Hm, that is an interesting point, I never fully realized it, but you're right - over the recent years, I only remember seeing themed Lego sets like you describe in shops, not the all-purpose "box of blocks" I remember from my childhood.
I will stop by a toy store I have on my way to lunch today, and check out their offer of Lego (Legos? Legoes?).
OK, I went to two toy stores, and they both only had one box of around 200 "generic" lego blocks, marketed as "supplementary". Rest of Lego products were of the above mentioned build&forget variety. Quite sad.
I will stop by a toy store I have on my way to lunch today, and check out their offer of Lego (Legos? Legoes?).