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Re: Holy over-priced, Batman!
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lugnet.castle
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Mon, 27 Dec 1999 04:19:28 GMT
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hm, will do...
Paul Davidson, aka Tinman
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mookie <Mookie1@worldnet.att.net>
To: Paul Davidson <tinman@direct.ca>
Cc: <lugnet.castle@lugnet.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 26, 1999 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: Holy over-priced, Batman!
> That has to be a marking mistake... the Gungan Patrol is only 9.99 at
> TRU in the states. that's a big booboo if you ask me :( I'd bring it to
> their attention and let them know they aren't going to sell at that
> price, and they should check their pricing.
>
>
> Paul Davidson wrote:
> >
> > Yeah, there seem to be other discrepancies, too. At my local Sears, the
> > only place so far to stock most of the 2000 Lego, I found this odd
> > comparison:
> >
> > 7124 Flash Speeder: 105 pcs, $19.99 CAD
> > 7115 Gungan Patrol: 77 pcs, $29.99 CAD
> >
> > Yikes, no wonder every single Gungan Patrol is still on the shelf, while
> > most of the cooler sets have completely sold out (in only two days). • The
> > Gungan Patrol looks even smaller on the shelf than the piece count • suggests.
> > There's no way I'm buying it for that price -- it's barely worth $15, • and I
> > don't think any parent will buy it for more than that.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Paul Davidson
> >
> > James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in message
> > news:Fn7tLz.JDK@lugnet.com...
> > > There's a stunning discrepancy I've noted, and I'm sure I'm not the • only
> > one,
> > > but yoiks, it's a doozy.
> > >
> > > 6094 Guarded Treasure: 101 pcs, $19.99 (CAD)
> > > 6095 Royal Joust: 99 pcs, $29.99 (CAD)
> > >
> > > Am I the only one here who finds this out to lunch? I've got 1 of • each,
> > and
> > > while I'm getting a whole bunch more of 6094 (It's the best of the new • bunch,
> > > piece-wise, I suspect), There's no way I'm paying that freaked out • price
> > for
> > > another 6095.
>
> --
> Keep on Bricken'
> -Tamy
>
> Follow the bouncing boxes!
> http://home.att.net/~mookie1/jambalaya.html
>
> http://home.att.net/~mookie1/
> http://mookie.iwarp.com/ (mirror site)
> Lego isn't a toy, it's a way of life!
>
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| That has to be a marking mistake... the Gungan Patrol is only 9.99 at TRU in the states. that's a big booboo if you ask me :( I'd bring it to their attention and let them know they aren't going to sell at that price, and they should check their (...) (27 years ago, 26-Dec-99, to lugnet.castle)
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