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Re: Soccer sets in Aus
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Date: 
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:57:07 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, James Howse writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Karen Barlow writes:
> 
> > Of course if the price isn't completely ridiculous on the team bus you can
> > probably double each of those figures immediately ;-]
> 
> Team bus will be about $55. This estimate comes from the S@H catalog, the
> buses are listed at US$22, same price as Slave 1, the launch command rocket
> and the speedway challange.

that's 8 bucks a window !

> No wonder they're considering not stocking soccer sets. The field at a guess
> will break the $150 mark, probably nearer two. And for all those that think
> I'll shop overseas, our exhange rate means you don't get much bang for your
> buck.
> 
> > BTW Love the idea of the instore soccer challenge .... only problem is would
> > the kids actually get near it ;-]
> 
> I agree it's a great idea, but do you glue it (bye bye $150) or suffer peices
> being knocked of (and possibly into pockets)?

LA aren't short of glue,  so they can supply the fields.
I was reading the San Francisco Chronicle/Examiner on Monday and six airports
in the states have these new x-ray machines they use for non-intrusive
searches of drug-smuggling suspects. The only trouble is the high-definition
image reveals the person naked as well as the contraband being smuggled.
The store could install such devices and deduct goals for items taken.

-pete.w (Lego PR ideas for free, sans ponytails)



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(...) Team bus will be about $55. This estimate comes from the S@H catalog, the buses are listed at US$22, same price as Slave 1, the launch command rocket and the speedway challange. No wonder they're considering not stocking soccer sets. The field (...) (26 years ago, 13-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.au)

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