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            Re: TRU Norwich opening- missed opportunity?
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            Sat, 18 Sep 1999 18:48:05 GMT
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      In lugnet.loc.uk, Paul Mison writes: 
> Toys R Us opened at 9 am in Norwich this morning. 
> ..managed to find the Lego quite quickly, and marvelled at it all- 
> unless I'm missing something it's the most comprehensive collection in 
> the city, with most of the '99 catalogue except trains.. 
> reasonable too- nothing amazingly cheap but nothing rip-off expensive either. 
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> ...given it to me free. 
 
TRU normally sell trains, but not a large stock. 
I couldn't imagine TRU giving anything away free! 
Now TRU is open the smaller toys shops may now close. 
There are better toyshops in Colchester (which isn't too far from you) - 
Colchester Co-op and Williams & Griiffins (is that the correct name) at the 
lowest price in the UK??? 
 
I hate TRU, it's such an unexciting shop - toys should be exciting and in a 
superstore they should be cheap. 
 
David 
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        Message has 1 Reply:        |    | Re: TRU Norwich opening- missed opportunity?
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  |  (...) The free thing was somewhat hopeful- probably just have ended up in the local paper. I know there are cheaper places in Norwich too, and intend to keep using them- I expect I won't go in TRU unless I hear about sales. (Bonds, part of John (...)   (26 years ago, 20-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)   
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  |  Don't know if anyone else is interested, but here goes anyway. Toys R Us opened at 9 am in Norwich this morning. I was 5th in a queue of 14, managed to find the Lego quite quickly, and marvelled at it all- unless I'm missing something it's the most (...)   (26 years ago, 16-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)   
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