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Re: Calling all Aussie Lego fans (Harris Scarfe)
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Fri, 2 Jun 2000 10:42:28 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Jane McDermott writes:
> Dear Peter and anyone else who is interested,
> Yes Harris Scarfe is a South Australian chain, and here at least it is only a
> dollar here or there more than other places.  However sets don't last long as
> once a month or so they have up to 20% off everything... good time to make use
> of DJs price matching policy if you don't want to queue.  Also, being the
> replacement in the heads of SA toy buyers for our sadly mourned John Martins-
> of-the-giant-have-everything-toy-department there is a pretty consistent turn
> over of sets.

thanks Jane,
I have only been to two Harris Scarfes, one in Campbelltown in Sydney, where
thinks were pretty expensive eg. Gungan sub $150 (rrp $136). The range was
fairly standard for a DJ's/Grace Bros department store.
The other one was in the southern part of Geelong in a shopping complex next
to the Bachhus Marsh road, it had half a dozen 6036's and some Aquazone stuff,
a lot of 1995 stuff (well it did), the store was like a flashback to the 60's,
in layout and loudspeaker voice, overly loud, promoting merchandise.

Jane, do these sales have a rhyme or reason, first Monday of each month etc.?
Was John Martins a single store or chain ?
How are the independent Toyworlds/Toy Kingdoms shaping up ?

pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au>



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  Re: Calling all Aussie Lego fans (Harris Scarfe)
 
(...) I don't think they do, but there's one a week usually in the lead up to all special shopping events. Johnnies had a 4-5 stores in the suburbs, now taken over by DJs and mostly sold to Harris Scarfe. But the pride and joy of all toy people was (...) (26 years ago, 3-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

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  Re: Calling all Aussie Lego fans (Harris Scarfe)
 
Dear Peter and anyone else who is interested, Yes Harris Scarfe is a South Australian chain, and here at least it is only a dollar here or there more than other places. However sets don't last long as once a month or so they have up to 20% off (...) (26 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

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