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Re: Shop report - Toy Stack, Lakeside, Thurrock, Essex
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Sun, 29 Oct 2000 19:36:48 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.uk, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.loc.uk, Huw Millington writes:
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> > "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
> > news:G35pIu.nE@lugnet.com...
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> > > I was just at the Toy Stack at Bluewater mall, east of London and
> > > they have many (all, I think) of the same items. Between Huw
> > > Millington, myself, and LFB we took out 11 6543's but they
> > > still have more, lots more. We got all the 6856's though.
> > >
> > > I asked the shop manager for a discount and he gave us 20% off the total.
> >
> > I have experienced Larry's buying power first hand :-)
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> That was a relatively small foray. ("small potatoes", as we say) I once (at
> Potomac Mills) bought so much that it took 6 large cartons to ship it all to
> me, and that was all just one particular set (the future car).
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> However, you must admit, it's a thing of beauty to watch, eh?
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> ++Lar
I can attest to this. No way could you carry it all on a plane, but asside
from that, it wouldn't fit into my car(1); not with me, Lar, other
passengers, *AND* the Lego.
Rich
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(1) Lar was on a visit to the area and I ended up driving him back from
Potomac Mills to where he was staying in D.C.
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| (...) That was a relatively small foray. ("small potatoes", as we say) I once (at Potomac Mills) bought so much that it took 6 large cartons to ship it all to me, and that was all just one particular set (the future car). However, you must admit, (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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