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Re: My FOTY (Was: Ames 75% Off Sale...)
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Fri, 2 Jun 2000 11:35:03 GMT
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A sidelight on this whole business. The other day I happened to be
at a Walmart nearby that sometimes has real good clearances on Lego.
Well, they weren't trying to sell me anything that day, but while looking
I found on the shelf a memo, apparently from a regional manager, which
some clerk had left behind. The gist of it was that while sales of other
(non-Lego) Star Wars items have dropped way off (hence those clearance
sales), the Lego Star Wars items were still the "best-selling items in
their category" (meaning either Lego or building toys in general).
Perhaps they'll surprise me, but I think that means we won't be seeing
more of this across-the-board "Star Wars" sales -- expect clear disclaimers
excluding Lego the next time around.
P.S. You Columbus, OH people can probably skip the trip to Springfield, OH
if you were so inclined -- they said they had already honored the discount
for others and they did for me, so there's not much left. :)
In lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, John Rudy writes:
> In lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr, John Robert Blaze Kanehl writes:
> > I think I am done w/ my Star Wars shopping onslaught...
> >
> > FYI:
> > I have hit the stores at Carousel, Fairmount, B-ville, Route 57, and
> > Dewitt ( I didn't buy anything)
> >
> > I have been buying the big sets (X+Y+B wings,Destroyers, Battle Droids, Sith
> > Infltrators, and Slave 1s) I generally left half the inventory of each set.
> >
> > A couple employees and custoers behind me in line were noticing my purchases
> > and commenting they may stock-up for Christmas soon...
> >
> > John
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> I got a Tie/Y AND a Naboo Fighter at Dewitt, Grand Total?
> $18.79!!!! FOTY! The woman at the counter called someone
> in toys and the manager. I showed her the ad. I think
> the sales people are having a tough time with this is
> that no one is taking advantage of it, Therefore, they
> haven't seen the same volume of Lego Star Wars as
> Hasbro or Galoob Star Wars. Her first reaction was that
> the sale was on "the other stuff, not the Lego" Anyway,
> Dewitt had a good selection of System, not much Technic
> though. I did have to dig for the Naboo Fighter, so
> look behind the newer stock for the old stuff, good luck!
> -John Rudy
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| (...) I got a Tie/Y AND a Naboo Fighter at Dewitt, Grand Total? $18.79!!!! FOTY! The woman at the counter called someone in toys and the manager. I showed her the ad. I think the sales people are having a tough time with this is that no one is (...) (24 years ago, 2-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.us.ny.syr)
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