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LEGO fight Against Chinese counterfeit LEGO

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  • SumoLegoSumoLego New YorkMember Posts: 11,506
    CCC said:
    That model can be a problem when they sell out of LEGO, and there is empty shelf space. Of course the store will fill shelves instead of leaving them blank.
    Right - store managers want to move whatever product they can.  But as I recall, there are sanctions if a designated section is stocked with the competition's product.
    M1J0E
  • M1J0EM1J0E Calgary, ABMember Posts: 341
    560Heliport said:
    My local WalMart usually has that clone-brand crap mixed in with the LEGO- but I think it's due to apathy on the part of whoever is tasked with straightening up the aisle. Sets are very often not near the shelf price tag for that set. I was there last night, and they had most of the 2019 sets, but stuff was everywhere- not grouped by theme, apparently just stuck on any empty space, mostly without prices.  
    This is pretty much what I thought the answer would be.  Simple enough.  BUt I hadn’t thought either of CCC’s above, where they might have sold out after Christmas of LEGO brand sets & just filled with whatever.  Makes sense.  Thanks guys for all the answers!  
    SumoLego
  • CCCCCC UKMember Posts: 17,324
    Back to Trump ...

    Photoshop rather than clone, but still.


    I love the "No doors or windows" selling point.
    FowlerBricksBaby_Yoda
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Twin Cities, MN, USAMember Posts: 723
    Is the purpose of the border wall to keep others out... or to trap us (Americans) here (with Trump)?
  • SumoLegoSumoLego New YorkMember Posts: 11,506
    560Heliport said:
    Is the purpose of the border wall to keep others out... or to trap us (Americans) here (with Trump)?
    Yes.  That is the purpose.

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  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 452
    I hope Ray hasnt started smoking again
    Pitfall69SumoLegogmonkey76
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 0 miles to Legoboy's houseMember Posts: 11,310
    ^^What an obscure movie you referenced. I just so happen to have this in my DVD collection :0
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  • Bosstone100Bosstone100 USAMember Posts: 1,379
    I remember that movie and why I haven't seen it since it came out. Maybe I'll have to give it another shot. 
    SumoLego
  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 452
    ^^ Oh God I’d forgotten DVD’s occasionally came in those cases with the plastic clips *shudders*
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  • 560Heliport560Heliport Twin Cities, MN, USAMember Posts: 723
    ^What would you do if a few dozen Bricksetters showed up?
    SumoLegoSprinkleOtter
  • blokey9blokey9 MelbourneMember Posts: 100
    clearly this title was too obscure for Australian audiences so they called it "Escape from Absolom" instead.
    SumoLego
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Twin Cities, MN, USAMember Posts: 723
    Okay, but I won't promise to wash dishes!
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  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 452
    I can’t do the somber music so well, but Im sure I can burst into a Monty Python-esque ditty at the end of the night!
    Pitfall69SumoLegoSprinkleOtterBumblepants
  • 560Heliport560Heliport Twin Cities, MN, USAMember Posts: 723
    Are you to be our burglar, then?
    tmgm528Pitfall69SumoLegoSprinkleOtter
  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 452
    Incineration?!
    Pitfall69SumoLegoSprinkleOtter
  • SumoLegoSumoLego New YorkMember Posts: 11,506
    Pitfall69 said:
    blokey9 said:
    clearly this title was too obscure for Australian audiences so they called it "Escape from Absolom" instead.
    Your movie was made by Lepin
    Starring David Hasselhoff.
    Muftak1
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 0 miles to Legoboy's houseMember Posts: 11,310
    Ok. Ok. Pony sniffing aside, either I have shared too much about myself over the years or you are bugging my house and stalking my Facebook page. 
    SprinkleOtterSumoLegoVorpalRyu560Heliport
  • SumoLegoSumoLego New YorkMember Posts: 11,506
    That's what you get for joining the Facebook Group.  Bwahahahahaha!

    I will say the 'No Escape' coincidence was weird.  But I do love me some classic Liotta.  

    Where is my copy of Operation Dumbo Drop?
    VorpalRyu
  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 452
    I can no longer think of Ray Liotta without hearing the word Chantix. Thats some good advertising
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 0 miles to Legoboy's houseMember Posts: 11,310
    ^Ray has gotten a lot of "work" done. I wonder if Dr. Lepin did all the work?  I don't know if it's famous Ray or original Ray. 
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  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 452
    Ray Lepinotta
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  • RecceRecce Tiny Little Red DotMember Posts: 879
    This thread gets weirder and weirder each time I come and visit...
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  • VorpalRyuVorpalRyu AustraliaMember Posts: 2,186
    SumoLego said:
    That's what you get for joining the Facebook Group.  Bwahahahahaha!
    A facebook group that you're both members of? Are there similar antics? Are memes allowed? Inquiring minds want to know... :)
  • Baby_YodaBaby_Yoda The world's backsideMember Posts: 1,090
    It's discussed in this thread.
  • CCCCCC UKMember Posts: 17,324
    Pitfall69 said:
    560Heliport said:
    ^What would you do if a few dozen Bricksetters showed up?
    It's not about what I would do; it's what my wife would do ;)

    I figure it would be exactly like the unexpected gathering in The Hobbit ;)


    Did Bilbo have a really dirty carpet too?

