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Re: Argos end of catalogue sale
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Mon, 15 Feb 1999 15:58:56 GMT
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In article <MPG.1131081227f25cc69896df@lugnet.com>,
richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net had their 2d worth...
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> On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 18:58:30 GMT, Col uttered the following profundities...
> > I picked up a copy of the Argos 'Stop Press Savings' leaflet from the shop
> > in Winchester today..
> >
> > It has the following :
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> > 6977 Insectoid Arachno base £23.95 (was £47.95)
> > 8462 Recovery truck £32.45 (was £64.95)
> > 6580 Fireball £3.90 (was £7.85)
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> > When I typed in the stock numbers of 6977 and 6580 into the blue stock
> > checker thingy, both said 'no such item'. The 8462 was 'out of stock'. Tsk.
> >
> > Interesting that my leaflet was different from Jonathon's
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> Mine was the same, and they had one in stock (this was a week
> ago). However, inspecting the box, found it had formerly been
> a return or stock-display version, and promptly didn't bother.
> Though the pieces looked very clean, the stickers had been
> applied, and there would not necessarily be all pieces present.
Out of curiosity I just tried the Argos Automated 'ring-and-reserve' service,
(0870-603-9080) for the 8462 (Argos Code: 370-8804) with the following results;
Watford Superstore In-stock Price: £32.45
Holborn Out of Stock
New Oxford St. Out of Stock
That's as of 15:45 on 15/02/99
I'm peeved now, I bought mine for 44.95 when the end-of-catalog sale first
started. I could have saved £12.5 if I'd waited. :( - Nevertheless still a
Good Set, excellent value at 32quid. Nicely designed around a proper Chassis,
bags of room to motorize (no instructions for it though) Lots of pneumatics,
and those luvly Alloy-look wheels. I must admit to feeling a bit cheated
on that score though, I'd rather assumed that the wheels described as
'aluminium' in the brochures would actually *be* aluminium, not plastic.
I think a Mindstorms driven Sojorner-style Mars rover would look very cool with
these wheels on. :)
Regards, Dave Ryder.
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| On Sat, 13 Feb 1999 18:58:30 GMT, Col uttered the following profundities... (...) Mine was the same, and they had one in stock (this was a week ago). However, inspecting the box, found it had formerly been a return or stock-display version, and (...) (26 years ago, 14-Feb-99, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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