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Subject: 
Re: BNSF high balls it!
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca
Date: 
Thu, 4 Nov 2004 02:59:48 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ted Michon wrote:
The new BNSF freight engines have arrived in Enfield and are shipping out early!

LEGO is REALLY sticking it to Canadians on this set and thsi year. It's $59.99
CAD. That's 1.5 Exchange! Last time I checked it was 1.2052. Why is LEGO milking
Canadians this year when the Canadian Dollar has gone up???



Message has 2 Replies:
  S@H Exchange Rate?!?! (was Re: BNSF high balls it!)
 
(...) Whoa. I see what you mean. I just checked and at current exchange rate, we could be buying it in the US for $48.24Cdn, instead of the $60Cdn on S@H. I think I'll be calling a travelling friend in the US before I buy it at S@H prices for (...) (20 years ago, 4-Nov-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.dear-lego)
  Re: BNSF high balls it!
 
(...) That's because they have to fit bigger snowploughs on the front to get through. ;) Jason Railton (20 years ago, 4-Nov-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.loc.ca)

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  BNSF high balls it!
 
The new BNSF freight engines have arrived in Enfield and are shipping out early! (20 years ago, 3-Nov-04, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.announce)  

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