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(...) Thanks Tom! I do see why they didn't sell at that price though, and clearance was needed;) I was hoping the 5988 would keep on going down though... -- pn (URL) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Wow! That's either a really good deal, or an outrageous 'regular' price. I think the latter. (It says $14.99 in Pause.) -- David Schilling (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(URL) Crystal Scavenger $61.50 $ 8.25 2161 Aquadozer $27.50 $13.75 6334 Wave Jump Racers $22.00 $11.00 6407 Fire Chief $ 5.50 $ 3.00 6434 Roadside Repair $54.00 $39.00 6497 Twisted Time Train $38.50 $19.75 Scala 3119 Our House $99.00 $49.00 Technic (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jan-00, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38838CE9.5FC56E0D@v...er.net>... (...) take a (...) Larry's (...) Larry, (...) Well, if it makes you feel any better, you'll get almost two whole dollars due to my order (of course you'll give half of that to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Julie Krenz wrote in message ... (...) "stores" (...) in (...) Brothers. (...) I finally managed by turning off pictures, getting the whole listing, getting in, turning pictures on again, and then I had to refresh. Hm, I guess I didn't scan the (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I forgot and it hurts because we're talking about 60 bucks I flushed. I confess I have gotten out of the habit of checking ebates to see if they have a link to where I want to go because for a while they didn't have much good... (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The only LEGO store in California is at Legoland, in Carlsbad. I wish they'd open an outlet store here. :( (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) California is good, please tell me it is not a part of legoland though. Does anyone know exactly where it is? Thanks (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Go to (URL) from there click on the top black tab for "stores" or try this link (URL) are in the Flowers & Gifts category, about 3/4s down the list. If you're using Netscape, you can do what I did to find them: do Edit, find in page, studio. I tried (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Doug Finney wrote in message ... (...) Gaack, getting the complete listing is painful on a slow connection... Crud, can someone point me to a page which has just the WB item, that full listing blew my IE's top (it now displays gibberish for pages). (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Ack, you're right! Serves me right for not checking the complete store list - I just looked the the likely categories. Are they even listed under a category? I'm just glad I wasn't making a Larry-sized purchase. :-) Doug (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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If anybody hasn't made their purchases yet, or is going back for more, take a second to join up at ebates.com. You get a 6% rebate. And, as noted in Larry's sig, say Larry sent you and Lugnet gets some cash as well. Larry too. Larry, didja remember (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Umm... Don't kill me, but I think that was me. :/ I called and tried to order 10, but the rep said she could only get me one. Right after that Tom posted saying they were all gone. Sorry! Jeff (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) That part is entirely optional, depending on jurisdiction. :-) c /wife/spouse/ for PCness... (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I posted this to .trains yesterday, but forgot to cross post to .market.shopping. Sorry. On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, Tony Priestman (<wSIT$MAIWgg4Ewf0@you- rang.demon.co.uk>) wrote at 17:53:12 (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Well, Meijer usually does the black marker across the UPC code when items are clearanced severely, and the item is not in the database anymore, or, if it is, I am thinking of damaged grocery items, such as cans, they do it so it doesn't scan (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Wow! Thanks Larry... I just ordered two of the 8735 Technic power packs for $12 each. That is two gear reduction motors and white clutch gears plus other parts for $24 plus $5.95 shipping... I've seen this set at TRU for $37.99 normally. When I (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Larry Pieniazek wrote in message <38828478.ACE2600B@v...er.net>... (...) coupon codes out there?! -- Have fun! John The Legos you've been dreaming of... (URL) weird Lego site: (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Thanks to whoever posted this... this is a pretty good sale if you like what they have. (URL) net net is better than 1/2 off of list before shipping. A few items have "inflated lists" but most do not. Note that you can get the 4561 for UNDER 60 (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Toysmart.com has these for $19.99 (search for "lego bulk tub" to find it). Jackie (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Anyone know where I can find the large blue tubs (In USA) for purchase from an online resource? I need to do a price compare. Allready looked on kbkids.com and toysrus.com. -Earle (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I'm not 100% sure here, but I think LEGO's US subsidiary is taking over LEGO Canada operations, as well as LEGO de Mexico, LEGO du Brasil, and LEGO de Argentina. (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I called S@H Canada and they told me that their is NO MORE lego sets in there and the only existing office is just to take order. Even their computer is giving the prices in US$, NO MORE Can$ And it directly connected to Connecticut. And from (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) if (...) isn't (...) I just checked the fine print on a new Technic set that was purchased this month. And it indicates the product is distributed in Canada by LEGO Canada in Markham. So I may have made a huge error in my statement earlier. