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Feels like they misunderstand the point of Legos. The great thing about them that I remember from being a kid was having bins of the things pile up -- each new

by chasing 13y ago

Feels like they misunderstand the point of Legos. The great thing about them that I remember from being a kid was having bins of the things pile up -- each new set I got added to the creative possibilities of the whole. And when I made something extra-cool, that was like an art piece that I'd proudly put up on a shelf or somewhere for months until I got tired of it and recycled it into my next creation.

ChrisNorstrom 13y ago
Great point. Maybe they can iterate and instead of allowing you to order sets, you can order the number of pieces and which pieces you want out of an online catalog. That would be awesome! I'd order 3,000 white 4x1 bricks, 500 white 2x1, 100 4x2 bricks, and like 50 windows so I can make that skyscraper I've always wanted to make. When I'm done I can just send them back.
- supergauntlet 13y ago
  Yes, this would be wonderful. Being able to actually make things that I'd thought up but never been able to do because of a lack of blocks would be awesome.
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- kbutler 13y ago
  You can buy bricks from lego, starting at $0.10 per 1x1: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Pick-A-Brick-ByTheme http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Pick-A-Brick-ByTheme But you're likely better off buying bulk from other online retailers, like ebay, where you can buy by the pound (e.g., search ebay for "legos pounds"). See also http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/06/finding-lego-bricks-in-bulk/ http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/06/finding-lego-bricks-in-...
daeken 13y ago
Totally agreed. This is neat, but I can't see myself signing up for it. Inspired by Candy Japan (http://www.candyjapan.com/ http://www.candyjapan.com/) I was researching how to do a "Lego of the month club"; a service that would send you a grab-bag of Lego each month, for whatever purpose you wanted. Different price tiers for different part counts, etc. Unfortunately, I could never figure out a good way to do it other than just buying a bunch of sets and randomly picking from it to make bags for people.
sliverstorm 13y ago
On the other hand, building a variety of sets taught me different options and novel or useful ways to build different structures. For example, it was kits that introduced me to the idea of interlocking pieces to increase strength. I immediately saw the value, and it enabled me to do a bunch of other cool stuff. It sounds trivial now, but it was not as obvious to 10-year-old me. I'd say having bins of more generic pieces to sift through, and also having a stream of new sets available to construct but not keep, would be the best of both worlds. 'Cause let's face it, new lego sets aren't cheap!

by chasing 13y ago

ChrisNorstrom 13y ago

Great point. Maybe they can iterate and instead of allowing you to order sets, you can order the number of pieces and which pieces you want out of an online catalog. That would be awesome! I'd order 3,000 white 4x1 bricks, 500 white 2x1, 100 4x2 bricks, and like 50 windows so I can make that skyscraper I've always wanted to make. When I'm done I can just send them back.

supergauntlet 13y ago
Yes, this would be wonderful. Being able to actually make things that I'd thought up but never been able to do because of a lack of blocks would be awesome.
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kbutler 13y ago
You can buy bricks from lego, starting at $0.10 per 1x1: http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Pick-A-Brick-ByTheme http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Pick-A-Brick-ByTheme But you're likely better off buying bulk from other online retailers, like ebay, where you can buy by the pound (e.g., search ebay for "legos pounds"). See also http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/06/finding-lego-bricks-in-bulk/ http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2009/06/finding-lego-bricks-in-...

daeken 13y ago

Totally agreed. This is neat, but I can't see myself signing up for it. Inspired by Candy Japan (http://www.candyjapan.com/ http://www.candyjapan.com/) I was researching how to do a "Lego of the month club"; a service that would send you a grab-bag of Lego each month, for whatever purpose you wanted. Different price tiers for different part counts, etc. Unfortunately, I could never figure out a good way to do it other than just buying a bunch of sets and randomly picking from it to make bags for people.

sliverstorm 13y ago

On the other hand, building a variety of sets taught me different options and novel or useful ways to build different structures. For example, it was kits that introduced me to the idea of interlocking pieces to increase strength. I immediately saw the value, and it enabled me to do a bunch of other cool stuff. It sounds trivial now, but it was not as obvious to 10-year-old me. I'd say having bins of more generic pieces to sift through, and also having a stream of new sets available to construct but not keep, would be the best of both worlds. 'Cause let's face it, new lego sets aren't cheap!