Hasbro announces price hike

[G1Optimal]

Hmmm looks like we just have to wait and see which toys get the price hike.... if TFs become to pricy with their dodgy QCs ... looks like Im gonna be investing more on Lego these days...

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news here , but....

I thought lego bricks were made out of plastic to.

[MV75]

Yes they are, but their quality has never changed. Ever. Plus we pay a more realistic price for it compared to the rest of the world.
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[Golden Phoenix]

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news here , but....

I thought lego bricks were made out of plastic to.

They are absorbing a lot of the costs because they beleive in their product and are faithful to their customers. They only recently hikes some prices, not because their profit margins were under threat, but because they couldn't afford to absorb the costs any more.
You have to remember that Lego was on the verge of collapse some time around 2000 and they have had to build them selves back up, brick by brick.
As such they don't have the big budgets Hasbro has.