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Re: Busy Bee goodies
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Sun, 7 May 2000 21:39:46 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Jon D. Hayward writes:
> > Is this in the same spirit of buying a car from a dealer cause they are
> > British, even though they charge x% more for that car than the rest of
> Europe?
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> That's the manufacturers, not the showrooms...
So are Lego UK ripping us off then?
> It was only a suggestion to those of us who feel guilty that BB might have
> bought in the sets 'cos we asked for them, and now they're landed with stock
> that we can now get cheaper elsewhere. Again: my words, no-one else's...
And nice of them to get that stock too. But that still doesnt explain why its
20% more expensive. Are Lego UK or BB marking it up?
Or do BB get less discount than ToyCity. Perhaps as a smaller shop.
The only toy shop in my town sells for example, the 8001 for £26. Now am I
supposed to pay this in order to support my local shop. I should cocoa.
regards
lawrence
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| (...) I'll add to that by saying that my local toy shop tried to cash in on the Star Wars Lego hype last year, they had the Snow Speeder for £29.95 - they had the set right in the window at that price. I'm sure they would have been _very_ grateful (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| lawrence wilkes <lawrence_wilkes@msn.com> wrote in message news:Fu7LIA.Lsr@lugnet.com... (...) I wouldn't like to think so, but we're all aware that UK prices for everything are higher in general than anywhere else :-( anyone got any ideas why? It's (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
| | | Re: Busy Bee goodies
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| On Sun, 7 May 2000, lawrence wilkes (<Fu7LIA.Lsr@lugnet.com>) wrote at 21:39:46 (...) Nah. Leave it. That's someone's FOTW in five year's time :-) (24 years ago, 8-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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| lawrence wilkes <lawrence_wilkes@msn.com> wrote in message news:Fu7CHK.1vv@lugnet.com... (...) of (...) ;-) (...) for (...) Europe? That's the manufacturers, not the showrooms... (...) extra (...) or (...) It was only a suggestion to those of us who (...) (24 years ago, 7-May-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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