  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 0 miles to Legoboy's houseMember Posts: 11,310
    CCC said:
    Pitfall69 said:
    560Heliport said:
    ^What would you do if a few dozen Bricksetters showed up?
    It's not about what I would do; it's what my wife would do ;)

    I figure it would be exactly like the unexpected gathering in The Hobbit ;)


    Did Bilbo have a really dirty carpet too?

    If you are referring to our ugly rug in the foyer (which got way too much "air time" in the forum); that rug wasn't dirty, it just looked like 100 cats threw up hairballs. It is no longer there :)
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  • SumoLegoSumoLego New YorkMember Posts: 11,506
    edited January 11
    There better be some Lembas Bread.  And Miruvor.  Only the best!
    SprinkleOttergmonkey76
  • CCCCCC UKMember Posts: 17,324
    Pitfall69 said:

    This one.

    SprinkleOtter
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 0 miles to Legoboy's houseMember Posts: 11,310
    No No. The carpet is brand new. It's just the way the carpet is. All those spots are footprints from walking on it and matting it down and what not :)
    SprinkleOtterSumoLegoFowlerBricksBaby_YodaBumblepants
  • akunthitaakunthita USAMember Posts: 1,025
    Testing...
    SprinkleOtter
  • akunthitaakunthita USAMember Posts: 1,025

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  • LegoboyLegoboy 100km furtherMember Posts: 8,694
    What just happened?
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  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 0 miles to Legoboy's houseMember Posts: 11,310
    Legoboy said:
    What just happened?
    This thread has gone from suck to blow...
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  • SumoLegoSumoLego New YorkMember Posts: 11,506
    ^ There is NO ESCAPE!

    I am impressed with Pitfall's pile of that carpet.  I'm make sure to remove my shoes.  Or I'll bring my booties!
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  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 0 miles to Legoboy's houseMember Posts: 11,310
    Bumblepants said:
    I saw 30+ new comments and came to see what ridiculous argument was going on. And we are just evaluating Pitfalls carpet. It is content like this that has kept me on this site pretty much daily for the past seven years.
    My carpet matches my drapes ;)
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  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 0 miles to Legoboy's houseMember Posts: 11,310
    Did everyone notice the "CCC" written on the carpet? 

    Anyway, this is really ridiculous, but I blame @SumoLego for everything.
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  • SumoLegoSumoLego New YorkMember Posts: 11,506
    Pitfall69 said:
    My carpet matches my drapes ;)
    It is disturbing that it had crossed my mind to post the same thing.
    Pitfall69 said:
    Anyway, this is really ridiculous, but I blame @SumoLego for everything.
    And that's what @Pitfall69 hates!

    (This is partially your fault.  Who seriously still has a copy of 'No Escape'...)
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  • tmgm528tmgm528 Member Posts: 452
    Someone needs to post some images of Super Hero Snake Choppers before somehow we make @Pitfall69 dig up a copy of Shanghai Knights from his hobbithole.
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  • SprinkleOtterSprinkleOtter Member Posts: 2,710
    tmgm528 said:
    Someone needs to post some images of Super Hero Snake Choppers before somehow we make @Pitfall69 dig up a copy of Shanghai Knights from his hobbithole.
    I honestly think I might have a copy of that on VHS somewhere....
    tmgm528Pitfall69SumoLegogmonkey76
  • CyberdragonCyberdragon Maryland, U.S.AMember Posts: 364
    http://trademagazin.hu/en/tobb-tonna-hamis-legot-foglaltak-le-a-penzugyorok/
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 0 miles to Legoboy's houseMember Posts: 11,310
    LEGO Fan said:
    That is great news! Please help get rid of knock off brands.
    Technically, Knock-off's don't copy the brand name or infringe on a trademark. Counterfeits are different in that the maker tries to pass off their item as authentic.
    gmonkey76LEGOFan2dmcc0SumoLego
  • Baby_YodaBaby_Yoda The world's backsideMember Posts: 1,090
    That's an extremely vague article, but good news, I suppose.
    Pitfall69
  • CCCCCC UKMember Posts: 17,324
    CCC said:
    Back to where the Chinese win after LEGO has previously failed ...

    70p or so each delivered. I'm in for "a couple".

    Now I am just waiting for a decent Witch King helmet.

    I received these. The helmets and armour are beautiful. The shields are OK, but stlightly too detailed compared to what LEGO normally produces. I'm not so sure about using the fake minifigure parts, as most of this gets covered by the armour, so I'm sticking with existing real minifigures, but the helmets and armour are great for filling that gap that LEGO never filled.
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  • MaffyDMaffyD West YorkshireMember Posts: 2,431
    So, this thread has me wondering about Trexit, why Lego never made a Minas Tirith model, what makes brand new carpet look mucky, what I would sing if invited to tea at a Hobbit's hole, and the crappy DVDs I have in my garage (there are quite a few).

    Thank you Brickset - you never fail... :-)


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