Buying a second hand phone sounds great, but count yourself rich too quickly. Often the batteries are worn and need replacement. Here in the Netherlands a battery may cost you 40 to 50 dollars, most likely more than you would have paid for the phone. Even worse are the 'refurbished' phones, sold as new (with a price tag close to a new one). Look shiny from the outside, but it may still contain an old battery ready for replacement. Of course you could be lucky and somebody wants to get rid off his 'free' phone that he got after his contract extension.
Manufacturing in cheap labor countries only makes sense if the production process is labor intensive. I am assuming that the production of Lego is completely automated. The question is whether or not those production robots are made out of Lego or not.
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Buying a second hand phone sounds great, but count yourself rich too quickly. Often the batteries are worn and need replacement. Here in the Netherlands a battery may cost you 40 to 50 dollars, most likely more than you would have paid for the phone. Even worse are the 'refurbished' phones, sold as new (with a price tag close to a new one). Look shiny from the outside, but it may still contain an old battery ready for replacement. Of course you could be lucky and somebody wants to get rid off his 'free' phone that he got after his contract extension.
Can't we send Bush himself up there? It seems only fair, since it is his idea. Plus it will make him look patriotic for a long time.
Manufacturing in cheap labor countries only makes sense if the production process is labor intensive. I am assuming that the production of Lego is completely automated. The question is whether or not those production robots are made out of Lego or not.