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Hi WAFOLites, I did a few minor updates to the page. I added links to the store locators for those that have websites. I added the store locations for those without websites. I also added some dates to the specific tips and freeway exits for several (...) (24 years ago, 24-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc, lugnet.org.us.wafol)
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| | Re: Utah Lego Shopping Info
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(...) Oh yeah, one more suggestion: let's date the shopping tips; e.g. the Crossroads Hammond's has had some decent Lego sets in the past. Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc, lugnet.org.us.wafol)
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| | Re: Utah Lego Shopping Info
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(...) can scan Utah Valley for these; it looks like you've got West Valley down as well. Any takers for the Sandy and Ogden areas? Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc, lugnet.org.us.wafol)
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| | Utah Lego Shopping Info
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Hi All, I sat down the other night an wrote a short page describing where to buy Lego in Utah. Please check it out and email me any suggestions. It's my intention to add this to the WAFOL site when its complete. The address is: (URL) (24 years ago, 23-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc, lugnet.org.us.wafol)
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| | Rig Racers at Fred Meyer
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Hi Everyone, I was at the Fred Meyer at 3300E 3300S in SLC today. They had Rig Racers on clearance for around $6.50. I know, its not the greatest set but I bought one for the "vehicle jack" included in the set. They had 7 left this morning (2/18). (...) (24 years ago, 19-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Start your engines...
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I was just at the Shopko in Taylorsville (Redwood Road and I-215) and saw the big Egyptian Adventures set (5988?) on clearance for $27.99. The tag said regular price was $79.99. The set was on the clearance aisle near the toy department. Its the set (...) (24 years ago, 18-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: Shopko Clearance
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(...) well...i dragged my feet on this one and all of the droid fighters are gone (as well as the motors) i did, however, find the 6969 celestial stinger on clearance for $18.00 (regularly at $50.00-great markdown)--VERY UGLY model but looks to have (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: Fred Meyer Clearance
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In lugnet.loc.us.ut, Mike Quesnell writes: --snip-- (...) WHAAAT?? the shopko in layton had those for $9.99 (i picked one up for jeremy but they are all gone now). by the way, thanks for the tips, mike! ..joseph g (24 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Fred Meyer Clearance
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Hi All, I just happened to be at the Fred Meyer in Logan today (2/7/2000). They have a lot of sets for 50% off: Amazon Ruins, Ninja stuff, Beach Buster, too much to remember. They also had the Blaster Throwbot. If you're in the area you might want (...) (24 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Shopko Clearance
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Hi All, I happened to be at the Shopko in West Valley (4600W 3500S) yesterday (2/2) and saw 8735 motors for $13.59 and 7111 Droid Fighters for $0.69! That's right, 69 cents. I haven't been to any other Shopko's but it might be worth checking out. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: Pictures from Jan 28 WAFOL meeting
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(...) i'll get the wafol page updated sometime this week (hopefully). here's to hoping we get some more folks to attend the next meeting (tentatively set for april somewhere in salt lake). (...) ..joseph g (24 years ago, 2-Feb-00, to lugnet.org.us.wafol, lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Advent Calendars at Red Balloon
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Hi All, My wife was at The Red Balloon toy store (2033E 3300S, SLC) yesterday and saw several advent calendars for $9.95. Enjoy! Mike (24 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Details on WAFOL (Utah) get together
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Hello WAFOLites and Lego fans. Here are the details on the Friday, Jan. 28th get together in Bountiful, UT. What: Second gathering of WAFOL: Wasatch Area Fans Of Lego When: Friday, January 28th. Where: 563 W. 500 S. Suite 220 in Bountiful, UT (just (...) (24 years ago, 24-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | WAFOL gathering Jan. 28th: Utah
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Hello fellow WAFOL-ites and LUGNET readers. I have approval to use our building to hold our proposed Jan. 28th WAFOL gathering. The conference room is awesome with a great big smooth table, audio-visual complements and more. Please stay posted for (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: KMart in WVC
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Yup, they're Aquasharks. I kept thinking Aquanauts but knew that wasn't right so I didn't say anything. Mike (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc)
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| | Re: WAFOL January 2000 get-together
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(...) Erm, glad you liked it! :-, You mean, aside from it being pink when Barbara specifically asked for red? It had some kind of jelly or jam at the bottom which made Barbara and I wonder if they dumped a jar of Welch's into the pan... That, and (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: WAFOL January 2000 get-together
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(...) --snippage (...) i would definitely like to talk about ideas for the website. i've got a couple of personal projects i'll plan on bringing too. the mindstorm robot fight sounds very cool. i haven't purchased any mindstorms-related stuff at all (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: WAFOL January 2000 get-together
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(...) hey sproat, what was wrong with the cake? (suddenly eyeing stomach nervously) i thought it was great. cute idea and it tasted fine to me. ..joseph g (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: WAFOL January 2000 get-together
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(...) Sounds great! (...) If anyone can forgive me for that awful cake (;-) I can volunteer to bring some munchies. I promise I won't buy anything pre-made at Albertson's. Ever. X-P Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: WAFOL January 2000 get-together
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In lugnet.loc.us.ut, Joseph Gonzalez wrote: (annotated by AG) I'd like to slate the get-together for the last friday of this month (January 28, 2000)...and see what Monsieur Glennon can work out for a location. Would anyone else like to volunteer (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | WAFOL January 2000 get-together
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I haven't heard anything from anyone so I'd like to slate the get-together for the last friday of this month (January 28, 2000). Please chime in if this will not work for you. If I don't hear anything from anyone by Tuesday 1/18 I'll send out an (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: KMart in WVC
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(...) sounds like aquasharks (URL) really like the black/blue colors but can't stand the pre-printed canopies (probably the only thing that has stopped me from buying the larger sets). thanks for the tip on that k-mart, mike!! ..joseph g (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc)
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| | Re: KMart in WVC
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In lugnet.loc.us.ut, Mike Quesnell writes: , and some of those old underwater ships with (...) Huh? What are these? What theme? (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc)
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| | KMart in WVC
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Hi all, I just happened to visit the KMart in West Valley City (approx. 5600W 3500S) the other day. They have more Lego sets than any KMart I've seen. A good mix of new and old. They probably have half the worlds supply of 2152s. Also some Technic (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut, lugnet.loc.us.ut.slc)
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| | Lego Imag. Center: Orlando trip report
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During the holidays I had the good fortune of visiting the Lego Imagination Center at Downtown Disney in Orlando, FL. Here's a quick overview of what I saw that might be noteworthy to Lego fans. The LIC had a nice limited edition lithograph of set (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: What did Santa Bring?
