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Re: Shop report - Toy Stack, Lakeside, Thurrock, Essex
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lugnet.loc.uk
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Fri, 15 Dec 2000 09:48:24 GMT
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Hi,
Do shops often give discount?
(bartering, sounds like fun)
John
Richard Schamus <legoman34@mindspring.com> wrote in message
news:G37IHC.37M@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.loc.uk, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.loc.uk, Huw Millington writes:
> > >
> > > "Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
> > > news:G35pIu.nE@lugnet.com...
> > >
> > > > 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 :-)
> >
> > 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, it's a thing of beauty to watch, eh?
> >
> > ++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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| (...) 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 -- Have Fun! C-Ya! Legoman34 ***** Legoman34 (Richard W. Schamus)... (...) (24 years ago, 29-Oct-00, to lugnet.loc.uk)
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