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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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| | Re: LEGO Shopping in Stockholm & UK
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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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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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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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| | Take a Piece, Leave a Piece
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I don't know if any of you have been following this thread, I'm wondering if we have enough "stuff" in this area to create a box to send around (after sharing amongst ourselves first of course)? I'm sure I could contribute a bunch, and I know Mike (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc.dur, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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(...) You may or may not be entitled to a refund, I don't know store policy. Even if you're not ENTITLED, you may be able to wheedle one anyway. Depends. I like ZB a lot, I bet they will. I feel wheedling is OK, it's the manager's call whether to (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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Grrrrr.... I just purchased a 4565 at full price... Well, actually, I saved up enough American Express Member Rewards points and got a $50 Zany Brainy gift certificate so my 4565 was not necessarily full price... Bryan Frank Filz (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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| | Gathering for July
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Anyone up for a gathering in July? I can do: Mon July 12 6:00- Tue July 13 6:00- Wed July 14 7:30- Fri July 15 6:00- Sat July 17 any Sun July 18 2:30-6:00 Mon July 19 6:00- (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.loc.us.nc)
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Note sure if this sale is local to the Raleigh NC store or a general Zany Brainy event. They are having a train sale next week. Since the clerk mentioned it when I was buying Lego sets, I assume that any train related item they sell will be on sale. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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Each Target seems to have its own specific clearance items, the Raleigh NC Target (Glenwood & Lynn) has the following (some from memory because I didn't think to bring pen and paper in, and I don't remember all the prices): 5938 Oasis Ambush $5.40 (...) (25 years ago, 9-Jul-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Mike and James came over at different times, but I had a good time. Mike and I traded some parts (I was able to supply everything for his truck restoration project except the wheels). There was some good talking about trains, and I'd love to (...) (25 years ago, 30-Jun-99, to lugnet.loc.us.nc.ral)
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