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LEGO like other toys has been in decline in the UK for some years. I remember just a few years ago Woolworths having several aisles of LEGO, now there is only one shelf. I didn't think K'nex would last but is has and is more readily available. There (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) In my area (thames valley) things arent quite so bad. Entertainer, Camberley or Reading - did decline but seems to have got more shelf space back at xmas, but mainly to the large amounts of discontinued sets. They have all the 2000 stuff, but (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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Maybe all the Lego sold out over Christmas and the Mega-Bloks abd K'nex were left on the shelf :-). Rob the Optimist. (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I agree. Have been to toy shops in Germany, Austria and Holland in the last 12 months and they seem to have healthy stocks of lego. Especially train which has disappeared in UK. I dont think my personal preferences for lego are much to go by, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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I can talk about this all night - But I'm watching Serpico tonight. Since you were young, some things have changed: 1. Kids 2. Society,and the way it treats kids. 3. They way toys are marketed and designed 4. Local retail structure. All 4 are (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Sat, 29 Jan 2000 17:01:02 GMT, Lawrence Wilkes uttered the following profundities... (...) I can fill-in a bit more with regards to the Thames Valley, more specifically Bucks. Woolies in High Wycombe seems to be purging their stock of Lego. (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Sat, 29 Jan 2000 17:14:32 GMT, Lawrence Wilkes uttered the following profundities... (...) Even the basic brick boxes are extortionate in price. 20 quid for 848 pieces? Compared to normal sets, not bad, but I am sure everyone remembers 1857, 950 (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jan-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Even better, just before xmas the Entertainer were selling 1857 for £6.00. I picked some up. regards lawrence (25 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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On Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:21:28 GMT, lawrence wilkes uttered the following profundities... (...) Tesco had some briefly, too! (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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