The Cruelties of TLC

Sir Smittens · Post by **Sir Smittens** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 8:39 pm

Here's an idea: We make a list of all the horrible things TLC has done to us. Just copy and paste the list, and add one of your own (Try not to put more than one thought). Hopefully, this will get out our anger. Or maybe it'll just increase it.

1) Giving us inedible jellybeans

--Caleb

<<edit: Feel free to put more than one idea up. What I meant was just do not to 10 or so at once, because that might disarm all the other people. After some people have gone, however, go ahead and post another one>>

JPinoy · Post by **JPinoy** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:18 pm

2) Bad new pirates sets, only good for parts
3) Jackstone figures, many parent's have stated that their kids DO NOT like Jack Stone
4) KK2 knights, why are they in large sets only, its like TLC is forcing us army builders to have to buy large sets just to get them

Jehkar · Post by **Jehkar** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:32 pm

5) Giving us skinned tones mini-figs.
6) Poop colored brown as a color change.

Sir Smittens · Post by **Sir Smittens** » Sat Apr 24, 2004 9:44 pm

1) Giving us inedible jellybeans
2) Bad new pirates sets, only good for parts
3) Jackstone figures, many parent's have stated that their kids DO NOT like Jack Stone
4) KK2 knights, why are they in large sets only, its like TLC is forcing us army builders to have to buy large sets just to get them
5) Giving us skinned tones mini-figs.
6) Poop colored brown as a color change.
7) Not listening to devoted users of the product!

This is I think the third time I've heard mention of new pirate sets, but I haven't seen them. Does anyone have pics?

--Caleb

Sir Terrance · Post by **Sir Terrance** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 12:56 am

1) Giving us inedible jellybeans
2) Bad new pirates sets, only good for parts
3) Jackstone figures, many parent's have stated that their kids DO NOT like Jack Stone
4) KK2 knights, why are they in large sets only, its like TLC is forcing us army builders to have to buy large sets just to get them
5) Giving us skinned tones mini-figs.
6) Poop colored brown as a color change.
7) Not listening to devoted users of the product!
8)Grey change
9)Red swords
10)Not releasing more LEGENDS for a while

JPinoy · Post by **JPinoy** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 2:08 am

11) Galidor
12) Juniorized parts
13) letting the competition (clone brands) out do them in several areas

LEGOFREAK · Post by **LEGOFREAK** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 2:30 am

JPinoy wrote: 13) letting the competition (clone brands) out do them in several areas

Ok - this bears repeating. I was at Toys R Us today, and found Megabloks bags of brown. Thats right - just an assortment of brown in bags selling for around four bucks i think. I didnt look at the price because I wouldnt buy any anyway... but LEGO WAKE UP!
If they had been lego brand I would have had to buy up what they had right then and there.

Sorry, but I needed to Vent.
um
continue with this thread.

freak.

(sorry again)

wlister · Post by **wlister** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 7:16 am

1) Giving us inedible jellybeans
2) Bad new pirates sets, only good for parts
3) Jackstone figures, many parent's have stated that their kids DO NOT like Jack Stone
4) KK2 knights, why are they in large sets only, its like TLC is forcing us army builders to have to buy large sets just to get them
5) Giving us skinned tones mini-figs.
6) Poop colored brown as a color change.
7) Not listening to devoted users of the product!
8 ) Grey change
9) Red swords
10) Not releasing more LEGENDS for a while
11) Galidor
12) Juniorized parts
13) letting the competition (clone brands) out do them in several areas
14) Moving away from modular castle sets
15) Pricing sets well above the competition and losing potential new buyers
16) Stopped making minifig sets (6103 for example)
17) Stopped making regular swords in ABS
18 ) No System sets with the big Turkey, everyone needs a turkey.

19) Cardboard wall pieces instead of brick.
20) Plastic playmats instead of baseplates. See # 2)
21) Repeatedly using the raised baseplate from King Leo's castle in other sets.
22) White onion dome not round so you can't make one solid dome by using two domes.
23) No Lego Brand stores in Canada
24) Only 7 Minifigs or less in the $100.00 sets. KKI, KKII, New Falcon etc...

I have more, but I decided to be civilized.

Will

Blasterman · Post by **Blasterman** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 6:21 pm

5) Giving us skinned tones mini-figs.

So I guess this isn't for Castle dislikes only? On that note -

#25 - not having skin toned minifigs sooner. BOO-YA!

JPinoy · Post by **JPinoy** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 6:46 pm

wlister wrote: 24) Only 7 Minifigs or less in the $100.00 sets. KKI, KKII, New Falcon etc...

New Falcons?

wlister · Post by **wlister** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 8:04 pm

Millennium Falcon, not a castle set, but a $100.00 set with less than a decent amount of figs. The AT-AT could also be considered a rip-off for the price to fig ratio. There was a time that the big sets had 10 figs or more to go with their big prices. Now we consider ourselves lucky if we get 3 decent usable figs in a big set and hope we can use the parts from the rest.

