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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 917569" data-attributes="member: 38206">Hmmm Searched and found this:<a href="http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/08/24/why-are-legos-so-expensive/" target="_blank">Why Are LEGOs So Expensive? - DailyFinance</a>Lego bricks and minifigures (to use the official term for the tiny yellow mannequins that represent humanity in the world of Lego toys) are made by the LEGO Group, a privately held company headquartered in Billund, Denmark. Founded in 1932 by a carpenter named Ole Kirk Christiansen, the LEGO Group &quot;has passed from father to son and is now owned by Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, a grandchild of the founder,&quot; according to the company website. Despite being private and family-controlled, the LEGO Group is the third-largest toy manufacturer by sales, behind Mattel, and Hasbro, and ahead of Japanese giants Bandai-Namco and Takara Tomy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="texan, post: 917569, member: 38206"] [B]Hmmm Searched and found this: [/B][url=http://www.dailyfinance.com/2011/08/24/why-are-legos-so-expensive/]Why Are LEGOs So Expensive? - DailyFinance[/url] Lego bricks and minifigures (to use the official term for the tiny yellow mannequins that represent humanity in the world of Lego toys) are made by the LEGO Group, a privately held company headquartered in Billund, Denmark. Founded in 1932 by a carpenter named Ole Kirk Christiansen, the LEGO Group "has passed from father to son and is now owned by Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, a grandchild of the founder," according to the company website. Despite being private and family-controlled, [B][COLOR=#FF0000]the LEGO Group is the third-largest toy manufacturer by sales[/COLOR][/B], behind Mattel, and Hasbro, and ahead of Japanese giants Bandai-Namco and Takara Tomy. [/QUOTE]

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