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Re: Novelties / New catalogue (1st half 2022) available
« Reply #30 on: September 26, 2021, 19:25:45 »
Am I the only one who thinks those D*O*C* children’s faces are weird/creepy?

Does anybody have any news about the new Playmobil Plus (Direct Service) sets of 2022?
I’m also curious…

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Re: Novelties / New catalogue (1st half 2022) available
« Reply #31 on: September 26, 2021, 20:05:16 »
Am I the only one who thinks those D*O*C* children’s faces are weird/creepy?
I’m also curious…

Nope. VERY creepy.

I wanted to see that duck...  :-[

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Re: Novelties / New catalogue (1st half 2022) available
« Reply #32 on: September 27, 2021, 06:51:20 »
Someone on Amclicks made the comparison- obvious if you see enough children's TV- between Duck On Call and Paw Patrol, a very weak and formulaic offering, imo!
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Re: Novelties / New catalogue (1st half 2022) available
« Reply #33 on: September 27, 2021, 07:31:15 »
Does anyone in Playmobil know where they are going and why?
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Re: Novelties / New catalogue (1st half 2022) available
« Reply #34 on: September 27, 2021, 08:15:57 »
Does anyone in Playmobil know where they are going and why?

Doubt it. They also don't seem to have any idea where they are coming from... :(

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Re: Novelties / New catalogue (1st half 2022) available
« Reply #35 on: September 27, 2021, 12:09:31 »
Doubt it. They also don't seem to have any idea where they are coming from... :(

Completely true.And saddening.
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Re: Novelties / New catalogue (1st half 2022) available
« Reply #36 on: October 03, 2021, 09:10:46 »
Does anyone in Playmobil know where they are going and why?

They are currently going wherever their excel files take them. The company is now run by people from the trades, it's all about numbers and recreating things that brought success to competitors before. Brand authenticity is carelessly sacrificed in the process.

The people who dare to ask "why" end up sidelined, in burnout or have already left.

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Re: Novelties / New catalogue (1st half 2022) available
« Reply #37 on: October 03, 2021, 09:17:07 »
They are currently going wherever their excel files take them. The company is now run by people from the trades, it's all about numbers and recreating things that brought success to competitors before. Brand authenticity is carelessly sacrificed in the process.

The people who dare to ask "why" end up sidelined, in burnout or have already left.

That sounds very sad, though I have no doubt you speak the truth, collectobart, from personal experience!
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Re: Novelties / New catalogue (1st half 2022) available
« Reply #38 on: October 03, 2021, 09:35:26 »
We have been down in Norfolk for a few days and called in at Jarrold's in Norwich.  They are a traditional department store and have a large toy department.  At first, I thought they no longer stocked Playmobil but eventually found it.  It was a big display but none of the familiar Playmobil boxes, all highly coloured  and very cluttered box designs with the Playmobil name lost in them.

If you have a logo and colour scheme everyone recognises, why change it!
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Re: Novelties / New catalogue (1st half 2022) available
« Reply #39 on: October 03, 2021, 10:24:38 »
If you have a logo and colour scheme everyone recognises, why change it!

Because expensive consultancy firms are paid to tell them how to do everything differently, without any notion of the brand. And the new management itself has little notion so you end up in chaos.

Yesterday i saw the new Dino Rise Rock set in the toy store, from the box it is impossible to tell what you are actually buying. The Dark Grey Base sinks into the dark background and only the dino and a figure pop out. Perhaps its a printing error that made things worse, but this would not have left the factory only a few years ago.