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| Thanks for the posters giving us the heads up on this sale! I went with John Guerquin this morning to hit some of the stores in Toronto. This of course, was after both us visited stores near home beforehand. I bought: 7034 Surveillance Truck 7045 (...) (20 years ago, 6-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
| | | | | Re: Crazy Zellers sale
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| (...) <snip> Yeah, I couldn't go TOO crazy, since I just got back from LEGOLAND with about $450 worth of stuff, spent $300 on S@H, some Pitsco DACTA loot, and then this happens. My wife tells me I owe her an elliptical cross-trainer over this one. (...) (20 years ago, 6-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Crazy Zellers sale
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| G'Day Found two 1000 pc Strata tubs, 4 green base plates, (no large grey left), couple more Yoda's, two spidey subway sets and some odds and ends, between three stores came to close to $500, gonna be a lot of overtime in the future. :( Cheers Oliver (...) (20 years ago, 6-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Crazy Zellers sale
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| Gail: Thank You !! For the heads up on this, i would have totally missed this otherwise. Cheers Oliver Play Well "Gail Meagher" <685721@ican.net> wrote in message news:413A414E.86A791...can.net... (...) (20 years ago, 6-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Crazy Zellers sale
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| (...) Well for me probably the easier question is what are you *NOT* buying. (smile) I was not aware of the sale at all. I happen to go shopping for a few green base-plates, and when I went to pay, I was happily surprised with the price. After (...) (20 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Crazy Zellers sale
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| (...) All y'all did a pretty crappy job of cleaning shelves, given how much stock was still around the 3 stores I checked. ;] But I guess you can only have so many Yoda's. Today was a nice day for me, but bad news for my VISA card. Final stats are (...) (20 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Crazy Zellers sale
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| Greetings, I hit the two Zellers closest to me (Halifax, Bayers Road and Bayers Lake) last night just before closing (they aren't open Sundays in Nova Scotia). I don't know when Zellers started stocking the green 32 x 32 baseplates again, but I (...) (20 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Crazy Zellers sale
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| (...) I bought very little, but still managed to get exactly what I went in for. I picked up two copies of this bucket: (URL) I could only find one, but after some hunting about I spotted another one on the MegaBloks side of the asile and grabbed (...) (20 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | RE: Crazy Zellers sale
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| Hi! What are you guys buying? I went to three Zellers stores and I just can't seem to find much that interests me. I spent a couple of hundred bucks but a good portion of that was for potential Christmas presents for my son. I did buy the Spiderman (...) (20 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Crazy Zellers sale
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| (...) This is indeed a CRAZY sale. We discovered this just last night in Ottawa, and we spent about $1500 last night. At one store. Today everyone was running all over town, hitting every Zellers in sight. I shudder to think of how much money has (...) (20 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Crazy Zellers sale
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| (...) Looks like it is national. At least, it's good in Québec and Ontario too, so... The sad thing is the sale ends tomorrow (Sunday, september 5th), so hurry! :-) Pierre (20 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Crazy Zellers sale
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| Greetings, Jean-Marc just phoned me (in Halifax). He has hit the Zellers in Sidney and North Sidney (Cape Breton). All LEGO is scanning in at 50% off, on top of some previous reductions of 50% off (total 75% off). Example, the surveillance van is (...) (20 years ago, 4-Sep-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Ed the Sock
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| (URL) the Sock is a Canadian TV host, music critic, and sock puppet.) (20 years ago, 4-Sep-04, to lugnet.build, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor)
| | | | | September ParLUGment Meeting
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| Well, it's that time again. We are meeting at Karl's home Thursday September 2, at 6pm for pizza, or 7:15pm just for the meeting. We will be splitting up several group orders from S@H and Bricklink, discussing/planning the October Train Show, and (...) (20 years ago, 2-Sep-04, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Sears Wishbook is out, coolest looking set MegaBloks
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| Greetings, The Sears Wishbook arrived on my doorstep today (Sears Canada yearly large Christmas mail order catalog). Three pages of LEGO sets, but no large exclusive Technic sets this year. Only 8434 ($49.99) and 8435 ($69.99). Had the motorized (...) (20 years ago, 26-Aug-04, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Where in Ottawa sells trains?
