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Re: UK prices of Star Wars
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Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:40:16 GMT
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What a RIP OFF!!!, I live in the town where much of Starwars was made!
(Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, home to Elstree studios, even went on the grounds a
few times).
Did they forget to change the currency for the X-wing, Snow speeder and
Tie-fighter and Y-wing sets!?!?!?!
I give up on LEGO now, got more important stuff to figure out and do such as
GCSE's.

Jon D Hayward wrote:

It's good to have a friend 'in the know'...

Land Speeder: £6.49
Speeder Bikes: £9.29
Snow Speeder: £18.99
X-Wing: £29.99
TIE Fighter & Y-Wing: £49.99

...well, Lucasfilm has got to earn something...

BTW: Should 'TIE' be in caps? That's how it appears in all the literature...
not being a SW fan, and all that...

Jon.



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On Mon, 18 Jan 1999 19:40:16 GMT, Andrew Hood uttered the following profundities... (...) With everything, not just Lego, that price comparison is valid. What you pay for in pounds here, you can buy in the US for the same figure, but dollars. And (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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  UK prices of Star Wars
 
It's good to have a friend 'in the know'... Land Speeder: £6.49 Speeder Bikes: £9.29 Snow Speeder: £18.99 X-Wing: £29.99 TIE Fighter & Y-Wing: £49.99 ...well, Lucasfilm has got to earn something... BTW: Should 'TIE' be in caps? That's how it appears (...) (26 years ago, 18-Jan-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)

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