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Subject: 
FOTM - WalMart good luck
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ia
Date: 
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 17:26:37 GMT
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Hi all,

Stopped by the Knoxville Walmart this morning.  I have a bit of a story to
tell...

I've been watching a pile of MTT's ever since Walmart started clearancing
things.  Until today, none of them moved.  They were priced at $30.  I
walked in this morning to check on them, and the toy section people were
putting all the clearance items on rolling racks.  I asked what they were
going to do with them (for fear they were sending them back to a warehouse
or something), and found out that in 5 minutes, they would be clearancing
everything even further.

After wading thru a slew of "clearance moms", I got my hands on:

3 MTT's for $15.
1 Watto's Junkyard for $15.
1 Excavation Searcher for $15.
1 T-Rex Transport for $15.

So if any of you local fellas want to give it a try, there was still several
MTT's, a whole ton of soccer stuff, Adventurers Dino sets, and some other
goodies.  For those who don't know, Walmart is just off 92/5 on 14.

-Chris


Subject: 
Re: 6th grade students use Mindstorms at ISU
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.robotics.edu
Followup-To: 
lugnet.robotics.edu
Date: 
Mon, 10 Dec 2001 14:46:53 GMT
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"Xcalabur" <Xcalabur@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
news:Go33xn.8EA@lugnet.com...
Hi all,

Watching my local news this morning (WHOTV, Channel 13 for you local guys)
and saw a bit on 6th grade students from around the state going to ISU in
Ames and competing in a Mindstorms competition.  Each team had to build
robots to accomplish certain tasks, such as dumping bricks into • containers,
shooting baskets, and rescuing "scientists" (Arctic figs).

-Chris

Sounds like the latest FLL (First Lego League) competition - Arctic Impact:

http://www.firstlegoleague.org/



-Rob.


Subject: 
6th grade students use Mindstorms at ISU
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.loc.us.ia
Date: 
Sun, 9 Dec 2001 16:17:47 GMT
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Hi all,

Watching my local news this morning (WHOTV, Channel 13 for you local guys)
and saw a bit on 6th grade students from around the state going to ISU in
Ames and competing in a Mindstorms competition.  Each team had to build
robots to accomplish certain tasks, such as dumping bricks into containers,
shooting baskets, and rescuing "scientists" (Arctic figs).

-Chris


Subject: 
ShopKo Clearance
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.il
Followup-To: 
lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:25:40 GMT
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My local ShopKo (Burlington, IA) has the soccer bus marked down to
$3 each. I bought five. :-)

You may want to check a store near you.


Subject: 
Re: Shell Promo sets question
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.loc.us.ia
Date: 
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 00:12:32 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.ia, Richard Wright writes:

Howdy,

...On recent trips to Oakland California, Albany Oregon and here in Boise • Idaho,
I spotted the kits at Shell stations.

Hope that helps!

Richard


Thanks!

I'm glad to hear they haven't vanished yet. I used to live in Corvallis, a few
minutes from Albany, but unfortunately it's about 2000 miles from me here in
Southeastern Iowa.

Brian


Subject: 
Re: Shell Promo sets question
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.loc.us.ia
Date: 
Fri, 12 Jan 2001 00:09:16 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.ia, Bryan Kinkel writes:
Brian,
These have not been made available yet in the midwest or east coast areas
yet. For more information check out the threads in the lugnet.promo
newsgroup.

Bryan


I had been watching that group and hadn't heard them mentioned lately, which is
why I asked. I seem to recall some people spotting them in Michigan, which is
Midwestern-ish, but even further away from me than the Quad Cities. :-)

Brian


Subject: 
Re: Shell Promo sets question
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.loc.us.ia
Date: 
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 18:41:20 GMT
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Howdy,

...On recent trips to Oakland California, Albany Oregon and here in Boise Idaho,
I spotted the kits at Shell stations.

Hope that helps!

Richard



Brian Bacher wrote:

Are they still around anywhere? I'm specifically looking for the "Quick-Stop"

type sets, 1252-1256 in the lugnet database.
Link:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=1252-1256

I'd rather not make a wasted trip if I don't have to. :-)

   Thanks!

   Brian


Subject: 
Re: Shell Promo sets question
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.loc.us.ia
Date: 
Thu, 11 Jan 2001 14:24:30 GMT
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Brian,
These have not been made available yet in the midwest or east coast areas
yet. For more information check out the threads in the lugnet.promo
newsgroup.

Bryan

"Brian Bacher" <aethereal@lisco.com> wrote in message
news:G6yyo0.AC4@lugnet.com...

Does anyone know if the Shell promo sets are available at any of the Shell
stations in the Quad cities area? Or at the Galesburg, IL station that
shell.com lists?

Are they still around anywhere? I'm specifically looking for the • "Quick-Stop"
type sets, 1252-1256 in the lugnet database.
Link:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=1252-1256

I'd rather not make a wasted trip if I don't have to. :-)

   Thanks!

   Brian


Subject: 
Shell Promo sets question
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.il.rmd, lugnet.general
Followup-To: 
lugnet.loc.us.ia
Date: 
Wed, 10 Jan 2001 23:02:24 GMT
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Does anyone know if the Shell promo sets are available at any of the Shell
stations in the Quad cities area? Or at the Galesburg, IL station that
shell.com lists?

Are they still around anywhere? I'm specifically looking for the "Quick-Stop"
type sets, 1252-1256 in the lugnet database.
Link:
http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=1252-1256

I'd rather not make a wasted trip if I don't have to. :-)

   Thanks!

   Brian


Subject: 
Shell Promo sets?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.loc.us.ia, lugnet.loc.us.il, lugnet.loc.us.il.rmd
Followup-To: 
lugnet.loc.us.ia
Date: 
Mon, 4 Dec 2000 23:26:39 GMT
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Does anyone know if the Shell promo sets are available at any of the Shell
stations in the Quad cities area? Or at the Galesburg, IL station that
shell.com lists?

I'd rather not make a wasted trip if I don't have to. :-)

Thanks!

Brian



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