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Is there any interest for a NC Lego train club? Jimmy (25 years ago, 23-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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Is there any interest for a NC Lego train club? Jimmy (25 years ago, 23-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| | Re: Zany Brainy Train Sale July 15-? (several days)
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(...) Nope. That DUPLO set was the only LEGO in the store that was marked down. (25 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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Christopher L. Weeks wrote in message <379354C9.6BF4306F@c...ri.edu>... (...) Were the 4559s and 4565s marked down, too? I have been waiting for those to go on sale - I hope I didn't miss them! Thats the exact store where I bought a bunch of 5571s (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Re: LEGO Shopping in Stockholm & UK
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On Mon, 19 Jul 1999 02:02:07 GMT, Mike Walsh uttered the following profundities... (...) The firm that processes the refund takes a cut. (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Re: Zany Brainy Train Sale July 15-? (several days)
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I was just in a ZB and they did have the big $130 DUPLO trains on sale down to $80. That was in Brentwood (St. Louis) Missouri. (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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In article <FF3Hru.F3q@lugnet.com>, Mike Walsh <mike_walsh@mentorg.com> writes (...) If my experience is anything to go by (had to pay duty on a package sent from the US), they charge you £5 'administration' just to look at the form :( (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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(...) I did get the VAT refund. A grand total of £10 on my purchases. Seems to me like it was a bit less than a sixth, closer to a tenth. I spent about £100 on and got £10 back. Not a lot, but I'll take what ever I can get. My VAT refund in Sweden (...) (25 years ago, 19-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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(...) You paid £16 each for these sets - do you know you can claim the VAT back by filling in the appropiate form - might be a bit late now but useful in the future when you come back - you can reclaim one-sixth of the cost per item. It also works (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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On Sat, 17 Jul 1999 02:29:30 GMT, Mike Walsh uttered the following profundities... (...) Yes, those are the Scottish players. (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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On Sat, 17 Jul 1999 01:18:09 GMT, Mike Walsh uttered the following profundities... (...) Thanks! Hopefully they will reduce the price sometime this millenium. They were the same price, though if you collected the stickers that ran with the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) up (...) too (...) Following up on my own post. I am finally back in North Carolina and just had a chance to go through the six World Cup starter sets I purchased in the UK. As I mentioned in an earlier post, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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Richard Dee wrote in message ... (...) I would have really liked to spend sometime in Miniland however, my time was limited and I didn't want to rush through it. I am reasonalbly sure I will be back sooner or later, hopefully with more time next (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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On Sat, 10 Jul 1999 20:33:46 GMT, Mike Walsh uttered the following profundities... (...) One benefit of LLW's Big Shop is that new sets are going to be there when the catalogue says they are going to be released. The other benefit is their price (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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I am on my way back the US, I leave from Heathrow in the morning so I thought I would report on what I found on my journey which consisted of two days in Stockholm and one day in London. In Stockholm I found some things that I have not seen in the (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.se, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Re: UFO Set on clearance at Zany-Brainy
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To the best of my knowledge it was a one-day only sale as they made some reference to that over the PA. Mike Frank Filz wrote in message ... (...) my (...) basic (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Re: Zany Brainy Train Sale July 15-? (several days)
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The new ZB in Whitehall had their grand opening today, the store opened Monday. They have (had) the big UFO set with the Fiber Optic System on sales for $29, but they sold em all out. The manager said for the short term, since they were out, they'd (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) if (...) it (...) Was this a one day special thing, or are they in a general "50% off of lowest price" clearance? At $19.99 I'd pick up a couple more of these, and polish off the printing on the saucer (...) (25 years ago, 10-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Re: Zany Brainy Train Sale July 15-? (several days)
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I specifically asked if LEGO trains were included in this sale and I was told "no, only Thomas and Brio are on sale". I actually got to look at the sale notebook and there were no LEGO items in it! Mike Frank Filz wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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This past weekend I was at Zany-Brainy in Raleigh killing some time with my kids while my wife was picking out fabric for our new sofa (not at Zany-Brainy) where I picked up the UFO set on clearance (6979 I think). It was marked at $39.99, down from (...) (25 years ago, 8-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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