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"Jeff Jardine" <jwjardin@diespam.mccain.ca> wrote in news:H20yn9.1xD@lugnet.com: (...) I haven't had to buy any Lego from the US yet, but I often buy items for my other hobbies. If you get charged ANY amount of duty, you can also expect a $5 (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) You are correct - I placed my order. They added on HST and $US 10 shipping. As for the price, I hope you don't mean $CDN 100. 8460 was originally listed at $US 99: (URL) 85 plus shipping is a steal compared to what it has sold for on (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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They are talking about the GST that is all. You will get charged for shipping and that is a nice piece of change. With exchange rate, shipping, and GST you are lookin at over $160 can for that set. I hope they have them in retail it should not cost (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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In light of the recent announcement in .technic (reissue of 8460!), I'm planning on placing my first S@H order in a long while. Here's some of the small print on the S&H page: "In placing your order, you authorize LEGO Shop at Home to appoint a (...) (22 years ago, 6-Sep-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) ... (...) Bob, Thanks for the report. That's a nice set but not $90 nice (IMHO), and Galidor & Bionicle should be sent back to LEGO to be remelted into real bricks! Hopefully the skids and skids coming back will tell LEGO something - hint (...) (22 years ago, 30-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Hi Peter, They had the Racing Rig for $89.99 plus tax. The pile has shrunk. I was just out there again with the kids this morning again after a game of mini-golf with the kids. Highlights...not too many...what do I recall??? They had those new LEGO (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Bob, Which model team truck do they have (the Bigfoot 4x4 or the Racing Rig) and would you recall the price? Thanks, Peter (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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I've forwarded this onto the most recent address I have for Albert, the Shaw address. Adam Murtha Has also sent it through the SALUG mailing list. Roy Nelson (...) (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I forwarded this to my most current address for Albert, but I haven't talked to him in a while... James (22 years ago, 28-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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G'day all I'm trying to contact Albert Shikaze in Calgary.... If you read this Albert, can you email me, as the adress I have for you isnt working? If anyone has Alberts email address, can you forward it to me please... Thanx Kev from Australia...: (...) (22 years ago, 27-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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These sets are all available at the Bricks and Blocks outlet in Cookstown as well. The price of the sopwith camel is $63, but they have a bunch with slightly crushed boxes for $50 (unfortunately I'd just bought one earlier in the week at the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I picked it up last weekend. I wanted to experiment with the columns. They are compatable with rolling garage doors except for a non-technic pin on top of each column that will need to be removed. No matter how you slice it, it is still an (...) (22 years ago, 23-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Can anybody convince me to buy any of the Jack Stone stuff? They have tons of the Police Headquarters at $35.00 Cdn which is a hugh discount on the original price. There is only one day of the sale left. Are there any decent parts in the Police HQ (...) (22 years ago, 22-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Hi, I was just there this morning. However, I did not buy anything. Nothing seemed to catch my eye from a bargain point of view. They did have some sets that you can't get at most stores like Darth Maul, Statue of Liberty, Sopwith Camel. They had (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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"Robert Horvath" <rjsahorvath@rogers.com> wrote in message news:003401c24892$ae...ome.net... (...) Ya, thanks! I just picked up two of them. The Green and the Blue. My wife is egging me to go get the other two. It's a fantastic price. They are (...) (22 years ago, 21-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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This 69.99 is a week long TRU sale...they had a lot of the blue and green ones on Sunday. They are not with the standard LEGO sets. They have them tucked away with Mindstorms in the electronics department. Bob -----Original Message----- From: (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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"Robert Horvath" <rjsahorvath@rogers.com> wrote in message news:000601c247e9$99...ome.net... (...) Are they on sale? Or is that the normal price? They are $60USD so $69.99CDN is a steal! Thanks! Dean (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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(...) A while back they had rotation sensors on sale for something like $20. I bought two and had them mail them to me. It might be worth a phone call to see if they have any other sales going on. Matthias Jetleb (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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I have a friend going to St Jacob's who has offered to pick up a couple of things for me, is there anything interesting there? Jude (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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Hi, They are on sale here in Kitchener, Ontario at TRU at $69.99 vs. $89.99 regular. Bob -----Original Message----- From: news-gateway@lugnet.com [mailto:news-gateway...net.com]On Behalf Of Dean Husby Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:06 PM To: (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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Has anyone seen Spybotics in the stores yet here in Canada? (I'm from Vancouver) I'm itching to pick one up. Thanks Dean (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.van)
