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Re: Australian Roll Call
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lugnet.loc.au
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Wed, 24 May 2000 02:38:48 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Deidre Rushton Brumby writes:
> In lugnet.loc.au, Peter Callaway writes:
> > Excellent! Welcome to loc.au! Pull up a 2x4 and stay! Tassie has been very
> > quiet for a long time (and nearly got left of the lugmap!!). It'd be great to
> > have a regular voice from down your way. What's the retail LEGO scene like in
> > Hobart?
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> Thanks for the welcome!
> (and thanks for getting us put on the map (the other Pete also), I'd missed
> that thread until you mentioned it, we often get forgotten down here...)
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> Part of my reason for lurking was that I never felt I had anything to say.
> When I started out reading lugnet, it was usually when I was after
> specific info. The more I found out, the more info I wanted, and the more
> I've hung around the more I've become interested in the "Lego society"
> in general. I've been lurking around here since at least 1998 (and
> possibly earlier, when did this start up?) before that I was reading RTL
> which eventually led me here.
>
> I've been checking lugnet more regularly since late last year after info
> on the 2000 product line, so I suppose the lateness of the Aus catalog
> and the promise of more to come has had some benefit, it's kept me here
> and got me interested enough to answer the roll call (besides, Kerry
> sounded lonely :) ).
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> The retail scene in Hobart is pretty poor. We've lost several small toy
> retailers in the last few years, the remainder (with 1 exception) stopped
> selling Lego. This is a real pity because these were the people that would
> actually try and help you, show you retailer catalogs, dig around in their
> store rooms and attempt to order stuff. The exception is Bridges Bros which
> was an independent toy seller and is now our only southern Toy Kingdom.
> Their Lego range has dwindled over the years and they are more expensive
> but occasionally you can find something which is proving difficult
> everywhere else.
The independents are dropping like flies up here too, moreso Sydney rather
than Melbourne.
> Toyworld stocks less than they used to, large sets seems to have gone
> out of favour there and their stock of the small sets is selective.
> Eg City Centre (Town) they've got the Fire HQ but not the Highway
> Construction, they've got the Tow Away Truck, the Police 4WD and the
> Mini Dumper but not the Digger or the Fire Engine.
Toyworlds in Sydney have Highway construction for $173 AUD.
> That leaves the department stores (Kmart (2), Target (2), Harris Scarfe (3)
> and Myer (1)). The first three sell generally good selections of the
> small to medium sets only, Kmart used to sell some bigger
> System/Technic/Duplo sets but doesn't anymore. I buy most of my Lego
> from Myer which is usually the cheapest and they generally have at
> least 1 of everything released, this year that seems to have been extended
> to 3 or 4 of most large System and Duplo sets but not Mindstorms
> (I've only ever seen the add-on kits not the RIS) or Technic (just the
> middle sized and small kits).
You don't have any Big W's at all ? (they are always 10% below retail)
What's the Harris Scarfe selection like, they tend to have some older stock,
due to higher prices, do they ever have Lego sales ?
K-mart have good clearance items. Have you got Model Team 5561's there ?
> As for sales, we get the national catalog sales for the department stores,
> and the 20% off School Holidays at Myer (we have different school
> terms down here). I've only ever seen one % off Lego sale at Toyworld
> about 3 years ago and the smaller stores (RIP) never marked down
> anything ever.
>
> I'm sure you didn't want that much detail but you've got it! (Besides,
> I haven't said anything for 3+ years so I'm entitled to catch up, aren't
> I???!!!)
That was a good summary, any information is always welcome.
Please keep on contributing.
pete.w <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au>
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| (...) Nope, no Big W's at all. Harris Scarfe do have the odd older Lego set (let's define older as say not before 1997/98 in this case!), in the small to med size range (say up to $50). They do have some larger sets but only recent stuff and never (...) (24 years ago, 30-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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| (...) Thanks for the welcome! (and thanks for getting us put on the map (the other Pete also), I'd missed that thread until you mentioned it, we often get forgotten down here...) Part of my reason for lurking was that I never felt I had anything to (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-00, to lugnet.loc.au)
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