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    Re: Technic Bargain —Richard Dee
   On Mon, 7 Feb 2000 22:12:00 GMT, Michael Pratt uttered the following profundities... (...) I went to my local TRU today, spurred on by this post (Hayes). I found a real bargain there! An 8277, opened, full-price, only one polybag still inside! Hope (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Technic Bargain —Jonathan Reynolds
   (...) TRU have a habit of 'hiding' the interesting/discontinued stock on a high shelf (sometimes with the Duplo or hidden behind newer system stuff) with no price tag, just 'See below for Price'. Obviously they are trying to promote the new stuff (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Technic Bargain —Tony Priestman
   On Wed, 9 Feb 2000, Jonathan Reynolds (<FpoKH8.JKq@lugnet.com>) wrote at 20:48:44 (...) Good grief. They had at least 16 of those on the top the time before last I was there. I would have had them at that price. I went yesterday, and was shocked to (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Technic Bargain —Colin Bell
     Tony Priestman <Tony@you-rang.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:jw4NiQAS8go4Ewe...n.co.uk... (...) Yes - in TRU in Southampton, the Lego section was nearly a whole one-half of one aisle. Now about a third of that space has been taken over by TRU (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
    
         Re: Technic Bargain —Jonathan Reynolds
     (...) I have only returned from my 'dark ages' since early 1998. Since then I have noticed a decline in general availablity which has accelerated recently. LEGO may be claiming extra sales but does that mean one Mindstorms set at £160 is a greater (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Technic Bargain —Simon Gammon
   (...) 'fraid so. TRU in Govan (Glasgow) looked exactly the same last week. (25 years ago, 11-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Technic Bargain —Jonathan Reynolds
   It's hit Northwich in Cheshire...three years ago there was one independent shop plus Woolies and the ELC. Now the Indepebdant shop has closed and the other two have cleared their shelves of Lego. For anyone in the right circumstances there might be (...) (25 years ago, 12-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Technic Bargain —Lawrence Wilkes
   (...) Except surely the reason these places are not stocking lego is cause no ones buying it. Why would another outlet succeed where these have failed? regards lawrence (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
   
        Re: Technic Bargain —Jonathan Reynolds
   (...) an (...) Corporate policy? No one can buy it in this town even if they wanted to! Jon (25 years ago, 13-Feb-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
 

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