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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James Brown <galliard@shades-of-night.com> wrote in article <FoGGFy.5Ix@lugnet.com>... (...) a (...) Hmmmmm...... Well, I'm not sure exactly. I *was* under the impression that the closure at the end of the year was all of LEGO Canada. When I spoke (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Richard, It's not a weekend service problem. I called the day this item was listed as a special. As soon as the service rep read it off, I tried to order 4, but she told me that the computer was showing only one in stock. While I was giving (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Hang on a sec... LEGO Canada still exists, does it not? There just isn't a Canadian S@H anymore. Or do you know something I don't? James (URL) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I just called and they said "discontinued." This much I already knew, but did others actually score on this set? I was going to order 4 sets... ...or should I try again tomorrow with complaints about the weekend service? Will the customer service (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Hello Fred, Frederick Paepke <paepkef@net-link.net> wrote in article <4qt38s8cpva73qfg8vl...ax.com>... (...) St. Jacob's is just North of Kitchener/Waterloo, ON. It's about 45 min. from where I am in Stratford. I'm just under 2 hours from the (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) OOH, I like that. I brought a few up to the counter at a KB, the girl sniffed, and thanked me but I bet she threw them away when I left. I shoulda asked for them. (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Anthony Kummer wrote in message ... (...) thinking (...) are (...) It sounds like it might be worthwhile. I'll have to watch out for more Value Cities. I just stopped in on the one in VA the first time I went up there (on a report of the TRU there (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.western)
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Tom Stangl, VFAQman wrote in message <388113B3.23F0F572@vfaq.com>... (...) for one (...) to pay for (...) to prove (...) In North Carolina, personal possessions in the car are covered by homeowners/renters insurance, at least by State Farm. There (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) For what it's worth, I've usually got the same codes (for toystores and DVD/book stores anyway, don't care about a lot of other stuff) on my deals site at guarded-inn.com. I picked up 10 of these. Almost grabbed 20 so I could be like Larry but (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) How far is St Jacobs from Michigan? ...that is, the border near Detroit? If it isn't too far, I may have to make a pilgrimage. Fred. (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) it (...) that (...) Mos-Espa-Whatever-the-Heck- (...) large (...) of (...) if (...) child (...) the (...) are (...) which (...) Island (...) of (...) Did you try asking for the loose pieces? They're usually happy to let you take them because (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Timbo wrote in message <387F845C.281F@cyberis.net>... (...) Don't get me wrong, I think what happened to you sucks, but even if TRU checked ID and he/she used real ID, can you prove that he/she is the one who ACTUALLY broke into your car? Assuming (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) edumacated (...) I'm 35, but nobody cuts me a deal anyway... -- Richard (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) FAO is very unbudgeable on price. They offered me the same on a Paradisa set--a Paradisa set that was already priced 40% above MSRP. I'll go into FAO to shop, but never, ever, *ever* to buy. When it was just jacked up 10%, many years ago, I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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All I did was type "coffee mcdonalds lawsuit" into the URL bar on Communicator, and the first match back was (URL) - everyone go read it. Can we PLEASE now take this to off-topic already? It has buggerall to do with Lego or shopping anymore. (...) (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Unfortunately, as of 2:25AM EST it shows them sold out... :( Dave (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Robosports has been marked down to $12 on the Target web site, but I unfortunately couldn't find any other similarly discounted items. --Raymond Flournoy ===...=== flournoy@cs.stanford.edu "Because, of course, a man with an Computer Science Dept. (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) This always happens to me. No one ever gives me a deal on anything, EVER! The discounts I am usually offered are not worth the hassle of pursuing the missing parts. And this presumes I know precisely which parts have gone astray while I am (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Well, sounds like you were lucky. I tried that with FAO Schwartz and their torn box of the royal knight's carraige (too lazy to find number now) but the salesperson just said that the bags were still complete and that she'll take off ten (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Hi, everyone. I have a FOTW, but it's less an FOTW than a "HOTW," for "Haggle of the Week." I've watched this K-B ToyWorks near my favourite Wal-Mart in NJ sit on three Aquashark 6190 Shark's Crystal Caves (MSRP $50)--a pretty nice set that I (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Paul Davidson wrote in message ... (...) Reasonable question ... My son (who just turned five) received two copies of the Ultimate LEGO Book for Christmas. We returned one copy to TRU in exchange for a merchandise credit (used to buy LEGO of (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Perhaps he meant *centigrade*. ;) (this would be a trick--those newfangled coffee machines that produce coffee under 12 atm pressure...) best Lindsay (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Well, that's part of the catch. You see, Michigan's not really much of a socialist state--so this kind of comprehensive coverage does cost me. However, it costs me less to have full coverage with all the bells and whistles from Michigan that (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I believe it was closer to 190 degrees. Doug (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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What about people without ID? (like kids) -- Paul Davidson Mike Walsh <mike_walsh@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:FoCq40.JFK@lugnet.com... (...) receipt, (...) the (...) returns (...) to (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) lawsuit. (...) That (...) it (...) which (...) at (...) Only 150 degrees? That shouldn't be a serious burn -- anyone who frequents coffee shops (as I do) knows that the "normal" temperature for a latte is 160 degrees. I myself order them at (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Not that I've seen, though if anyone can provide evidence of either of these ($100k or thrown out) I'd love to see them. From what I've been able to dig up, the original award was for almost $2.9 *million*, $200k for compensatory damages plus (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) LEGO (...) St.Jacob's has an outlet store. Been there a few times. They always have cool displays too, with different LEGO themes. I got a good picture of one of the Pirate displays they had once. (URL) Strutt 8^) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) LEGO (...) Outlet store, it has been open at least 2 years. James P (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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And I thought Kalifornia's laws were socialistic and ridiculous! Most states I've lived in, anything loose in the car is NOT covered. And I for one agree with that statement, I wouldn't expect an insurance company to have to pay for something you (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) That's a new one for me. Is it an Outlet store or an Imagination Center? Jeff (25 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Tim, didn't your car insurance cover the window and any items stolen from the car? After the $50 deductible, mine does--including merchandise inside the car. Thank God for Michigan insurance laws! best Lindsay (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) In fact, wasn't the award thrown out completely at some point? (...) I almost married someone about five years ago who had a rather large scar on her left hip (yeah, yeah, stop it, peanut gallery), believe it or not, from a McDonald's coffee (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Even if an accurate description of the culprit (which I'm sure it is--and then some), I'll raise the killjoy-spectre of "please watch the language." That's a word that I think should have remained in the not-for-prime-time lexicon. (...) This (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Check out www.mosespa.com for some pretty good deals on some EP1 sets. This is the URL for the Lego page, but you might have to negociate the web site to get to it: (URL) quite the 75% off sale at Target, but if you missed that sale like I did, here (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.starwars)
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In case anyone is looking for these sets - KBKids.com has 6560 Diving Expedition Explorer for ~$44 (search for "Lego Reef" at KBKids) and eToys has 6331 Patriot Jet ~$15 and 6248 Volcano Island ~$12 (search for "patriot" or "volcano island"). Jackie (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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The sale price is $34.95. Julie (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I think they do that to force the cashier to use the discounted price label on the box / maybe the items is discounted due to damage ?.. I got a large frame from target that was discounted for some slight damage and the UPC was marked thru... (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) And St Jacobs, Ontario. (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Nick Goetz wrote in message ... (...) Go to www.kb-kids.com and search for: 103052 Don't forget the 20% off coupon from www.flamingoworld.com or www.deal-finder.com Good luck! I love these deals! (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Georgia and Virginia, though I foget the exact locations. There are also LEGO stores in Florida, Minnesota, and California. (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) They will be going on another round of price reductions Wednesday. If they get any cheaper, I will post it (after I clean out all of our stores!) Mike (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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While I'm thinking of it, Where are the Lego Outlets? Are there more than one? (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Red dots means there aren't any in the backroom. Grey dots means same as above but the item has been ordered. (...) Jorge Rodríguez rodriguez.136@osu.edu (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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No ripped UPC's although I did notice the UPC on one of my finds was mutilated with a black magic marker..??? why I don't know!! Regards Dave PS want a train set for that price as well "Dan Delcollo" <dpdelcollo@ucdavis.edu> wrote in message (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Noticed an interesting phenomenon at Target stores and was wondering if anyone here knew the reason. I too participated in the mad dash to target clearance for all sorts of great stuff. I was specifically after Mindstorms stuff. I was able to find a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) They're for parts, and investment. Not nearly the biggest bill I've run up in one day, that's for sure. Abner's the trust fund hippie. I'm corporate, but hardly a CEO. ++Lar (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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The WordMeister wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) use (...) I am actually okay with the fact that TRU charges more. That means that TRU will tend to have older stock longer than Wal-Mart, Target, and K-Mart, etc. Anytime I am on the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Heh heh, I hit the Target and KB ToyWerks near my office at lunch today, I had my choice of about 4 (!) sets at Target. *grin* Looks like I'm not the only Maniac around here. Though I did manage to grab a Slave I, and I could've gotten a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.or.por)
