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Does anyone get the impression that TRU in the UK are
ripping us off for train prices?
I'm getting suspicious because
(a) TRU prices for things like the track and the 4532 level crossing
seem very high for the number of bricks in them.
(b) for all other Lego, TRU are usually one of the cheapest places,
but when it comes to trains, I've noticed small independent shops
generally seem to offer substantially better prices than TRU.
(c) I recall someone (Chris Dee I think) mentioning that prices were
much better on the continent for many train parts.
Examples:
4515 straight track: TRU usually GBP14.99, I've seen in other places for
more like GBP12.
4559 cargo railway: TRU was about GBP110, but I've seen it for
GBP 90 or GBP100 in smaller shops
4532 level crossing: I bought mine for I think GBP23 in TRU, but I've
noticed
them nearer to GBP20 elsewhere.
(NB. for people in other countries - use GBP2 = USD3 for quick but
quite accurate currency conversions)
These are differences of round about 20% in shops that are usually
as expensive or more much expensive
than TRU for almost everything else Lego-wise.
Simon
http://www.SimonRobinson.com
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 | | UK TRU Overpriced (was: Train prices)
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| TRU appears to charge full TLG UK prices. Allegedly (according to Toy Stack), TLG has various price structures: Hamleys (which supposedly owns Toy Stack) is instructed to charge the highest prices, while (I guess that) TRU are up there too. I assume (...) (25 years ago, 6-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Train prices
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| On Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:52:14 GMT, Simon Robinson uttered the following profundities... (...) Though I am not a trainhead, I believe the Entertainer, (a chain predominantly in the SE), is cheapest for track. Sorry, but don't remember the prices (...) (25 years ago, 7-Aug-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains)
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