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Offline Oliver

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Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING
« Reply #20 on: February 09, 2026, 15:28:22 »
Quote from: playmofire on February 08, 2026, 19:59:10
They tried China once for their 25th anniversary if I remembe rightly and it was an embarrassing flop, so maybe "once bitten, twice shy".

Given the way that they push the 'Made in Europe' tag in Thailand, S. Korea and in China it would be surprising to me if they would out-source manufacturing out of the EU.
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Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING
« Reply #21 on: February 09, 2026, 15:59:28 »
Quote from: playmofire on February 08, 2026, 19:59:10
They tried China once for their 25th anniversary if I remembe rightly and it was an embarrassing flop, so maybe "once bitten, twice shy".

The Chinese manufacturing quality is typically the problem of the one who is ordering the product and at what level of production quality…. you get what you pay for
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Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2026, 08:37:41 »
They're doing so well at stocking the stores that now they are closing factories?! Will we see Playmobil this side of the Atlantic in the future?

Quote from: Rasputin on February 08, 2026, 15:51:35
My bet is on Chinese manufacturing . Low cost stable energy, huge unwilling child work force and distribution logistics worldwide. What would be more awesome than kids building kids toys to spread the smile . Maybe then we could get a proper Asian theme with distinct diversity through all the variants in Asian cultures
China does not want to show the diversity of Asian cultures. The government is working hard to suppress several of the cultures within their borders, let alone outside their borders.
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Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING
« Reply #23 on: February 11, 2026, 00:04:45 »
Quote from: Ismene on February 10, 2026, 08:37:41
They're doing so well at stocking the stores that now they are closing factories?! Will we see Playmobil this side of the Atlantic in the future?
China does not want to show the diversity of Asian cultures. The government is working hard to suppress several of the cultures within their borders, let alone outside their borders.

I wasn’t thinking of putting the Chinese government in the drivers seat, I would suggest the gnomes in Zirndorf continue making the design decisions and Chinese children do all the manufacturing , assembling and logistics …the Manuel labor stuff
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Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING
« Reply #24 on: February 11, 2026, 01:26:42 »
Quote from: Rasputin on February 11, 2026, 00:04:45
I wasn’t thinking of putting the Chinese government in the drivers seat, I would suggest the gnomes in Zirndorf continue making the design decisions and Chinese children do all the manufacturing , assembling and logistics …the Manuel labor stuff
And you expect the gnomes in Zirndorf to give us accurate Asian culture themes?  :lol:
I don't think China would even allow Uyghur sets to be produced in country.
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Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING
« Reply #25 on: February 11, 2026, 04:19:25 »
Quote from: Ismene on February 11, 2026, 01:26:42
And you expect the gnomes in Zirndorf to give us accurate Asian culture themes?  :lol:
I don't think China would even allow Uyghur sets to be produced in country.

Valid point
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Re: THE PLAYMOBIL FACTORY IN DIENTENHOFEN IS CLOSING
« Reply #26 on: February 11, 2026, 16:01:33 »
Quote from: Ismene on February 11, 2026, 01:26:42
I don't think China would even allow Uyghur sets to be produced in country.

Drifting ever further off-topic, but you can look on Taobao (Chinese Amazon) and see a large number of sellers of traditional Uyghur costumes and items. The Chinese government are quite keen on the ethic minorities as tourism drivers.
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