[...] Simple solution: don’t make less desirable figures! :P [...] Tell me about it: I bought one CMF22 on S@H to reach the amount to get the Hideout (thanks prices in [...] (23 months ago, Jun 27, 2022, to LEGO products)
[...] When series 1 came out in 2010 you could determine the figure type from the barcode pattern. Various sites published a cheat sheet (Search on Brickset). As this [...] (23 months ago, Jun 27, 2022, to LEGO products)
[...] The downside of that is all the popular ones disappear so random pickers get the less desirable figures only. I remember seeing people with bar code scanners going through [...] (23 months ago, Jun 27, 2022, to LEGO products)
[...] The article states that there will be no such markings/codes on the boxes to identify the contents... (23 months ago, Jun 27, 2022, to LEGO products)
[...] 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). [...] (23 months ago, Jun 27, 2022, to LEGO products)