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(...) This one has a Ferrarai slope! (...) I want. (...) I want. (...) I want. :-, These aren't available in the US, are they? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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Huw and Grahame list the sets as "Shell 1999 worldwide promotion". Is that based on official documents? Worldwide??? Does that mean there's hope for us, U.S. (ha ha)? Hopin' so. Julie (...) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Nope. Here's why. The sets are sold by shell service stations. In america people don't usually get out when they fill up and go into the shop. Therefore it is not worth selling the sets in the us. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) shop. Therefore it is not (...) So thats why Chevron's "Chevron Car" promotion has been one of the country's most succsesful promotions. It has been running since 1996. So far, seventeen vehicles and counting. I'm a big fan of these vehicles, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) I agree with Mark. Promo sets CAN sell. However I suspect that Hess and (to a lesser extent) Chevron are not the market dominators that Shell is. Shell execs (and I am speculating) no doubt said "we don't need to mess with those".. BUT!!! 2 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Then why does every single gas station have a convenience store attached? I can think of six gas statiosn within a mile of my house. Five of them have a significant quick-shopping element. The biggest store is the one at the Shell station. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Does anyone know if they will be available in Canada. I live about an 1.5 hours from Canada and it might be worth the drive up there. Paul (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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dkrenz <dkrenz@mc.net> wrote in message news:37E020A3.1CE372...@mc.net... (...) hope (...) It'll be as worldwide as the last Shell promotion, I expect. That is, almost everywhere *except* the US :-) The only countries we know for certain are (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) Another good point. In fact, my company is trying to work with a new company that wants to put in automated robotic pumps. My company would supply the gas caps. However, things aren't going anywhere because none of the gas stations want (...) (25 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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(...) *Please* tell me they'll be in Paris or London by Monday! If so, I can get my father to pick some up for me! Jeff (25 years ago, 17-Sep-99, to lugnet.general)
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