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I have to side with Larry (and Mike, too I guess). I am sure companies use these limits (one per person/per household) to maximize the effectiveness of their special deal. They are within their rights to make up such rules, and you are within your (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) This reminds me of when KBKids.com had the X-wings for half price because of some pricing error. I ordered one, and nearly had a friend order another one because it was such a "good deal". But when it arrived, (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) It will be a draw, a real war of attrition with sendings-off and punch-ups galore... if Scotland win, everything will be peachy until Wednesday's return match at Wembley; if England win, then it's time to adopt a Scottish accent and/or family! (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Just nitpicking here but the amount the retailer nets as profit may be slightly more, or slightly less. It depends on a number of factors such as what the cost to take an order is, the cost to fulfill an order, how much less one box costs than (...) (26 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wow, thanks. (...) You're certainly right about that. (...) Well, I think that's debatable in general, and ridiculous with respect to me and my household. I haven't paid full price for any of the 50 or so DVDs I own. Heck, I haven't paid half (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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TRU, Chatham had 6289s priced at under 30GBP... I grabbed the last two (plus a dozen How Wheels too), and the whole lot came in at under 50GBP!!! 4 quid off the first 6289, 6 quid off the second (?) then bogof (buy-one-get-one-free) on the HWs - (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Luckily there's a picture of Ian and I, on Ians site: (URL) be wearing whitish trousers with a purple t-shirt, so I shouldn't be too hard to miss. Hopefully not so conspicuous that I attract the attention of some of the hundreds or thousands (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Is it possible they did that to make them contiguous with the existing football promo sets? I don't know the numbers for them offhand. eric (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.promo, lugnet.town)
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(...) That almost certainly indicates they will be available in some markets and not others, but surely they'll be available in Europe, 'home' of Football? Huw (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I'm worried about the football, they are in the 34xx number range - that's promotional. (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Sudden realisation that I don't know what any of you other Glaswegian LUGNETeers look like... although chances are you'll be the only other adults looking conspicuously out-of-place among the bawling kids! I'll be the bloke in the Star Wars T-Shirt (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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The fact that a rule is stupid or even that it costs the company sales when it is adhered to is irrelevant. If the company promulgates a rule and makes it a part of the implied contract between you and they, you are bound to abide by it or be in (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Folks, I don't think this belongs in loc.uk any more. On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Jasper Janssen (<383bacc7.242438643...gnet.com>) wrote at 11:50:50 (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Scott-A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:382A850D.C80A18...w.ac.uk... (...) Here, yes, since it is only available from LEGO outlets, but in France and Belgium for example, where I have looked this year, it is sold alongside regular sets in (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Scott-A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:382A84CC.3F2C50...w.ac.uk... (...) Yes, the release of this set so early was planned. Hence the ads for the other two droids in the back of the instructions saying they'll be out in Feb 2000. I (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) You know, he's saying exactly the same thing I thought, and then figured you'd be smart enough to infer from the smart-arse reply. Guess not. I'll explain more fully: You don't have _any_ right to a _promotion_ cheap DVD, other than what the (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I thought Lego always marketed Scala separate to Lego? (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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The box for this set is actually dated 1999 (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Nah, I don't see it being any different. It's a stupid rule either way. The fact that my wife and I are married makes us no less separate consumers than Bob and his roommate Phil. A stupid rule, but one I choose to accept, mostly. (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ok, I THINK you're responding to something else I wrote above that, maybe me saying Rachael and I could use our different work addresses as shipping addresses to get around a one per household deal. Certainly you're not saying that if I get in (...) (26 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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