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RE: TRU Heads-up
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lugnet.loc.au
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Date:
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Thu, 5 Oct 2000 05:54:51 GMT
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Northlands, as in Melbourne...as in near where I live? or another one with a
similar name?
Benjamin Whytcross
BWhytcro@PacificAccess.com.au
Ph: (03) 9856 5282
Directory Technology Pty Ltd
1/436 Elgar Road,
Box Hill, 3128
Growing older is compulsory...Growing up isn't :-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deidre Rushton Brumby [mailto:drb@tasmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 4:53 PM
> To: lugnet.loc.au@lugnet.com
> Subject: Re: TRU Heads-up
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>
> In lugnet.loc.au, Paul Baulch writes:
> >
> > I'm not sure if I've seen this item mentioned, but the 8462 • blue Technic tow
> > truck is on sale at TRU for $131.00. I seem to recall that David Drew
> > recommended buying it for under $200, so this seems like a • pretty good
> > price. Have fun finding one though - I've only seen them at • TRU Northland -
> > Melbourne's "discontinued stock" TRU!
>
> Thanks Paul, I _think_ I've got one from Northland but I do
> not recommend
> trying to order from this store by phone unless you have a
> lot of patience
> and are prepared to see the savings eroded in long distance
> phone call costs
> (I'll spare you the gory details, mainly because I don't want to risk
> bagging them publicly and then having it not arrive :) )
>
> Pete W (thanks Pete, again) told me about the availability of
> these from DYA
> but I'd assumed I'd missed out (son got pneumonia and Lego
> was the last thing
> on my mind) but thought this would be easier anyway, it is
> local(ish) after
> all! Ha. Ha. Ha. I have just checked and DYA still have them
> if anyone is
> interested.
>
> Anyway, if you're local to the Northlands store they had one
> left after mine
> late yesterday. If you're not local you've been warned.
>
> And thanks again to everyone who's helped out with my Technic
> hunting, one way
> or another.
>
> Deidre
> drb@tasmail.com
>
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| (...) I assume you're asking Paul as I wouldn't have a clue :) Either that or you're discretely pointing out that I was a fool to try and do it by phone when there were possibly easier methods! :) Live and learn. Deidre (the geographically (...) (26 years ago, 5-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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