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On Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:52:14 GMT, Simon Robinson uttered the following
profundities...
> 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
>
>
>
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 off-hand, but believe them to be
around 11 or 12, compared to 15 at TRU.
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