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Re: Dark Ages story
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lugnet.general
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Sun, 14 Mar 1999 19:34:51 GMT
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CMASI@CMASI.CHEM.TULANEstopspammers.EDU
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Terry K wrote:
> On Sat, 13 Mar 1999 22:06:22 GMT, Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote:
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> > Terry K wrote:
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> > > Cheaper? That seems an odd adjective to use with for a TRU. Maybe they were
> > > "loss-leader" type items to suck people into the store.... :-)
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> > Circa 1990 when we were buying formula for Taya, they were, in case
> > lots, the cheapest around. Not any more, though.
> >
> > Here's a dark ages story for you... We used to go in there all the time
> > (we went through a LOT of cases) and I tell you, I had the metroliner
> > and 4563 in my hand more than once, but just could not convince myself
> > to buy them. Sigh. We were poorer then, but still...
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> Ahhh.... a coulda, woulda, shoulda story.
> Sometimes hindsight really sucks. :-)
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> -- Terry K --
I am so glad that I have such a great wife; she bought me those for Christmas (1
each year). She gave me the Load 'N Haul Railroad 4563 before we were married!
(Actually, they are the only 9V complete-train train sets I have.)
Chris
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Message has 1 Reply:
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| Chris, You're lucky! My fiancee only buys me technic sets, she refuses to buy me any other sets (i.e. Space, Town, etc.) Maybe I should as k her for that Supercar II coming out, heh heh. :) Scott Sanburn (...) (25 years ago, 20-Mar-99, to lugnet.general)
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