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Re: UCS at Hamleys, and London generally
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Mon, 5 Jun 2000 12:35:05 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Paul Mison writes:
> Popped into Hamleys on the off chance they had the UCS Lego, and they did.
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> 7190 MF: 90 ukp
> 7181 Tie: 90 ukp
> 7191 X-Wing: 130 ukp
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> Compares pretty badly to Bluewater, eh? They also had the MF built in
> one of their display cabinets and it looked pretty icky. They hadn't
> built the UCS sets which is good, as otherwise I might have bought one
> despite the inflated prices.
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> Which brings me to the next point- where do people go to get Lego in
> London? I've been down here three months now and so far only found John
> Lewis (minimal stock- no B Wings for example, drat), Hamleys (far too
> pricey), a Toy Stack in Ilford (much the same as Toy Stacks everywhere)
> and an expensive independent somewhere in North London that had, to my
> pleasant surprise, two <set:6347> Monorail Accessory Tracks for 30 ukp.
> I bought one, and if anyone either a) wants to go and get the other or
> b) wants me to go (but it won't be until next weekend at least) contact
> me privately.
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> So where is there to buy reasonable priced modern Lego in London?
> Ideally it'd be central, but I live in E12, so if it's towards Essex
> it's OK. I don't drive, though, so Bluewater is a right hike; Lakeside's
> a bit better but not much. Any ideas?
Woolworths stocks some Star Wars and has reasonable prices - the Edgeware road
store is the largest and probably the best stocked.
Hamleys can be good only for sales - I got a space shuttle for 49.99 a while
ago.
Your best bet, however, seems to be Argos, especially as they have pretty
regular sales.
Andrew
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| Popped into Hamleys on the off chance they had the UCS Lego, and they did. 7190 MF: 90 ukp 7181 Tie: 90 ukp 7191 X-Wing: 130 ukp Compares pretty badly to Bluewater, eh? They also had the MF built in one of their display cabinets and it looked pretty (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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