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I've seen that same deal on the Insectoids at our local Targets aswell, But I
cleaned out all the ones on the east side of Columbus OH, and in Heath OH,
already. :-) And some of the 6 Wal-marts I've been to in the last 2 weeks
have had some intresting deals in an isle tucked off to the side of their
seasonal...saw sets of town folks for like $4.50 a set. Don't know if you call
that a deal or not, but I'm already kicking myself for not getting them.
In lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
>
>
> Christopher Weeks wrote:
>
> > Mr L F Braun wrote:
> > >
> > > Welcome to NJ, Chris. :) I'm in central NJ myself-- just outside • New
> > > Brunswick. I usually do the Wal-
> > > Mart/Target circuits and make some good finds.
> > > Right now the Edison Wal-Mart on Centennial Av
> > > (off Stelton Road and 287) has three or four sets
> > > at 80% off;
> >
> > Zoiks! OK, I'll be over tomorrow morning :-) What are the directions
> > to that store from the turnpike? I'll be coming from the South.
>
> Hmmm...well, the Turnpike hits I-287, which you take north to Stelton • Road
> exit where there's a lot of food
> and so forth. Head south on that road and the first
> major intersection is Centennial Avenue; hang a left and
> the Wal-Mart is about 1/3 mile on the right, set back in
> a large megaplaza.
>
> > > see my post in lugnet.market.shopping
> > > for details. However, patience rules
> > > here--there is
> > > an Ames south of Princeton, and a few other odd
> > > stores around, but most of your finds will be at
> > > Target or Wal-Mart.
> >
> > Oh. I guess that's the same is in Missouri. But I've never found 80%
> > off at Wal-Mart. What kinds of sets are 80% off?
>
> There's the $50 and $40 Insectoids sets--the crawler and the celestial
> stinger (I think), for about 75% off; the Daredevil
> Flight Squad is $6.50 (and there are more left up on an over-
> stock shelf in one of the aisles, though the ones that were
> down are already gone); and Robot's Revenge from the
> CyberSlam series is also $6.50. They've got a bevy of other
> sets on less-deep discounts; Hydro Search Sub (Hydronauts)
> for $20, a Warp Wing Fighter (UFO) for $12, a Sonic Stinger
> with face mask for $8; a few V-wings for $1.50 each; and a
> few other goodies.
>
> NYC is also sometimes surprisingly good for having old
> or discounted sets too, but I've been way too unambitious
> to try and ferret them all out. How could any one person
> do that?
>
> > > So where you living now?
> >
> > Plainsboro - East and a bit South of Princeton. Boy, it's expensive to
> > live out here. :-)
>
> The most expensive state in the Union, on average. Wait until you get • your
> car insurance--that's when your eyes will
> REALLY bug out of your head. Fortunately since I'm here
> for educational purposes I can't claim NJ residency, and
> so I remain a MI resident for insurance purposes--very
> nice, since I pay $740/year for all-around coverage and
> here I'd pay almost $1100, even in a safe area like mine
> (Highland Park).
>
> > > Had I known this, I
> > > could have hung on to those Neptune Labs and
> > > just handed them to you in person.
> >
> > No way. Pat needed his anyway and I've used those sets since then. My
> > son (and I) like the big windows in that set...I wish I'd gotten more of
> > them from you.
>
> Well, they're not discounted, but Zany Brainy has a whole mess of • them--must
> have found them in a
> storage room or something. All of the ZBs have
> a stack, it seems. And, of course, we didn't clean
> out that Noodle Kidoodle--I'll be back there in
> November and I can see if there are any left (after
> we made our 'buy' there were still six or seven,
> and since *they'd* been there for a year already,
> it's not unthinkable).
>
> > > Lindsay Frederick Braun (Mr)
> >
> > Do many people need the (Mr) as a clue to your sex when you list your
> > middle name? With your first name, are the male and female versions
> > spelled the same?
>
> No, but we live in the US where the subtleties of a Welsh-derived first • name
> are lost. I do include the
> "Mr" for two reasons: One, for the gender--I've
> been introduced as female at conferences by people
> who showed up late, which is embarassing, and I've
> been assigned female roommates in dormitories,
> which is actually quite funny; and two, so that
> people don't assume I'm Dr. or Professor yet.
>
> > So are there ever Jersey LEGO get-togethers?
>
> None that I've seen yet. I don't think there's
> a really huge community of us here--at least
> not a loud one. (Lurkers feel free to disabuse
> me of this notion.)
>
> best,
>
> LFB
>
> ---
>
> Lindsay Frederick Braun (Mr)
> Department of History
> Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
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| (...) Hmmm...well, the Turnpike hits I-287, which you take north to Stelton Road exit where there's a lot of food and so forth. Head south on that road and the first major intersection is Centennial Avenue; hang a left and the Wal-Mart is about 1/3 (...) (25 years ago, 31-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.loc.us.nj.tre)
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