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Howdy, Well without causing too much trouble i hope, i say that once you've been into one toy's r us, you've been to them all. Prices are the same, range is the same (although one might be better stocked in quantity than another). The one i frequent (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd, lugnet.loc.au)
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Hi all, It would be useful to me at least for some Sydneysider to indicate where the better Lego shopping is. I mean, Toys'r'Us by Moore Park is the best I've seen, and that was not very good compared to Wellington (NZ) where I lived last year. Is (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | Re: Mythical creatures was:Re: Pricing and stuff
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(...) I've seen them too...Even talked to them down here in Vic.Unfortunately, you can't always believe what they say :-(, as I was told that this year we would probably be getting an Aus only range [Although there is still time] by a Lego rep at (...) (25 years ago, 27-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) I've seen them, I've seen them! Lego reps that is, not drop bears. But I didn't speak to them. (There were two together, some sort of Dropbear training?)!:) James. Bunyip anyone? Hmm... do 'mericans understand what a bunyip is? (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Once i find out how to cross post I think we should be filling up the troughs of Loc.au just as you suggested to me.. So apologies for that. Santosh (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Santosh Bhat wrote in message <3813BA17.F875384E@s...edu.au>... (...) All true enough. I'm only a CA (and that's just between you and I, alright?), but the whole GST thing does not look like a happy day. our prices are a dan sight more than just 22% (...) (25 years ago, 26-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | Re: G'Day!
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Well im no economist (thanky you oh great one who decides careers), but I was told that the Sales tax/import tax etc..on lego came to about 22%, but with a flat GST of about 10% then that would be a 12% saving. But even then its not cheap. I mean (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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| | Re: G'day and Star wars
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James Howse wrote (...) less). No complaints there from me. Some of the models are brilliant (snowspeeder, Y wing). The second release (Phantom Menace) didn't seem anywhere near as good, and the pictures I'm seeing for the third and fourth releases (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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Santosh Bhat wrote in message <38135ECC.F3C04196@s...edu.au>... (...) Excellent place. Seems to have gotten a bit bogged down in buy and sell, still, ther's a proverb about beggars and choosers. (...) may improve things. Buy from the US, new or (...) (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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(...) Yes. (...) Them too. :) I'm keen on the new star wars stuff (commercial yes, but nice none the less). James. (25 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.au.nsw.syd)
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