The backlash against Lego's ridiculous new Star Wars set is entirely justified
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The backlash against Lego's ridiculous new Star Wars set is entirely justified
"Last Week, Lego announced what it calls "one of the most anticipated Lego Star ears sets of all time," a 9,023-piece set recreating Death Star scenes from various Star Wars films. But just as large as the set itself is the price - at a whopping $999.99, it's also the most expensive Lego set ever. Now, at $1000 a pop, you'd be forgiven for expecting Lego to render a famously spherical space station as a sphere."
""$1000 and it's only a cross-section?!?!!" one complains, while another adds, "Lego produces their very first $1000 set and it's ... this. Yikes. You'd think they'd at least create something that could serve as the "crown jewel" of the Lego brand. Instead, it's more of a reflection of what the brand has become. It's clumsy and uninspired." Another succinctly lists the problems with the set: "sticker sheet, no dual-moulded legs, GWP (gift with purchase) is part of the set removed to incentivise impulse purchasing, not even a hemisphere, first $1000 set."
A new 9,023-piece Lego Death Star set is priced at $999.99, making it the most expensive Lego set to date. The set is presented as a flattened cross-section rather than a full sphere, prompting disappointment among fans. Online communities criticized the high cost relative to the design choice and pointed to perceived cost-cutting, including the use of stickers instead of printed pieces. Additional complaints cited missing dual-moulded elements, the removal of a gift-with-purchase to drive impulse buys, and the set not forming a hemisphere. Fan reaction framed the release as uninspired and unrepresentative of a flagship product.
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