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Re: ROTW - (RipoffOTW)
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lugnet.loc.au
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Tue, 2 May 2000 01:04:18 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Matthew Wilkins writes:
> Yeah, this toystore's in a _very_ trendy neighborhood. I wouldn't even go
> there, except it's the only place in town I can get these Swiss candies that
> are crystalized licorice with a liquid salt center. And those are expensive,
> too.
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> -Cheese
liquid salt....hmmmm...
The toy store here is in St.Ives on the distinctly upper-crust north shore.
I didn't check out their other goods, but I should imagine they would all be
pricey.
In another pricey suburb, Double Bay(Double Pay), on the easter weekend a cafe
was selling coffees for $7 AUD !
> In lugnet.loc.au, Peter White writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.au, Matthew Wilkins writes:
> > > There's an independant toy seller near my house that has <set:7171 Mos Esps
> > > Podrace> for US$185.00. I've not seen any of their LEGO move since I've been
> > > checking.
> > >
> > > -Cheese
> > >
> > > In lugnet.loc.au, Peter White writes:
> > > > We have all seen the podrace 7171 set on clearance in different countries
> > > > around the globe.
> > > > A 7171 was seen on Friday in a toy store in one of the more expensive • suburbs
> > > > of Sydney for $ 270.00 AUD. The highest I have ever seen it is $ 228 AUD.
> >
> > WOW ... US$ 185.00 equals about AU$ 313.50 ,very scary. You'd expect remote
> > control podracers racing round your loungeroom for that price.
> > On ebay they seem to go for approx. US$60+, which is similar to the AUS
> > clearance price.
> > Maybe some people just don't get out much.
> >
> > pete.w
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| Yeah, this toystore's in a _very_ trendy neighborhood. I wouldn't even go there, except it's the only place in town I can get these Swiss candies that are crystalized licorice with a liquid salt center. And those are expensive, too. -Cheese (...) (...) (25 years ago, 2-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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