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Bryan & All, (...) to 75% off, and I got a lot of LEGO products form there. I wonder if other stores in the area will be closing, I think there are 2 left around here. I, for one, will not miss them, as IMO they were a shoddy retailer, for many (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - KB Toys Inc. on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy on the heels of a soft holiday shopping season wrought by harsh competition from bigger retailers, according to court papers. (URL) (21 years ago, 14-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Fred Meyer sold these before Christmas. Some stores may still have some left. Rosemary "Bryan Kinkel" <helpdesk@loseyourmind.com> wrote in message news:HrDxH8.226K@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) (...) (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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I've only seen them at KB here. I picked one up for $16.00 on sale a few weeks ago. Normal price here is $19.95. (21 years ago, 13-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 4511 High Speed Train $49.98 at fao.com
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(...) Well, I just phoned fao.com to verify that my order was still in the queue, as I was concerned about the warning msg about the qty 2... and I was told that at the time I placed the order, they no longer had any stock of the trains. Therefore, (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) It was a very limited-release product...I think the going theory is that Lego was trying to get rid of excess inventory, hence the bizarre (yet wonderful) blend of odd parts, a lot of them one or two per tub. S@H received only a few, and had (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: fao.com insane shipping charges
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Larry Pieniazek wrote: <snipped>... (...) Didn't see that item today; strange shipping process. However, the 4511 High Speed Train shipping was $9 for one, $13 for two (which isn't as crazy). I couldn't find any coupons (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Has the 4400 tub been discontinued? I have yet to see it stocked at Toys R Us. And I hesitate to pay the inflated $22.00 at KB Toys. Yet FBTB has a posting saying Lego said it was discontinued: (URL) anyone else had a confirmation of this? Besides (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.dear-lego, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Clearance Lego at TRU in New Orleans
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I did a bit of driving around the New Orleans area yesturday and hit three Targets and four TRU's looking for clearance Lego. For anyone living in the area, the TRUs on the westbank and in east New Orleans have 4561 for half price, $69.99. There (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message news:HrCysI.v0q@lugnet.com... (...) to (...) 2nd (...) I guess we know why they are going out of business, eh? Shipping the set by truck is insanely stupid. It's not so big or so heavy (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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From the fao.com site: - start - Lego Star Wars Blockade Runner Price: $220.00 $110.00 Product Number: 61051231 From the original Star Wars movie comes Rebel Blockade Runner, a realistic scale model made up of more than 1,700 pieces, including those (...) (21 years ago, 12-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Just FYI on the price reduction at fao.com - all sales are final, of course. Also, I placed the order for two, but it indicated an "error" that the quantity ordered exceeded mail order limits. But the site still accepted the order as it was for qty (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Target Strategizing
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One of the stores in KC hit the 75% markdown last night, and I suspect the others moved as well. Good luck! Andreas (URL) SimiLego> (21 years ago, 9-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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"Jeff Reuland" <texmexsu1@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Hr6709.18s6@lugnet.com... (...) policy (...) This is the most disappointing, as it did NOT used to be this way. In the past, all the targets clearance the same items, and they almost always (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) You may have stopped by during an aisle re-set. I was at two Target stores this week that were working on re-setting their toy department. Both times, the Lego aisle was being moved from one row to another. Also, it looked as if this re-set (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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By reduced I meant virtually eliminated! (I should have also stated that the store is a regular Target, not a 'Greatland') Target Greatland tends to discount all items sooner and at a higher rate. Like everywhere else Target is pretty much hit & (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Jeff Reuland" <texmexsu1@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:Hr6709.18s6@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) This is pretty typical after Christmas. Target will "compress" the entire toy section of their store quite a bit and the LEGO ailse will (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I also checked several more Targets lasst night in search of the elusive 75% discount. Findings were that all are still at 50%, except for the one store that has no sale! (all at list price) All AT-AT's and TE's are gone, Hailfires were marked (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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Hoping to score some clearance sets, I hit 10 Targets in the Kansas City area today. Most had a meager selection of sets, all at 50% off. Here are my findings in case this helps anyone else in their search. 1. Calling stores ahead of time seemed (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: Any finds at Target? (Bay Area check)
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I visited another location (still in the south Bay), which had slightly better prices. Laurent Target on McKee @ 680: 4481: 24.44 (49.99) Hailfire Droid 4729: 24.48 (49.99) Dumbledore's Office At the TRU right next door: 7163: 49.97 (89.99) Republic (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jan-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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