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That's very funny eh! Dean "David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> wrote in message news:GzAsto.AxH@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) away, (...) time (...) and (...) (22 years ago, 20-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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TRU has 50% off all Jack Stone sets from August 17 to August 23. But they had previously reduced many of them to about a third less than MSRP, so the sale will actually give you about 67% off. I got a <set:4608 Bank Breakout> for $10, and a (...) (22 years ago, 17-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) I guess I'd better leave my minifig robot guards at home! :-) -- Doug (who's trying to finnish up a bot for rtlToronto 11 and wishing for another weekend's worth of time...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) More seriously, Trevor P (of Astro Lift Co. fame, he's posting his moonbase stuff over in .space as we speak) had to deal with coming across the border for our January Novi show... (he lives in Windsor), and getting back in to Canada at the (...) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) Make sure the mini-figures don't carry any light sabers or gun like stuffs, even if it make them feel insecure. Seriously.... (URL) (22 years ago, 12-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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Thanks for posting this Chris. (...) Got that. (...) Thanks Ralph, Well, that's the question... Chris said 'bring what you can pack'. :-) If I bring the whole robot collection (~20 or so), it currently resides in 6 of the Rubbermaid 11 gallon (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) A print up of the event will help. Canada customs is cake compared to some of the a**holes at the Port Huron crossing point. Kids help too. Make sure they are actually playing with LEGO when you cross. Tell them you are coming to Toronto to (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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i posted this into loc.ca as well. as you might know we have guests arriving from far and wide. (to the Aug 17. RTLToronto robot event as seen here:) (URL) had asked Doug Carlson to bring up some of his neat creations and he had asked what the (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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I was just in play value today, and they have Vision Command for $50 (normally $150), and they had at least 50 left. They also have Exploration Mars for $50 (normally $70), as well as Extreme Creature and RoboSports at similar discounts. There were (...) (22 years ago, 3-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
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Hi Michael, Thanks for these beautiful pictures. Looks like not only the children have fun over there Hey! ;~))) A great vacation destination, unfortunately a little far from Nova Scotia... or I can ask a Maritimer museum to get it over here... (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.events)
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I received the following from Canada Post today: "Thank you for your message to Canada Post. Please excuse the delay in responding to your message. I have verified your parcel in our system and it does qualify as a Small Packet. I will forward your (...) (22 years ago, 2-Aug-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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Jeff Jardine wrote in message ... The local employees are wrong. If it's under 2kg you can send it to Europe at the small packet rate and the MDW does not apply. Funnily enough this is one problem I've never come across in Vancouver, although I've (...) (22 years ago, 30-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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Sears has reduced the price of <set:1356 Stunt Man Catapult> from $4.99 to $1.99. (22 years ago, 28-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) snip... (...) It may be worth the effort to take along the Postal Prices brochure and/or make a print-out of the results of the online rate calculator. I have had good look when I take the printout of the online rate calculator (I am in the (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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Hello Jeff, I sold quite a few "small packet" worldwide. I had the same experience with some PO but the rule is to follow the booklet rules! That's it! There is 4 employees in my local PO and I know that with 2 of'em, I can go back home with my (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Not in a while, but that's because I'm Postal Aggressive. Which is to say, if I don't recognize the clerk, I'll tell them what I'm shipping, how and how much $$ before they even weigh it, typically. The poor Shopper's Drug Mart clerk often is (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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Hi Canucks, I had a heated discussion with some Canada Post employees today about their definition of a "Small Parcel." Here are their specifications: (URL) same info is in their "Postal Prices" brochure. I tried sending a 37cm x 26cm x 26cm, 1.22kg (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.shipping)
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(...) Yes, an octogon 10 studs on a side, that's right. The tricky part is that if you try to do it smaller or bigger, it just won't work when you'll try assembling the roof stories on the octogon base. Believe me, I tried lots of sizes! But I (...) (22 years ago, 24-Jul-02, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc)
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