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| (...) Hi Daniel, Welcome to the world of LEGO Trains. I got addicted about 5 years ago myself. Unfortunately, there are no stores in the Ottawa area that carry track to my knowledge. There are 3 LEGO Outlet Stores in southern Ontario that may still (...) (20 years ago, 24-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Where in Ottawa sells trains?
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| Hi, I'm new to the group and new to Lego train collecting. I'm wondering if there is anywhere in the city where I can pick up extra track, or that has good prices on sets. Any good tips would be appreciated. Thanks! D (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on.ott)
| | | | | Lot of Lego for Sale
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| Hi, I'm in Antigonish N.S. and I've got a great deal of lego in the Town, Space and Pirates for sale. I want to get a good price for it but selling online seems a bit of a pain. Is there anywhere in N.S. that buys used lego? Or, would anyone who (...) (20 years ago, 20-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.ns)
| | | | | Re: Hobby Show Nov 5-7 in Toronto, Ontario
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| (...) Dave... no thunder stolen, no toes stepped on, no worries at all. Thank you for stepping in and helping with organizing this event. (...) It is actually at the International Center (near the airport), just so everyone knows. :) (...) Is it (...) (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
| | | | | Re: Hobby Show Nov 5-7 in Toronto, Ontario
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| (...) I'm coming in with (URL), (URL) Inferno & Grapple pair>, (URL) Studded and studless desert rangers>, and a few Technic sets given the touch of another set - eg. a 8480 given the Discovery treatment. Exactly how many depends on how many I can (...) (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Surprise finds at Fairview Mall
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| (...) Andrew, is it the one near Waterloo? My brother is moving in to U of Waterloo in two weeks and it's only minutes away so that's my chance for some serious shopping! (...) I picked up two of those $5 cloud cars at Zellers. Can't resist a sweet (...) (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Surprise finds at Fairview Mall
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| I was in the Bricks and Blocks outlet in St. Jacobs last week and they had some of these sets in stock as well. The metroliner was $120 and I think the C3P0/R2 combo was $40. They are also had a number of the "my own train" cars as well the caboose (...) (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, FTX)
| | | | | Surprise finds at Fairview Mall
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| I found the these at Toys Toys Toys today at Fairview Mall (Don Mills/Sheppard, Toronto): [LEGOSet 10001] $200 [LEGOSet 10026] $70 [LEGOSet 10018] something like $170 [LEGOSet 65081] $70 I have never saw any of these in person before except 10018. I (...) (20 years ago, 22-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.loc.ca.on.tor, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Lots of Bulk Packs on SALE at S@H (USA & Canada)
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| (...) Does anyone from Canada still have the email they received with the link to this sale? If so, please post it, I pulled a Homer and shift-deleted mine. But when I received it and followed the link directly from that email, I got to see all of (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: Hobby Show Nov 5-7 in Toronto, Ontario
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| I am planning a massive 6 wheeled remote control vechicle with the 8466 tires I got at Brickfest and the 8475 RC parts (independent suspension, small turning radius, etc etc). Would there be space for people to drive that sort of thing around? If (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
| | | | | Re: Hobby Show Nov 5-7 in Toronto, Ontario
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| (...) I am in, and I believe for all three days (I will confirm in a few weeks). I plan on bringing what I brought to BrickFest (my large Mountie, Sponge Bob, a few buildings, some large scale bricks, my street car (TTC) some of my micros, and my (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on)
| | | | | Hobby Show Nov 5-7 in Toronto, Ontario
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| Hi all, Hope I'm not stealing any of Allan B's thunder, but he and I talked and he asked me to help organize the attendance and the displays. So here I am. So with much further ado, the Hobby Show at the Convention Center in Toronto, Ontario is just (...) (20 years ago, 21-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.monlug) !
| | | | | Calling All Presenters - Help Make NWBrickCon™ 2004 Great!!