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I did in fact get the RIS. I was also rewarded with the Space Shuttle, which is now my favorite technic set. I recently got a new job, so after building the Space Shuttle, I haven't had much time to fool around with my RIS yet. (24 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Shopko now at 75% off plus Target
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A lunch-break trip to the Shopko in Bountiful today revealed sets at up to 75% off. Here's a few that I can remember. 6975 Alien Avenger: $15.99 regular price $59.99. 2153 Robo-Stalker: $10.99 regular price $30? Adventurers blimps were $10.99. (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: What did Santa Bring?
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(...) hi todd! sorry it has taken a while to get back to you. personally, i didn't get a stinking thing from santa (my wife says i buy for myself all the time so she doesn't see the point in buying more). HOWEVER: my oldest son (almost six years (...) (24 years ago, 3-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | What did Santa Bring?
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I have yet to open my presents. While I await anxiously to get my RIS (hopefully) I was wondering what Santa brought the rest of you. Todd (24 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Shopko Clearance
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Hi all, Just a note to say Merry Christmas and tell you about the Shopko clearance sale. I stopped at the Shopko in Logan where they had numerous sets marked clearance ...and... marked down about 50%. I bought the last Coastwatch boat set for my (...) (24 years ago, 25-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Target sale, New Star Wars and More (UT and TX)
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As you have probably already seen from other posts today, Target has placed many sets on sale for around 40% off. Here are some example sets I picked up tonight and their sale prices. The big catch here is that I am in Dallas for the moment. I am (...) (24 years ago, 24-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | only a northern wafol (Re: January get-together)
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(...) being in clinton, i'll claim this privilege for now (with apologies to george harrison for the subject title) ..joseph g (24 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | 2000 Lego in Utah
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Today I saw the following sets: at Orem TRU (University Parkway) 7144 - Slave I this was the only 2000 set I saw here at Zany Brainy (Murray) 6600 - Construction/Bridge set 7104 - Desert Skiff these were mixed in with the regular sets (though the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: January get-together
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(...) I get back from Texas around the 9th. After that, any day is good but Fridays are great. (...) How far north is our north-est member? (...) Hear, hear! And drive safely, folks! (my canned holiday message :-) Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | January get-together
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Hey wafolies First off, check out the great holiday-seasoned picture we've got on the wafol page (thanks for that one, ashley): (URL) getting pretty close to january 2000 and i wanted to remind you all that we are planning another get-together for (...) (24 years ago, 21-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Utah: Train and cargo center sale at Zany Brainy
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Hello fellow Wafolites. Zany Brainy is having a half-price sale on the town Jr. Cargo Center and is offering $50 off the "construction" train set. Both of these sets are usually only available through S@H. Sorry, I forgot the set numbers and (...) (24 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Lego Racer for Playstation available
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I finally got a copy of Lego Racer for Playstation today at the Babbages in the Layton Hills mall. I will post a review after I play it a bit. Ashley (24 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: price gouging on RIS
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It must be because he told me he had 4 of them. He should have surfed Ebay before making his purchase. : ) Todd (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | Re: price gouging on RIS
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I wonder if this is the same guy who is trying to sell 4 RIS on ebay for $350.00? The auction listed Lehi, UT as the location. I don't know where 376 prefixes are but it does seem like an unlikely coincidence. I've always heard "buyer beware". (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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| | price gouging on RIS
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I noticed this ad today in the Tribune: LEGO Mindstorm Robotics invention systems. Factory sealed, un-opened. only $350. 801-376-8922. I thought surely he can't want $350 for just one when Zany Brainy had about 20 on the shelf 2 days ago for 199.00. (...) (24 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.loc.us.ut)
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