Comments on: New survey from LEGO:

By: worker201

worker201 — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:09:09 +0000

I’m sure they can come up with thousands of ways to rationalize box sizes. But I think they could be very successful with smaller boxes. And it would be unwise to underestimate the potential profits one can reap by slapping a “Now More Eco-Friendly: Featuring 35% Less Packaging” sticker on every box.

By: Brad

Brad — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:51:12 +0000

With regard to box sizes, Steve Witt has answered this question before on FBTB. There are standardized box sizes to make shipping LEGO on palettes more efficient. This has apparently made them more efficient in terms of resources spent.

http://www.fbtb.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=596&start=20

By: legomason

legomason — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 05:20:06 +0000

And also now that I think about it, it would be harder to have a “Lego Aisle” if they had smaller boxes.

By: PeteCorp

PeteCorp — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 05:00:35 +0000

The bigger boxes are to subconsciously justify paying the higher Lego prices.

By: legomason

legomason — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:54:12 +0000

Ooh, good one worker201!

Remember how PC software/games used to all come in gigantic boxes and then one year they all collectively shrank? Lego could do the same.

By: worker201

worker201 — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:11:02 +0000

I added “Smaller boxes and fewer plastic bags, to save on environmental costs” to the list of improvements they could make. Because that’s one of my pet issues.

By: gambort

gambort — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:06:59 +0000

Curses. I had a feeling I was going to regret my first response…

By: AlexEylar

AlexEylar — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 05:04:34 +0000

Yarr, man yer survery, you salty dogs!

By: Starwars4J

Starwars4J — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:37:55 +0000

Keep in mind that, though there are two options about quality, there’s a third that specifically mentions collectible figs that has it backwards. It indicates we want all figs to have the same high quality as the collectible minifigs, when the collectible minifigs are the problem. Just make sure you double-check before selecting it as a choice.

By: gambort

gambort — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:54:25 +0000

One word: quotation

Here’s hoping I didn’t make the mistake I think you made.

By: Ochre Jelly

Ochre Jelly — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:50:59 +0000

Two words: Spell check. ;-)

By: creatide

creatide — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:12:20 +0000

Fixed.

By: gambort

gambort — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:33:37 +0000

Hopefully it’s fixed now

By: creatide

creatide — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:10:03 +0000

The link isn’t working for me.