[nicoburns]

> The new "themed" sets apparently sell better than the "random box of colored bricks" from the past.

That's at least partly because Lego won't sell you coloured bricks unless you buy a certain number of their sets anymore. (source: my step-mother who owned a toy-store).

[nf8nnfufuu]

You mean they won't give them to the toy stores to sell? Nevertheless, you can still buy the boxes with random colored bricks.