Cogo (As Good As Lego)?

[anatta]

Has anyone experience of COGO (the building block kit that looks virtually identical to LEGO? It seems rather less expensive. Is the quality as good?

[Mario2008]

No, but reasonable. There are also some other brands available in Thailand, same price and better than COGO, but I only see these on markets and stalls in malls, not in stores.

[angiud]

Cogo blocks sometimes don't fit exactly or loose.

I don't know about the toxicity of the plastics (made in China)

Instructions not so clear like Lego.

Very interesting price, although not that cheap for the lower quality

[g00dgirl]

I was wondering the same and tried it out two times. The pieces are too loose, it falls apart easily compared to Lego, doesn't fit that well. It's not worth it, I would get Lego.

The only time I would get Cogo again, if it was the tiny size box, for 60 Baht or so, in a situation where I know the kids are so small that the pieces will be lost within a day anyway and thrown / sweeped away by Thai family members who are used to cheap toys that only are supposed to be kept for a few days and don't think twice about throwing stuff in the bin.