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Re: Meijer - Lego Horse
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Fri, 30 Apr 1999 13:50:49 GMT
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Which Meijer store are you at?
Steve
On Fri, 30 Apr 1999 12:17:17 GMT, Scott Edward Sanburn
<ssanburn@aeieng.com> wrote:
> OK, I guess I should have gave some more information. This is from
> Meijer, a huge retail chain in the Midwest mostly:
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> http:///www.meijer.com
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> Anyway, I work there part time as my second job, and one of the big
> sellers of Meijer is that they have these mechanical horses near the
> checkouts for the kids, and they still cost one penny, since it opened
> in 1933?
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> They are having a Lego sale at Meijer, and they have this Lego display
> of a Lego model of the actual horse. Kids don't ride this one, but it is
> one of those trademarks of Meijer.
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> Scott Sanburn
> Terry K wrote:
> >
> > It costs a penny to ride? Won't the kids bonk their heads on the glass?
> > And I noticed that your pictures are labeled "sandy-front" and "sandy-back".
> > Shouldn't that be "sandy-right" and sandy-left"?
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > But seriously, thanks for the pics.
> > Do you know the origin of the display?
> >
> > -- Terry K --
> >
> > On Wed, 28 Apr 1999 13:52:06 GMT, Scott Edward Sanburn <ssanburn@aeieng.com>
> > wrote:
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> > > I'm sorry, the ride is one penny, not the horse! :)
> > >
> > > Scott Sanburn
> > >
> > > "Christopher L. Weeks" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm sure I could scrape up a penny somewhere...how much would freight be?
> > > >
> > > > Scott Edward Sanburn wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I finally convinced my manager to let me take a picture of the Lego version of
> > > > > Sandy, the all popular riding horse for the kids that still only costs one
> > > > > penny. It uses just regular bricks. They used Duplo green ones for the base.
> > > > > Another neat thing is it actually does move like Sandy, but a lot slower.
> > > > > LMKWYT!
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.geocities.com/~legoguy712/sandy-front.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.geocities.com/~legoguy712/sandy-back.jpg
> > > > >
> > > > > Scott Sanburn
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Sincerely, (well...)
> > > >
> > > > Christopher L. Weeks
> > > > central Missouri, USA
>
>
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| Steve, I work at #64, Ann Arbor Saline Road, in lovely Ann Arbor, Michigan. However, I like my primary job much better! :) Scott Sanburn (...) (26 years ago, 30-Apr-99, to lugnet.general)
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| OK, I guess I should have gave some more information. This is from Meijer, a huge retail chain in the Midwest mostly: (URL) I work there part time as my second job, and one of the big sellers of Meijer is that they have these mechanical horses near (...) (26 years ago, 30-Apr-99, to lugnet.general)
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