packets unless they bought a certain number of expensive sets.