Will

Sir Smittens · Post by **Sir Smittens** » Sun Apr 25, 2004 9:20 pm

1) Giving us inedible jellybeans
2) Bad new pirates sets, only good for parts
3) Jackstone figures, many parent's have stated that their kids DO NOT like Jack Stone
4) KK2 knights, why are they in large sets only, its like TLC is forcing us army builders to have to buy large sets just to get them
5) Giving us skinned tones mini-figs.
6) Poop colored brown as a color change.
7) Not listening to devoted users of the product!
8 ) Grey change
9) Red swords
10) Not releasing more LEGENDS for a while
11) Galidor
12) Juniorized parts
13) letting the competition (clone brands) out do them in several areas
14) Moving away from modular castle sets
15) Pricing sets well above the competition and losing potential new buyers
16) Stopped making minifig sets (6103 for example)
17) Stopped making regular swords in ABS
18 ) No System sets with the big Turkey, everyone needs a turkey.
19) Cardboard wall pieces instead of brick.
20) Plastic playmats instead of baseplates. See # 2)
21) Repeatedly using the raised baseplate from King Leo's castle in other sets.
22) White onion dome not round so you can't make one solid dome by using two domes.
23) No Lego Brand stores in Canada
24) Only 7 Minifigs or less in the $100.00 sets. KKI, KKII, New Falcon etc...
25) No PAB store in North America

--Caleb

wlister · Post by **wlister** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 12:47 am

Sir Smittens wrote: 25) No PAB store in North America
--Caleb

Several Lego Brand stores in the US have PAB inventories. There are not enough PAB stores in North America and that could be a better complaint. So here it goes again.

1) Giving us inedible jellybeans
2) Bad new pirates sets, only good for parts
3) Jackstone figures, many parent's have stated that their kids DO NOT like Jack Stone
4) KK2 knights, why are they in large sets only, its like TLC is forcing us army builders to have to buy large sets just to get them
5) Giving us skinned tones mini-figs.
6) Poop colored brown as a color change.
7) Not listening to devoted users of the product!
8 ) Grey change
9) Red swords
10) Not releasing more LEGENDS for a while
11) Galidor
12) Juniorized parts
13) letting the competition (clone brands) out do them in several areas
14) Moving away from modular castle sets
15) Pricing sets well above the competition and losing potential new buyers
16) Stopped making minifig sets (6103 for example)
17) Stopped making regular swords in ABS
18 ) No System sets with the big Turkey, everyone needs a turkey.
19) Cardboard wall pieces instead of brick.
20) Plastic playmats instead of baseplates. See # 2)
21) Repeatedly using the raised baseplate from King Leo's castle in other sets.
22) White onion dome not round so you can't make one solid dome by using two domes.
23) No Lego Brand stores in Canada
24) Only 7 Minifigs or less in the $100.00 sets. KKI, KKII, New Millenium Falcon etc...
25) Not enough PAB stores in North America

Will

forester3291 · Post by **forester3291** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:06 pm

1) Giving us inedible jellybeans
2) Bad new pirates sets, only good for parts
3) Jackstone figures, many parent's have stated that their kids DO NOT like Jack Stone
4) KK2 knights, why are they in large sets only, its like TLC is forcing us army builders to have to buy large sets just to get them
5) Giving us skinned tones mini-figs.
6) Poop colored brown as a color change.
7) Not listening to devoted users of the product!
8 ) Grey change
9) Red swords
10) Not releasing more LEGENDS for a while
11) Galidor
12) Juniorized parts
13) letting the competition (clone brands) out do them in several areas
14) Moving away from modular castle sets
15) Pricing sets well above the competition and losing potential new buyers
16) Stopped making minifig sets (6103 for example)
17) Stopped making regular swords in ABS
18 ) No System sets with the big Turkey, everyone needs a turkey.
19) Cardboard wall pieces instead of brick.
20) Plastic playmats instead of baseplates. See # 2)
21) Repeatedly using the raised baseplate from King Leo's castle in other sets.
22) White onion dome not round so you can't make one solid dome by using two domes.
23) No Lego Brand stores in Canada
24) Only 7 Minifigs or less in the $100.00 sets. KKI, KKII, New Millenium Falcon etc...
25) Not enough PAB stores in North America
26) Stopped making small and simple sets that are great for accesoies and army builders

And just to emphasize. Lego better wacth out for megabloks. The dragons series are getting alot of attention.

Blasterman · Post by **Blasterman** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 3:08 pm

#25 - not having skin toned minifigs sooner.

I know I'm not the only one who thinks this way, and yet it doesn't get added to the list?
I guess this doesn't "qualify" as a TLC dislike of my own.

One sided, but I'm used to that.