cyanCrusader

When I was a kid I was a lot more focused on the story than the building, as much as I loved putting things together.

With that said, I appreciate old-school builds with a lot of regular bricks a lot. Any time a kid is able to build something cool and symmetrical, I always get a little bit excited.

Yes, actually! Friends dominates that demographic, but not as strongly as one might assume. And there's one major reason for that: The Friends line was not meant to coax girls who already like Lego into playing with it. It was meant to get girls who otherwise wouldn't be interested in Lego to try it, with the hopes that they would then branch out. I've seen it happen a bit, but we'll see how successful it is to that end. Personally I'd love to see the Friends line continue to make sets like the Karate Practice, Magic Show and Soccer Field. Let's get the girls doing stuff that kids do, not that girls do.

Girls who like Lego besides Friends tend to favor City and Creator quite a lot, unless they have nerdy parents or older brothers, in which case it's not uncommon to see them checking out Ninjago or Star Wars.

But with that said, the one that surprised me the most was that a lot of young girls really like the Monster Fighter series! Especially the ghost train, or anything with Ghosts, really.

Which is totally awesome. I think it might be a combination of Monster High, older girls liking Twilight and just a natural appeal of the supernatural, but hey, if that's what it takes to get them interested in Lego and Mythology, I'm willing to give credit where it's due. The more 8 year old girls asking me to show them where the Frankenstein's Lab sets are, the better. :D

Are they lego-sized or real sized?

If they're lego-sized, the latter. If they're real sized, the former.

Yes. Yes it is.

You might think so, but LEGO's constantly launching new lines, which people do in fact need to be sold on, so to speak.

That said, my job isn't actually to sell anything. I'm just there to help people make decisions and inform them, and basically to be friendly to kids. If I don't actually sell anything all day, it's still a good day.

...I mean, I still like to sell things, though. Since I need to pay rent and eat.