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Re: Hamleys
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Wed, 30 Aug 2000 16:23:08 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Stacey Witney writes:
> Just popped in to Hamleys this evening as I now live only a couple of tube
> stops away...
I was there on the 19th of August (on vacation from Canada, believe it or not)
and it was cool to see something somewhere else in the world being mentioned
here on Lugnet. :)
> Lego has a window display with the new Silver Champion featuring big time -
> three of them in the window along with a crash helmet, a wheel off a real F1
> and some kind of looping video playing... it was rewinding when I went to
> take a closer look.
Yep, I saw that and I was tempted to take a picture. But I didn't want to
look like a TOTAL tourist!
> Prices? Normal Hamleys ripoff... Silver Champion (8458) - £139.99. Strangley
> they did not have either of the other two new technic sets, but they did
> have the speed computer thingy - £19.99. Interestingly they also had Model
> Team Diesel Truck for sale at a very unreasonable £79.99. (Apols about the
> set numbers, but I went to the pub afterwards and down a few pints...!).
Yeah 8458 was quite pricey. I did see the new yellow tractor technic set when
I was there, not sure of the price. Didn't see any Diesel Trucks at Hamleys
when I went. Legoland Windsor was also selling 8458, significantly cheaper
too (as little as 119.99).
Bryan
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| Just popped in to Hamleys this evening as I now live only a couple of tube stops away... Lego has a window display with the new Silver Champion featuring big time - three of them in the window along with a crash helmet, a wheel off a real F1 and (...) (24 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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