Subject:
|
Euro shopping idea update
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.loc.uk
|
Date:
|
Tue, 25 Apr 2000 14:14:51 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
453 times
|
| |
|
|
Hi all,
there seems to be a lot of interest in this, and as Huw has already pointed out
to me some of us will be disappointed! To clarify the shop was not full of
metroliners two were just about visible through the shop window. I don't know
how much they were but a guestimate is around 800-900F approx. £80-90. the shop
did not look liked it discounted hence its stock.
Classic space sets were seen, (not 928's newer classic type sets) I could also
see older pirate sets, castle etc. I could only see half the display as the
other half faced inwards, yet I could see several silver boxes, distinctive of
train stuff.
This was only one shop and I think I passed another in a village not to far
away. i would suggest that there must be more shops like this, ideally we need a
French yellow pages, and perhaps some idea of a route.
With regard to dates, in reality, I think we are looking at July, rather than
late June some time after 22? what do people feel and I think we'll have to go
with the flow for a Saturday or weekday?
With regard to the actual address of this shop, well I don't exactly know, I
know the town (well I think I do) but if we give too much away then we could
could get guzumped ourselves, as it is a 150Km radius of Calais, narrows it
down!!!!
So far, those that have expressed an interest are, Huw Millngton, Jon Hayward,
Lawrence Wilkes, Ian Bishop, Carbon 60, Michael Edwards, someone form
Southampton (sorry) and probably a few others who I can't recall right now, so
theres another problem, I can only take six people, (7 including me), on the way
back things may be a bit crowded, i.e.Lego on laps, on roof rack etc but it does
keep costs to the minimum. The fewer people the more expensive it is!
Thanks for all those that have replied so far, I too think that this is a novel
idea, and we need to set out a few ground rules, like who gets what, and what
the ground rules are RE: profiteering?
Regards,
Jason
--
MIME ATTACHMENTS DISCARDED:
1. Content-Type: text/html;
charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Content-Length: 2961
|
|
Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: Euro shopping idea update
|
| (...) I had similar thoughts. How would you keep everyone happy if there was only 2 metroliners (draw some straws?) Have you considered phoning them to find out stock levels first? Have you considered phoning them to see if they would ship - save a (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
| | | Re: Euro shopping idea update
|
| I'd guess that most (potential) attendees would like a Metroliner, but there probably won't be enough to go round. I see no _fair_ way to split them out, but as a suggestion, draw people's names from a hat...? and only include names where (...) (24 years ago, 25-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
| | | Re: Euro shopping idea update
|
| (...) Avez-vous une trailer?! Better watch the import duty ('but it's all for my own consumption, honest'). Going to look very dodgy too, six grown men in an estate car chock-a-block with 'Lego boxes'! Wonder what our French friends think of us (...) (24 years ago, 26-Apr-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
|
7 Messages in This Thread:
  
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