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| Call for Presentations at NWBrickCon™ 2004 Some of the many activities at NWBrickCon™ 2004 will be opportunities to share your knowledge and experiences, and to learn from each other. So, we would like to open an invitation to all individuals, (...) (20 years ago, 17-Aug-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.id, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, FTX) !!
| | | | | Re: toysrus.ca
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| (...) Huh? Firefox works fine on my old Win98 PC with only 32M RAM. I think I only needed to pull one net related DLL from Windows update. Opera still list 95 and NT as supported OS. (20 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: toysrus.ca
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| (...) Which is a page that does absolutely nothing without evil Javascript turn on. Ok, so I turn it on: my browser (ancient Netscape 4.72) says the Javascript has a syntax error. Ok, so I paste in the redirected URL. It gets me an empty pale blue (...) (20 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | Re: toysrus.ca
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| (...) Hey, thanks for pointing that out. The site isn't as robust as I'd like. I had to refresh several times to see all the stock. Its a good start. I wish there were some clearances. ;) Benjamin Medinets (20 years ago, 7-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | toysrus.ca
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| Neat-er, I just noticed that TRU Canada now has a real shopping website, as opposed to the flyer-only service they had before. (Took 'em long enough.) KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203, Ontario, Canada (20 years ago, 6-Aug-04, to lugnet.loc.ca)
| | | | | The Vancouver LEGO club at Science World in Vancouver, BC
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| Hello Fellow brick fetishists! There is a very good chance that the Vancouver Lego Club will be exhibiting its talents at Science World ( (URL) ) in the spring of 2005. We are very keen on involving some of the surrounding area groups, if they would (...) (20 years ago, 4-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, lugnet.org.ca.nalug, lugnet.org.ca.viclug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
| | | | | NWBrickCon Is Coming Soon
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| It is my pleasure to announce NWBrickCon 2004. This fan-based event will be held Halloween weekend (October 29-31, 2004) in the Great Northwest (Seattle area). This amazing event will be three days of : Fellowship - Meet with other AFOLs from (...) (20 years ago, 3-Aug-04, to lugnet.announce, lugnet.events.nwbrickcon, lugnet.org.us.sealug, lugnet.org.us.smart, lugnet.trains, lugnet.org.scibrick, lugnet.castle, lugnet.loc.us.wa, lugnet.loc.us.id, lugnet.loc.us.or, lugnet.loc.ca.bc, FTX) !!
| | | | | Hobby Show Update (WAS: Gauging interest in The Hobby Show 2004 - Toronto, ON)
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| Hello Everyone, A quick note to let you know that the LEGO booth for this year's Hobby Show in Toronto (Nov 5, 6, 7/04) is a 'go'. We got the invite and I accepted on behalf of the group. This information was sent today to the mailing list I have (...) (20 years ago, 2-Aug-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.general, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)
| | | | | Re: VicLUG Dead or Alive?
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| (...) It's not holidays for me yet :) (They don't start until September for me). I'm still at sea, I return on Monday. (...) OK- where and when? Thursdays are bad for me, and I am busy on the 9th and 13th. If you have a date in mind, either EMail me (...) (20 years ago, 1-Aug-04, to lugnet.org.ca.viclug, lugnet.loc.ca.bc.vic)
| | | | | Re: Gauging interest in The Hobby Show 2004 - Toronto, ON
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| (...) <snip> (...) x-posted to parlugment to see if anyone is interested. Anyone? I can bring it up at the next meeting as well. (...) Excellent. (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jul-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca.on, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Gauging interest in The Hobby Show 2004 - Toronto, ON
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| (...) And I would think many people would love to see them. I know I would! (...) Any chance that other builders in the Ottawa area might want to join you, to share expenses, travel, and all the fun? :) The invitation is certainly open. In fact, in (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca.on, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Gauging interest in The Hobby Show 2004 - Toronto, ON
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| <snip> Hmm, this sounds pretty cool. I'd be interested in bringing a couple of models down from Ottawa, especially the (URL) Discovery> and soon to be complete Leonov. I'd really like to display them whenever I can. Unfortunately I don't think I'll (...) (20 years ago, 20-Jul-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca.on, FTX)
| | | | | Re: Gauging interest in The Hobby Show 2004 - Toronto, ON
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| <snippage> I'm interested. I don't know my schedule this far out in advance. However, I will do my very best to be free that weekend. Benjamin Medinets (20 years ago, 19-Jul-04, to lugnet.events, lugnet.loc.ca.on)
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