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UK TRU Overpriced (was: Train prices)
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lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.trains
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Fri, 6 Aug 1999 17:56:05 GMT
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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 that it's based on TLG's perception of the
stores' image (and all that)...
FYI: with a bit of scouting about, I've found #4564 Freight Rail Runner @
£50 (OK, so it was a couple of years back), #4559 Cargo Railway @ £75 (still
available at D&A Toys), #4520 Curved Track @ £5 8-)
In general I find TRU to be overpriced. The best places to go are Argos,
department stores (sometimes) or independent toy shops.
BTW: the #8448 Super Car II that Argos sell at £75 actually has an RRP of
£90!!!
Keep searching 8-)
Jon.
Jon D Hayward
Chatham, Kent
mailto:Jon-D-Hayward@Chatham-Kent.Prestel.co.uk
http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/chatham-kent/
Simon Robinson wrote in message <000601bee010$e30e0d00$c029fea9@simon>...
> 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.
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> (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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