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 Author: iprice View Messages Posted By iprice
 Posted: Jun 27, 2022 13:36
 Subject: Re: CMF: No more bags to feel for characters...
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iprice (1245)

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In LEGO, LegoMath writes:
  As we know, some people like the ability to determine the minifigure inside by
feeling the bag and some people like the surprise of not knowing which minifigure
is inside the bag. To satisfy all, TLG could simply add a code on the box (I
believe TLG used to do this as I recall coded dots on each bag of the earlier
series).

Those people who want to know which minifigure is inside a box can learn the
codes (either themselves as a fun challenge to deciphering the code or by going
online to learn which codes correlate to which minifigures). Those people who
want to be surprised have the choice of not looking at the faintly printed coded
dots (or slightly indented dots) on a box.

The article states that there will be no such markings/codes on the boxes to
identify the contents...
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Jun 27, 2022 13:33
 Subject: Re: CMF: No more bags to feel for characters...
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In LEGO, SylvainLS writes:
  In LEGO, yorbrick writes:
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Not being able to feel for them is a game changer for me. If I want just a specific
one, I don't want to gamble with an 8% chance of winning.

No doubt others
will feel the same, and boxes will get "accidentally damaged" by customers in
store like they were for the Vidiyo blind boxes.

“While similar to the aforementioned Bandmates, the final concept is slightly
different and should be more secure, avoiding the widespread theft that affected
the Bandmates in 2021.”

I never got the surprise thing… except as a trick to make you buy more.  As if
TLG needed that.  And is that really efficient when you account for the damage?
It’s just a source of frustration.

I understand the blind bags, as they want purchasers to need to buy more than
a complete set and keep chasing them to get a complete set (like Panini stickers).
Whether encouraging kids to gamble is a good thing is another matter, but clearly
LEGO don't have a moral issue with it.

The other reason for it is to make less desirable figures sell but of course
that leads to disappointment when you get one of the less popular figures, even
worse when you get two!
 Author: jgrossman1025 View Messages Posted By jgrossman1025
 Posted: Jun 27, 2022 13:31
 Subject: Re: CMF: No more bags to feel for characters...
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In LEGO, tEoS writes:
  At $5 per figure this is really disappointing. However, the advantage of this
packaging is in reducing plastic waste.

https://brickset.com/article/79016/new-collectable-minifigure-packaging

As a Bricklink seller who occasionally sells CMF'S this is gonna be better
for sellers, as people will go to sites like this to find the figures they need.
So I am fine with it, but I can see why it would be frustrating to other people.
I think finding them in store is part of the experience also. Thsi new packadgign
will make it harder...
 Author: SylvainLS View Messages Posted By SylvainLS
 Posted: Jun 27, 2022 13:20
 Subject: Re: CMF: No more bags to feel for characters...
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In LEGO, yorbrick writes:
  […]
Not being able to feel for them is a game changer for me. If I want just a specific
one, I don't want to gamble with an 8% chance of winning.

No doubt others
will feel the same, and boxes will get "accidentally damaged" by customers in
store like they were for the Vidiyo blind boxes.

“While similar to the aforementioned Bandmates, the final concept is slightly
different and should be more secure, avoiding the widespread theft that affected
the Bandmates in 2021.”

I never got the surprise thing… except as a trick to make you buy more.  As if
TLG needed that.  And is that really efficient when you account for the damage?
It’s just a source of frustration.
 Author: FantasyBricks View Messages Posted By FantasyBricks
 Posted: Jun 27, 2022 12:49
 Subject: Re: CMF: No more bags to feel for characters...
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As we know, some people like the ability to determine the minifigure inside by
feeling the bag and some people like the surprise of not knowing which minifigure
is inside the bag. To satisfy all, TLG could simply add a code on the box (I
believe TLG used to do this as I recall coded dots on each bag of the earlier
series).

Those people who want to know which minifigure is inside a box can learn the
codes (either themselves as a fun challenge to deciphering the code or by going
online to learn which codes correlate to which minifigures). Those people who
want to be surprised have the choice of not looking at the faintly printed coded
dots (or slightly indented dots) on a box.

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