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    Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Jason King
   I know what you mean, Stores say a set is out of there price range and that their customers won't buy the bigger sets.. This offends me, why do i have to suffer because they think they know what i want... What can it hurt to have maybe 2 of the (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
   
        Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Peter White
     (...) Of course the independent toy stores' claim to fame (eg.Toyworlds) is that they can order individual sets in for customers, but of course at RRP. Regional Lugnetters should look to the capital city Lugnetters for spotting good deals and (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Jason King
      Yes I agree Capital city lugnetters can be a great help, I know i have been able to get some good sets and very reduced prices.. Peter White <aztekium@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:G70nLz.I0n@lugnet.com... (...) that (...) what i (...) (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Deidre Rushton Brumby
     (...) In Hobart, "independent" stores that sell Lego number 2. Toyworld and Bridges Bros Toy Kingdom. Never ever order anything from the latter unless you've got heaps of extra cash in your pocket and enjoy being ripped off big time. Toyworld are (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Jonathan Wilson
      Definatly the best place I know of to find lego is Toys R Us, do they have one of those in hobart? They almost always have most of the current sets (the perth one had just about everything except the falcon, including the silver champion and power (...) (23 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
     
          Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Deidre Rushton Brumby
      (...) Unfortunately, no. The closest we get to Toys R Us is using their Toys R Us Direct service which is a Canberra store, and doesn't ever seem to have much of a Lego range (well, at least not what I'm after), and can't or isn't willing to try and (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
     
          Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Jonathan Wilson
       (...) I have been to pertty much every myer store in perth since xmas and most of them are looking pertty bare at the moment. (23 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
     
          Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Ross Crawford
       Deidre Rushton Brumby <drb@tasmail.com> wrote in message news:G78Jqu.4zo@lugnet.com... (...) If you stop, they'll never do anything about it!! (Well, OK, they probably won't anyway....) ROSCO (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
    
         Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Peter White
     (...) Hmmm...I have never put TW to the test myself. The above was usually their response when I asked if they had 'any' Lego. Note: this was always outside the metropolitan area of Sydney. (...) Maybe I should have said capital cities with a (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
   
        Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Paul Baulch
    Jason King wrote in message ... (...) You know I think when they say that, it's total rubbish! I've found that the larger sets are almost always the hardest to find. I've seen a large numbers of smaller sets from discontinued lines like Town (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
   
        Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Jason King
     Good point.. the numbers don't lie... -- Jason King LugNet #665 jklugnet665@optusnet.com.au Paul Baulch <paul@vic.bigpond.net.au> wrote in message news:G71wC1.1op@lugnet.com... (...) that (...) I've (...) Town (...) and (...) not (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
   
        Re: Latest update from LEGO Direct —Deidre Rushton Brumby
   (...) Just before Christmas a Hobart store had King Leo's Castle marked at $279 (RRP around $208) and it apparently sold for that price (this particular store will not price match). Over recent months this store has had a few other large sets all (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.au)
 

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