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RE: Blue Tub sale at TRU - Please Help!!!
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lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf, lugnet.org.us.baylug
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Wed, 16 Feb 2000 00:51:19 GMT
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Roughly where in the BA do you live?
mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: news-gateway@lugnet.com
> [mailto:news-gateway@lugnet.com]On Behalf
> Of Mike Poindexter
> Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 3:35 PM
> To: lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf@lugnet.com; lugnet.org.us.baylug@lugnet.com
> Subject: Blue Tub sale at TRU - Please Help!!!
>
>
> Sunday and Monday, there will be a President's Day weekend
> sale at Toys R Us
> in CA. They will have the Lego #3033 Basic Blue Tub for
> $14.99 plus tax.
>
> I had ordered 300 of the Blue Tubs a few weeks ago. They got into the
> distribution center, but then were distributed all over
> California because
> this sale is coming up and they figured that the stores in my area had
> plenty. They apparently did not realize that all the tubs
> were meant for
> me. My local stores will only be able to get me about 50 of the tubs.
>
> If anyone in the Bay area sees these at TRU this upcoming
> weekend and is
> willing to do me a favor, I would appreciate it. I will
> reimburse anyone
> who gets these for me and pick them up at the BAYLTC meeting
> on March 12th.
> Although I think it would be fair to offer compensation, I
> really cannot
> afford to. In an effort to get these modules done in time
> for the NMRA
> event, I have put myself under as much of a financial burden
> as I can have.
> I would really appreciate it, though, if anybody would help me out.
>
> I can get as many as people are willing to bring me for that
> price - up to
> 300 of them, which is more than I can transport in my car (I
> would make
> extra trips if necessary). I will bring cash or checks to the BayLTC
> meeting to those I don't know. People I do know who are
> strapped for cash,
> I can send them money in advance of the meeting, assuming I
> will be able to
> pick up the tubs when I come to town (a 3 1/2 hour drive for me).
>
> I already have enough tubs bought and sorted to finish 5
> modules. I was
> hoping to get enough from this sale to make another 6 more
> modules. (200
> tubs yields three 2x4 modules and one 2x4/2x6 hybrid module)
> With any luck
> and a lot of help, I would be able to finish 12 modules in
> time for the
> show, sans buildings on top for decoration, which I would
> have to sub out to
> the BayLUG and BayLTC members who wanted to help.
>
> Please let me know if you are willing to help me out and when
> you get some
> of the tubs at that price ($14.99 + tax), let me know and I
> will set aside
> the appropriate amount of money for you.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mike Poindexter
>
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