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Re: Cary's partial disconnect/ back from Japan?
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Mon, 15 Jan 2001 16:54:12 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.us.nc, Cary Clark writes:
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> Thanks for thinking of me, Sheree.
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> I made it back. I spent about $1000 on walmart.com's half price sale just
> before I left, and I guessed that I'd be happier with that loot than
> spending it on Lego in Japan. I made a good choice. I saw very little Lego
> in Japan, nothing special or unique, and all that I did see was nearly 2x
> the US price. I did find a six year old FreeStyle set in the Osaka airport,
> but at 9000 yen (about $82) it was easy to pass up.
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> It's very difficult for a foreigner to find stuff there. Most of the time I
> felt illiterate. I spent many unsuccessful hours trying to find a CD for a
> friend, so I didn't pursue the Lego too hard. I did checkout some small
> stores as well as some department stores, but as I said before, everything
> was current, common, and very expensive.
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> For a train-crazy place, I was disappointed that there were no trains in the
> store or the 2000/2001 catalogue. I brought back two Japan catalogues; both
> are up for grabs. If you would like one of them, let me know.
Thank you! I would certainly like to see one. Should be excellent trade
fodder for you, so I'll be content just to get a look at one.
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> But I do have an interesting Lego story to tell. And FTX is a great way to
> tell it. So, go to:
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> http://www.lugnet.com/~330/japan
Wow...
Hope to hear more about the trip and see more pictures at some point too.
Did your wife bring back any fabric? Flea markets have any remnants of kimonos?
sheree
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> Cary
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| "sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G77qyC.7Mn@lugnet.com... (...) I've plan to put up more pictures and text, soon. I'll let you know. (...) kimonos? The Mom of the kids we took with us had found a used kimono store in (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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| "sheree rosenkrantz" <srosez@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:G6xF99.7zn@lugnet.com... (...) Thanks for thinking of me, Sheree. I made it back. I spent about $1000 on walmart.com's half price sale just before I left, and I guessed that I'd be (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-01, to lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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