Eilif Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 I posted a couple times responding on the site with the article. What we have here is the "rock and hard place" that many parents find themselves in. Their kid wants LEGO, and inside themselves they know the value of LEGO as a quality toy. But their 6 year old really wants SW Lego. And most parents who have already consented to LEGO are not going to say "no, you can't have star wars LEGO, it's a couple years beyond you". Say what you will about most parents, but it's true. So now we have a toy that will require more than the expected amount of parental assistance and rebuilding. Paired with the feeling that they're buying a toy and not a construction set, we are left with a very frustrated parent who just happens to have a larger venue in which to vent her frustration. Not saying that any of this validates the sillyness of buying LEGO well above recommended ages, gluing it, or the inability to grasp that LEGO is a fairly expensive construction toy but not an overpriced action figure set. However, it shouldn't be that hard to see where the author is coming from. What is most interesting is that The author and many of the commentors on the website don't seem to have any problem continuing to buy LEGO for their children. So, even if they have complaints and dabble a bit of glue here and there, they still seem to see the value in purchasing LEGO for their ghildren. Quote
BearHeart Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Glueing LEGO together?! Man, there's some real sickos out there!! Quote
Zeya Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Why stop at glue? Dip that bad boy in carbonite and keep it in one piece forever! Quote
Sirens-of-Titan Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Well I could see that if you are deprived of imagination and live in a bubble that article would make sense to you. Quote
Clone OPatra Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Not quite as bad, but along the same lines: read one of the newest reviews of the Star Wars T-6 Shuttle on TRU.com, the one titled "You have to assemble this!" Oh no, I never thought you'd have to assemble a LEGO toy! How horrendously terrible! I cannot imagine! Quote
CorneliusMurdock Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Not quite as bad, but along the same lines: read one of the newest reviews of the Star Wars T-6 Shuttle on TRU.com, the one titled "You have to assemble this!" Oh no, I never thought you'd have to assemble a LEGO toy! How horrendously terrible! I cannot imagine! Wow. you have to be a special kind of stupid not to know that you have to build with Lego. What makes me mad is that this person gave the set 2 stars because of their own stupidity. Never mind the fact that they bought a set with a recommended age of 8-10 for their 3 year old. You know those weird symbols on the box and the web listing? Those are letters and they form words that let you know what's inside the box. Quote
vexorian Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Not quite as bad, but along the same lines: read one of the newest reviews of the Star Wars T-6 Shuttle on TRU.com, the one titled "You have to assemble this!" Oh no, I never thought you'd have to assemble a LEGO toy! How horrendously terrible! I cannot imagine! I am more scared about the fact he was able to return it. And that nobody marked the review as unhelpful yet... Quote
Brickdoctor Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 I am more scared about the fact he was able to return it. And that nobody marked the review as unhelpful yet... Pff, I remember when they had the Chrometroopers up for sale online and someone commented and said something like, "this is so kelw they should do more like a shiny gold c-p30." I'd bet there's a lot more where that came from. Quote
Destroydacre Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 If you were a kid growing up and you didn't have bricks scattered across the floor then you didn't own any Lego. It comes with the territory. Thankfully my parents realized this and did not glue my sets or creations together. Quote
Enpaz Posted January 16, 2011 Posted January 16, 2011 Someone really didn't understand the purpose of Lego there! Thanks for sharing. It should be explained to them that such a "useless pile of Lego bricks" actually would help their child develop and gather imagination, creativity and whatnot. IGNORANCE for the win! Quote
LEGO Guy Bri Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Quote - "But Legos are not action figures. They’re allergic to action. Enthusiastic looking makes Lego sets fall apart. If you think about them from a distance, they start to shed pieces. And if you play with them — if you swing the spaceships around the room like … like spaceships — just forget about it. They’ll fall apart in ways that defy explanation." - End quote. sad really.. Someone should introduce this lady to MegaB****s... or better yet, that Enlight*****t crap. Then talk about allergies to action. I personally have watched a MB set fall apart under its own weight. Not even joking; across the room. And Lego, not "legos", have extremely well interlocking grip. As a kid, I'd play with my Lego cars, trucks boats, and planes. They would experience G force (spinning in place ), shock from impact, and constant soakings from pools, bathes, even showers ( covering the drain w/ wash cloth of coarse). Needless to say, they made... and look just as they did over a decade later. Six seems a bit young for larger sets, unless he/she is a genius of sorts. Lego should not be that difficult to figure out. If child likes Lego sets but,is rough w/ toys, start w/ Duplo... That's my fact oriented opinion:classic: Quote
Peppermint_M Posted January 17, 2011 Posted January 17, 2011 Ok guys, calm it down a little? I know glue and Lego are an emotive issue, but I do not think it need this kind of vitriol. From further reading it seems to only have been some of the most vexing of greebling that got glued on, and most household glue is laughably simple to mitigate at a later date. As it stands, it seems to be someone succumbing to the siren song of a star wars set for a child a little younger than the recommended age. If when they get older they want to MOC or what have you, it is the simple work of moments to find the main methods of de-gluing. As for the parents complaining about wanting to re-sell: That's greed mixed with the sighing knowledge that many children get bored or outgrow an expensive toy very quickly. I mean, I have a box of Sindy things gathering dust in the loft, a crate of those little plastic trading fads that turned up every year at pocket money prices and countless other bits of rubbish that don't hold any value for me now (not even nostalgia). I mean, who here remembers POGS? At least if darling and jr. outgrow their toys and never give them a second glance, they can be sold to finance the musical instruments/sports equipment/gaming system/clothes/giraffe that catches their attention next. So, calm down dears, it's only a newspaper column! Quote
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