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Re: LEGO Studios for $44.99 at Futureshop
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lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade
Date: 
Wed, 1 Aug 2001 02:05:12 GMT
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Kevin Dixon wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> Just received a letter from futureshop:
> 
> "We recently had a pricing error for the Lego Studios on our website
> www.futureshop.ca.  This item should have been advertised on our website
> at
> $257.99 but was published in error at $44.99."
> ...
> "This error has been corrected on our site.  As a one-time exception and
> in
> the interest of customer service, rather than canceling your order(s),
> we
> are honouring orders placed for one Lego Studios per order, household,
> business or person, totaling one."
> 
> Wow!  So at least I'm still getting one at $44.99.  Sorry I won't have
> an extra one now to sell.
> 
> Hope everyone got an order in while they could...
> 
> Kevin
> --
> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > 
> > In lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, Kevin Dixon writes:
> > > Have you guys seen this future shop deal?
> > > 
> > > $44.99 +shipping&tax for 1349 Lego Studios Spielburg Movie Maker Set.  I
> > > ordered 2 since shipping was cheaper that way, and I figured I could
> > > sell one fairly easily.  I'm sure one of you guys could take one off my
> > > hands for me if necessary :)
> > > 
> > > Right now its allowing orders but it says it is "out of stock will ship
> > > when available", so who knows how long the deal will last.
> > 
> > An amazing deal for an originally US ~200 set!
> > 
> > Unfortunately for USians:
> > 
> > Q. Does futureshop.ca offer International shipping?
> > A. We will deliver ANYWHERE in Canada. Orders being sent to PO boxes and
> > rural route address must include a physical street address, highway number
> > and/or 911 number. We are currently unable to accept or ship orders outside
> > of Canada.
> > 
> > So, anyone in CA willing to get this for me? I'd offer cash, or trade some
> > garage doors for it, perhaps? If interested, contact me offline, thanks
> > 
> > FUT market.buy-sell-trade

I got the same email. I feel bad for those I had ordered sets for, but since I'd
already ordered a couple for myself, I'm going to keep the single one I get.
That is, when I get it. It's still estimated to be 3 or 4 weeks before they get
them. For those of you interested, here's the email in text form:
http://www3.sympatico.ca/heidi.strutt/futureshop_lego_studios.txt
Play well.

Tim Strutt   8^)
ParLUGment #2



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  RE: LEGO Studios for $44.99 at Futureshop
 
I ordered one for me and my boys and a couple for somebody else too. In regards to the one they are sending...I'll believe it when I see it...I've been Futureshocked before :( Bob (25 years ago, 1-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.ca.parlugment, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)

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  Re: LEGO Studios for $44.99 at Futureshop
 
Hi all, Just received a letter from futureshop: "We recently had a pricing error for the Lego Studios on our website www.futureshop.ca. This item should have been advertised on our website at $257.99 but was published in error at $44.99." ... "This (...) (25 years ago, 31-Jul-01, to lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade, lugnet.org.ca.parlugment)

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