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Re: Ep1 Cheapest Price List
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Sun, 6 Jun 1999 22:02:53 GMT
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Once upon a time, (on Sun, 6 Jun 1999 22:00:23 GMT, to be precise!), Richard Dee
uttered the following profundities....
> Once upon a time, (on Sun, 6 Jun 1999 19:39:12 GMT, to be precise!), Col uttered
> the following profundities....
> > I went to TRU in Southampton today and they had put the prices up on 7101,
> > 7111 and 7121 ! Last week I bought both 7101 and 7111 for £4.99 each, today
> > they were £5.99; last week 7121 was £6.99, today it was £7.99! I have seen
> > 7121 for £6.99 elsewhere (can't remember where - might have been Beatties?)
> > but it means they aren't the cheapest for this set any more.
> >
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> **Applies to the UK**
> TRU seems to adjust their prices to be equally competitive,
> not more competitive. They rarely lower their prices to be
> cheaper, except to match Argos. Obviously someone has gone
> round and checked the prices, see that they are higher, and
> match.
>
> Someone needs to checkout LLW and determine the prices there.
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What I meant to say was that this smacks of a cartel.
SW sets are obviously going to be a great cash-cow, and as
such, it would seem that all the stores are going to match
the higher cost, rather than lowering, increasing sales as a
result, etc.
Time to call in the MMC! (Especially if LLW proves cheaper!)
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