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Re: Argos goodies
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Sun, 7 May 2000 15:59:03 GMT
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Simon Robinson <simon@SimonRobinson.com> wrote in message
news:Fu6zAy.5v6@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.loc.uk, Scott Arthur writes:
> > I'm not complaining about the prices - but this appears to be a crazy way • to
> > run a business.
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> Looked at from the point of view of getting a high price for your
> goods then clearing them out to make way for new different stuff that
> you can then get a high price for it's fairly sensible.
I meant keeping stuff in a stock room 4 months after it is no longer on the
shelves (catalogue in Argos's case), and them expect Joe Public to guess
there might be some left.
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> Sadly though I guess Jon Hayward was lucky in Chatham. When
> I checked in Lancaster, every number he quoted came up as
> no such item.
I got 2 of the big ninja castles - worth it just for the figures.... well
almost.
Scott A
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> Simon
> http://www.SimonRobinson.com
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> > Jon D Hayward <JonDHayward@BlueYonder.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:Fu3z9F.AsL@lugnet.com...
> > > Now is a good time to raid your local Argos store...
> > >
> > > Head for Customer Services, and ask to borrow their copy of the _old_
> > > catalogue (if you don't still have your own copy), then trek on over to • the
> > > blue stock checker, and try every LEGO item number!
> > >
> > > Examples from Chatham and Lakeside, now totally devoid of all _old_ • LEGO
> > ;-)
> > >
> > > 6093 Ninja Fortress (373/3233) £19.99
> > > 6432 Speedway Transport (371/3277) £4.99
> > > 6456 Space Mission Control (373/3178) $14.99
> > > 6464 City Centre (373/3240) £14.99
> > > 6473 Res-Q Hovercraft (370/3184) £9.75
> > > 4950 Loader Dozer (373/3226) £6.49
> > > 4970 Chrome Crusher (373/3192) £8.99
> > > 7111 Droid Fighter (373/3116) £1.99
> > >
> > > ...you might not like the models, but they've gotta be worth the price • for
> > > the parts alone!?!
> > >
> > > Just Jono .oO
> > >
> > >
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