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Re: Where are the sales this year????
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Wed, 16 Feb 2000 01:43:56 GMT
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I'm in Orange County, California (near Irvine if you know where that is)
Unfortunately, the WM by me hasn't had a "clearance" section recently.
Perhaps its hiding and I need to look harder.
Those prices he got sound like the wonderful steals I got last year!
Perhaps this is just a temporary lull and I just need to keep checking back.
Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote in message
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> Jeff Johnston wrote:
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> > Brad Hamilton wrote:
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> > > Last year, I made weekly trips to Wallmart, and Toys R Us.
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> > > Each trip, I would almost always find one or more sets at • hugediscounts
> > > (like 50% off).
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> > > This year, I'm having an awfully tough time finding ANY kind of • discounts.
> > > I've seen a few old castle sets about 20% off, but that's about it.
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> > Hmm...I've found the FNF at WM for $40, the Amazon Ancient Ruins for • about
> > half price, got a River Expedition for $20, Sphinx Secret Surprise for • $9, Air
> > Zeppelin for $9, the WM 'special bonus pack for $14...and I have to • compete
> > with
> > the Auczilla buyers, so I'd say that they're out there.
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> > (Are you sure you're looking in WM's clearance aisle and not just their • toy
> > section? Also, I've noticed that a lot of WMs have a 'toy clearance' • section
> > and then another clearance section, often nearby, which frequently has • some LEGO
> > tucked into it.)
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> Also, where are you located? It's possible that those of us who have been • fanning
> out across this great countryside of ours (North America in general) have • stumbled
> upon your sleepy little hollow while you weren't looking and...*SNAP!* To • borrow
> Larry P.'s metaphor on the trainheads and clearance sales, we're like • locusts.
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> best,
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> Lindsay
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| Clearanced Legos hide in one of 3-4 places in the typical walmart... 1) On the Lego aisle - know your Lego, look for items that the overworked and underpaid clerks forgot to retag. 2) On a toy-dept clearance aisle - should be obvious, but in any (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Also, where are you located? It's possible that those of us who have been fanning out across this great countryside of ours (North America in general) have stumbled upon your sleepy little hollow while you weren't looking and...*SNAP!* To (...) (24 years ago, 16-Feb-00, to lugnet.general)
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