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Re: BigW sales + other things
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lugnet.loc.au
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Thu, 28 Nov 2002 23:50:04 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Kerry Raymond writes:
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> Frankly, we seem to be awash with some great prices on sets in the last year.
> Like Matthew, I am now kicking myself for buying the Sopwith Camel at S@H at a
> much higher price a few months back, but I really didn't expect to see these
> so-called S@H exclusives being available discounted in Oz retailers within
> only a few months. Indeed, I was not sure we'd ever see these sets retail at
> all, let alone in Oz. How much longer before the Red Baron arrives at retail?
I thought the Red Baron would have made a nice bookend to the Camel,
I am surprised they didn't release them together.
> Generally I don't buy sets from S@H if I expect them to be sold retail, as with
> a Coles Myer shareholder card and a bit of patience for a X% off Lego sale, I
> can generally pick things up cheaper locally. I mainly go to S@H for bulk packs
> and "exclusives" which I can't get any other way.
No-one is as Lego-market-savvy as an AFOL except maybe TUMC* MUMS
> The other thing that I find curious is that we are now in the pre-Christmas
> season (I know this because every store has been playing Christmas carols since
> 1 Nov!). I am old enough and cynical enough to have observed over the years
> that pre-Christmas "sales" rarely have any real savings involved, as it is the
> best sales quarter of the year anyway, especially for things like toys. Yet,
> both last year and this year, we have seen some massive discounts on some
> relatively expensive Lego sets in the pre-Christmas period. Last year I recall
> the Silver Champions at $199 at Myer as well as the just re-released Pirate
> sets (Imperial Armada, RBR and Enchanted Island) at KMart all at good prices.
> This year, we've seen the Technics crane at Myer, UCS XWing at KMart, etc. I'm
> not complaining but it's throwing my understanding of pre-Christmas retailing
> on its head. I can perhaps understand the older sets (like the UCS XWing now
> is) being discounted, but what about the Technics crane at Myer? The first time
> it appears in store it's $100 off!
Lego like to deal out these re-releases/re-issues as special deals for each
retailer, since they all do their hover-dances around RRP for normal stock.
These piggy-back sales have been amazing recently, with Coles-Myer trying to
outdo itself with it's own arms armwrestling themselves for the Lego market.
Who knows, maybe all the AFOLs, Bricklickers and ebayers are causing spikes
in the sales charts for certain items leading to more discounting, or maybe
it's just lego trying to move more volume.
> Oh well, spend up and build on!
Better value than most other yuletide activities
pete.w (TUMC = tight upper-middle-class)
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