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(...) YES.. that was it Good memory! (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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You can do it more than once... if you delete the cookie! Col <NumberSix@REMOVEfre...rve.co.uk> wrote in message news:FLBAu3.HBv@lugnet.com... (...) tried (...) cheaper (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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I need to hear back about this by noon tomorrow or I don't think I can do it I have a chance to buy some 4559s. Zellers here in Ottawa has 4 of them at 149.99 CDN minus 20% plus PST and GST. After converting to USD that is somewhat less than retail. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Oh the folks in the stores can find out. But practically speaking, it's not worth their time. Because, well, you're going to buy them regardless of when they hit the shelf, right? So unless you know someone, or can convince someone, to hunt (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) not 6559. And yes, they were more like 50% off last year, whereas the sets are only about 1/3 off this year. (Except for that Town Jr set that has little to recommend it.) /Eric McCarthy/ (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) So the $64k question is, kids: We can probably assume from what you guys have said that SOMEONE in the TRU corporation, not necessarily someone at a store, could, if they wanted to (and you'd think they would- we're going to spend a LOT of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) opposite. Since most customers are looking for a particular item it is very useful for the floor workers to be able to access what is in stock or when it is expected in. Then again the toy store industry is a far cry from the retail field I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Yes. The system MUST have that capability, and it must be accessable. TRU would not have become the monolithic chain it has without inventory controls and excellent tracking capabilities. However, it is also possible, (even likely) that the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I've seen blue-vested TRU employees pull Lego pallets out and stock them before with my own eyes. Chris (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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<A SNIPPING WE WILL GO> (...) Don't Lego employees, or at least contracted employees of Lego, stock the Lego aisle at TRU? Wouldn't this mean that the regular TRU worker really doesn't have any idea of when the Lego sets will be stocked. They may be (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) get about 5 trucks a week. For all practicial purposes the people on the salesfloor have NO idea whats on the truck thats unloaded everynight. Sure thers a way to find out, IF I have the numbers for it, *AND* have 15-30 minutes to dig around (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) and they told me the same thing. Do you think it's possible that someone at TRU, if they wanted to, could tell us when the new sets will be on shelves? My reasoning is thus- 1. A TRU buyer went to ToyFare and ordered x number of sets. 2. Lego (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Cool. Guess I will be making some regularly scheduled stops on the way home from work the next couple weeks. Travis (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Third possibility: They are clueless. ;) Just because a computer is capable of something doesn't mean the minimum wage slaves in front of it know. A manager on the other hand, pretty much HAS to know. I happen to know (via a TRU 'friend' of my (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I already replied but I wanted to add that you're very lucky to have a friend at TRU. I have a love-hate relationship with them. They're really the only game in town, but the employees and managers are just terrible. Example- when will you be (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) You know I actually looked at the mini catalog and somehow I totally spaced the prices. I would say that I am very happy with the prices for the Star Wars sets and I hope it translates over to the other themes. The Star Wars sets seem to be (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) from (...) least (...) Yes, I would have also guessed $50. on the B-Wing, but the $20 Slave I was already confirmed by the mini catalog on birckshelf.com (URL) with all except the B-wing & skiff Ryan (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) That is GREAT! Not only because the prices are great, but the fact that TRU actually has them entered means we could very easily have them before X-mas!! Whoo-HOO! Chris (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Huh? I would agree with all of these except Slave I and the B-Wing just from their size and set numbers I would have guessed 29.99 for Slave I and at least 49.99 for the B-Wing because it has that big maintenance thingy. Well I hope you are (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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A friend that works at TRU checked the inventory computers and the new Star Wars sets are in the system. They are not at the warehouse and stores yet, but it should be realativity soon. The prices are: 7144 Slave I 19.99 7134 A-Wing Figher 14.99 (...) (25 years ago, 16-Nov-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.market.shopping)
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