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Heh heh, I hit the Target and KB ToyWerks near my office at lunch today, I had my choice of about 4 (!) sets at Target. *grin* Looks like I'm not the only Maniac around here. Though I did manage to grab a Slave I, and I could've gotten a couple of (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Joel VanAtta wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) My local TRU (Cary, NC) is very diligent about checking ID on returns. I recently returned a couple things and how to show my NC Drivers License before I received my merhcandise card (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Hmmm...so lets see,the store accepts an item they carried even though it is now out of stock, and this makes the first one returned to them after a car was broken into stolen? Yes, more likely than not it was PROBABLY the stolen items, but (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Receiving stolen goods: They can't keep something that belongs to someone else. Proving that or getting them to admit to it or getting them to return the item or payment is something else entirely. Bruce (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Dave Schuler wrote in message ... (...) lawsuit. (...) That (...) it (...) warn (...) the (...) which (...) at (...) time, (...) be (...) coffee (...) I also recall that one of the big issues which always gets left out is that McDonalds had (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Wait a minute. How is TRU responsible for what happened to your Lego set after it left their store? They certainly could not (not would they be expected to in any case) have verified that the receipt holder was _not_ you. There is something, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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G** almighty Larry! Are you some sort of trust fund hippy or corporate CEO?!?!?!?!?! 20 sets!?!?!?!?!? :) Regards, Mark (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Well, how were they supposed to know it was stolen? If he's got a receipt, that means somebody bought it. Most cases, the person returning it was the person who bought it. I know, they should have checked ID, but the returns area (at least in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Is this available anywhere? What price? (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.buy-sell-trade)
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(...) I noticed....I didn't say anything because last time I got jumped on for being a over-sensitive jerk. also :( James (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Nice. And I ordered 20 for about 650 or so. ++Lar (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) hehe. I was in a Target the other day, I inadvertantly left my wallet in the car. I had a bunch of Droid Developers and one RIS in my cart, took it over to Cust Svc and asked one behind the counter person to keep an eye on it (it was unpaid (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I didn't notice - talk about de-sentistisation! :( Richard (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Tim, next time in the future could you not swear? (Just recently there was a huge debate on swearing on Lugnet) So please in the future keep it to a minimum. (Man, am I sounding like Todd or what?) Erin -- (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) That's interesting; I hadn't heard that previously. (...) What people generally regard as frivolous, I think, is the fact that she held the coffee between her legs--do I recall correctly? To many people's view this seems to be simply asking (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The you have a legal case - but by the time all is said and done, it won't have been worth it. Don't ask for a refund: demand the item back. Be prepared with a police report. If they won't budge, my advice is to move on. It's a minor item. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I am glad to hear that, as I thought the dumbass spilt it on herself, but it was still "frivolous" regardless of how much she got. She should have been jailed for wasting court time and required to pay all of McDonalds' legal fees. Timbo (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Most stores are pretty flexible on returns because many people want to be able to return gifts. How do you propose that be allowed? The illegality of buying stolen goods is an interesting one. If it is clear that the goods are stolen, I can (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Dave Schuler <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:FoCFKn.FLt@lugnet.com... (...) spilling (...) would (...) I am tired of hearing about that coffee incident being a frivolous lawsuit. The lady got $300,000 which was later reduced to $100,000 in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) While I and the other vocal on-lookers don't see any wrongdoing on the part of TRU, I'd bet any judge in Michigan would find for you on this one. Their track records seem to imply that they have some sort of agenda against corporations. Not (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I have already done that. But buying stolen goods is not legal and reselling them is even worse. It doesn't matter if they "know" or not. The reason they should check ID is so that they verify the person who they are giving the refund to is (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The beauty of the coffee lawsuit is that you _know_ that same person would have brought the coffee back if it was just a little too cold! Dave! (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) This is a very good point. Many stores don't even require a reciept any more. One somewhat funny story I have is of a warehouse worker at a company that I used to work for got caught stealing some relatively expensive consumer product. The (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I'm not sure that you are blowing this entirely out of proportion, but file a police report and demand the return of the stolen item. That's about as far as you can go with it. Bruce (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) A friend of my father's had his window broken so someone could steal two quarters once. (...) How are they supposed to check? How would they know who purchsed the set? For all they know, you could've given the set to that person. They aren't (...) (25 years ago, 14-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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