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Subject: 
Re: No more Blue Tub...
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lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 02:19:50 GMT
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In lugnet.dear-lego, James Brown writes:
> In lugnet.dear-lego, Kyle D. Jackson writes:
> > 
> > I fully expect the Blue Tab to be no more in Canada, just based
> > on observation.  Last year they were everywhere in quantity,
> > at Zellers, Wal-Mart, and TRU.  But they were at full price.
> > Then Zellers and Wal-Mart both cleared them out later last
> > year, with Wal-Mart pushing them down to Cdn$12 even! (US$8).
> > I have not seen a blue tub at either of these stores since.
> > TRU didn't put theirs on sale until Feb I think it was, but
> > when they did they disappeared completely, too.
> > 
> > Except for old warehouse stock showing up, I don't expect
> > to see the Blue Tubs again in Canada.
> 
> Both Zeller's and TRU have stocked the tubs here in Edmonton, always at full
> price.  Except for a bit right after X-mas where everyone out here seemed
> low in everything, I've never not been able to find a blue tub at full
> price, if I wanted it.  walmart doesn't appear to have restocked, though.
> 
> James


In Toronto, my local Toys 'R' Us has several!
I've also seen them else where.
But the prices are always high, around $19.99 - $24.99.
If i found the big blue tub anywhere under $15 i'd buy about 10 of them!

                            -R



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  Re: No more Blue Tub...
 
(...) I got 8 at $12/each plus 15% HST. I'd have bought more if there had been more to get. (Wally World here clearanced them...they _had_ a wackload, but there were only the 8 between 2 stores when I got to them...otherwise, I would have bought (...) (25 years ago, 15-Apr-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)

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  Re: No more Blue Tub...
 
(...) Both Zeller's and TRU have stocked the tubs here in Edmonton, always at full price. Except for a bit right after X-mas where everyone out here seemed low in everything, I've never not been able to find a blue tub at full price, if I wanted it. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)

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