@Robot99 said:
"This does not appear to have Lego branding anywhere outside of the legal notice. Truly, the Clikits supremacy is overpowering."

Promo item given out to LLCA annual pass holders.

@PurpleDave said:
"Crafts aisle? Did they really sell them there? I mean, did they really attempt to sell them there?"

Well, they did consider selling RoboRiders cans via vending machines, so it's not the weirdest idea TLG had during the early 2000s.

clickits

clickits

I was so caught up in the greatness that was the Skeleton Crew Finale that I completely forgot to check the Random Set of the Day, and of course it was Huwbot's favorite theme!

Nice. It seems a bit thin for a bracelet, but my niece would probably love something like this. I kind of doubt her parents would have loved it at whatever the price used to be though, considering it's lego we're talking about.

Never owned any Clickits parts but I love seeing them integrated. Anyone that has them, what kind of connection do the pieces have? I know there's some level of compatibility but I'm curious to what extent with both System and Technic.

@PurpleDave said:
"Crafts aisle? Did they really sell them there? I mean, did they really attempt to sell them there?"

Didn't the same thing happen with Dots too, only for it to also eventually peter out sales-wise? Ah, how time is a flat circle....

@axeleng said:
"I *think* there's a small Lego logo just below the K in "Clikits" hidden by the pink heart piece - you can *just* glimpse the upper-right corner. Compare with the picture for set 7517 Cool Room Decor."
Ah, I see, good spot. That still complies with my point about Clikits supremacy though :-P

@Ayliffe said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Crafts aisle? Did they really sell them there? I mean, did they really attempt to sell them there?"

Didn't the same thing happen with Dots too, only for it to also eventually peter out sales-wise? Ah, how time is a flat circle...."

I was gonna say. Both are cases of LEGO branching out into other markets/play patterns, and trying for alternate avenues of release. (IIRC Dots were also available with other LEGOs, but some arts+craft stores do sell model kits and things, so there is crossover appeal.)

For whatever reason, Friends was a lot more successful tapping into the girls' market, and it IMO wasn't as much of a departure from LEGOLAND/System. (Or Fabuland, I guess.)

Did LEGO consider selling Throwbots or Bionicle in the action figure aisle? Sometimes model kits like Zoids or Gundam would show up there.

@Murdoch17 said:
" @stevild3 said:
"Light the beacons of Gondor!!! CLICKITS calls for aid!!!"

...and Galidor shall answer!"

Ooh, cool, well-aged, inanimate corpses. Load up the catapults and trebuchets!

@Onatu:
Primarily, they had a connection that resembled the tip of a Technic pin with two splits instead of just one (but far too short to actually connect to Technic pin holes). There was one part, however, that worked like an anti-stud reverser, so there was limited compatibility with System.

@Ayliffe:
In the US, Friends started the shift of putting LEGO product in the “pink” aisle, followed by Elves and Disney Princess. These have all been rolled back in with the rest of the LEGO line now, and I can’t remember if Dots primarily got pushed in with the various minidoll themes or if it went with the minifig stuff. I’ve never seen any sets lumped in with the craft aisles, which are more targeted at adult scrapbookers, and located in the Home Goods section.

@Atuin said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Crafts aisle? Did they really sell them there? I mean, did they really attempt to sell them there?"

Well, they did consider selling RoboRiders cans via vending machines, so it's not the weirdest idea TLG had during the early 2000s."

You can get normal retail LEGO at vending machines at airports now, so it's not that farfetched. The real barrier IMO would've been using that much money in cash in a machine-- not sure when credit/debit card usage became prevalent enough.

@transamman6585 said:
"Somehow Clikits returned."

They do not, however, fly now.

@TheOtherMike said:
" @transamman6585 said:
"Somehow Clikits returned."

They do not, however, fly now."

They're flyin' ever since entering the scene!

@Lance_McCormick said:
" @Atuin said:
" @PurpleDave said:
"Crafts aisle? Did they really sell them there? I mean, did they really attempt to sell them there?"

Well, they did consider selling RoboRiders cans via vending machines, so it's not the weirdest idea TLG had during the early 2000s."

You can get normal retail LEGO at vending machines at airports now, so it's not that farfetched. The real barrier IMO would've been using that much money in cash in a machine-- not sure when credit/debit card usage became prevalent enough."

I haven’t seen that, but I did see a mini LEGO Store that didn’t even participate in the VIP program.

I have several of those bracelets I got MISB and they're all so fragile they crumble upon being touched. Whatever polymer TLG chose for that bracelet part does not hold up over 20 years, which is a shame because they're actually a cool part for an NPU

Clikits mentioned?! In this generation?!

This clear package with a handwritten label looks like forensic evidence. "In exhibit 4, your honor, we have the bracelet worn by the victim on the night of the crime."

@Arnoldos said:
"I dread the day Huwbot runs out of Clikits for RSotD."

He's done 45 of the 80 Clikits sets so far...

@kyrodes said:
"This clear package with a handwritten label looks like forensic evidence. "In exhibit 4, your honor, we have the bracelet worn by the victim on the night of the crime.""

"These are all the pieces we were able to recover, your honor."

@Murdoch17 said:
" @stevild3 said:
"Light the beacons of Gondor!!! CLICKITS calls for aid!!!"

...and Galidor shall answer!"

znap also shall answer!