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Lego for a good long while put about rumors and horror stories of other bricks made with lead and stuff in them, since online reviews of everything became a thing the smaller brands aren't getting killed off as fast as they did before since people can buy more confidently. I also think the majority of lego now being tied in with films and video games is alienating the people who "just want bricks".
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There are several companies around now that make non-LEGO versions of LEGO. I think they've been able to do this since certain patents have expired. Strictly in the interest of scientific enquiry, I'm planning to get a bag of them
for myselffor my nephews to see if they're any good.http://www.q-bricks.org/en/
I'm mainly attracted by this because they do simple packages of assorted bricks rather than those completely useless models LEGO does these days. (Judging from recent experience, they contain far too many flat bricks and not enough of substance to enable proper building.)