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I think the pod racers is one of the few that is definitely worth it. At $.10/pc with tons of new parts in orange and green, and purple grille tiles, I am hoping to buy a few at 20% off or better to split up for a sale/auction. (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Wal-mart sale
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I checked Monday, and the Mt View Walmart has ZERO, ZIP, NADA Star Wars Lego at all (and the Mt View Target is almost bare). I ended up buying all of mine at the Sunnyvale TRU and Milpitas Target. (...) (25 years ago, 6-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | 30% off sale on selected LEGO at eToys
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eToys is having a 30% off sale on selected LEGO sets... --==( Space / RoboForce )==-- 2151 Robo Raider (URL) Original price $11.99 Sale price $7.99 2154 Robo Master (URL) Original price $39.99 Sale price $27.99 --==( Aquazone / Aquaraiders )==-- (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | can now buy LEGO SCALA sets online
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eToys has begun to carry a few LEGO SCALA sets. Here are URLS for the 7 sets they now carry: 3201 Living Room Set (URL) Laundry Room Set (URL) Girl with Cupboard (URL) Father (URL) Garden Set (URL) Big Deluxe Family House (URL) Baseplate (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Best-lock found.
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Hey, Larry--Detroiter, World Traveler: (...) That's actually one heck of a Target. Things get "lost" there--clearance items forgotten, I found a lot of 4126 (#?) red freestyle buckets for three bucks a pop there. Also, that's where I found an (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, lugnet.loc.us.nj.new, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: TRU Kudos!
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(...) ^^^...^^^ Hey now!! I resemble that remark! only I don't think we are that bad! John I think you better help here! (...) Tamy Wisconsin "Come smell our Dairy Air" Mookie (25 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: TRU Kudos!
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I can hear Garrison now. "It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon. However, there were rumors going around the Lutheran Church potluck that Pastor Inkfist drove into St. Cloud to snap up some SW Lego sets at the midnight sale at TRU. And he would (...) (25 years ago, 5-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials May 3 - May 9, 1999
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(...) I think we're officially in the "mostly sucky" stage for S@H specials already. :/ I doubt I'll see another one worth grabbing until next January. Well, if they run 6097 at $44 again I'll grab a few more, but I assume they sold out of them. (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: US S@H Specials May 3 - May 9, 1999
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Hmmmm pretty slim pickin's again.. did they realize no one would have any money left after sunday night??? hehehehe Tamy (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | TRU Kudos!
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Never thought I'd be posting with THAT subject line, but here goes. I was at a TRU (just southwest of the MoA, on the 494 south service road at the Penn Ave. exit) for the midnight thing. During the process of checking out, there was some confusion (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | US S@H Specials May 3 - May 9, 1999
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Sorry, guys, I was out sick yesterday, my hands were too swelled up to type. They still hurt like heck, but at least I can type now. Play K6029 Playtheme Pack - contains polybags: 6902 - Space Plane 6791 - Bandit's Lookout 6029 - Treasure Guard (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.announce.lsahs, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Wal-mart sale/3033
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(...) No, I can't. If I had meant eBay sellers in general (I belong to that group, and you do too, I think) I would have said eBay sellers. I meant (and still do) eBay scalpers. I'd say after last night it is painfully obvious that a very LARGE (...) (25 years ago, 4-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Wal-mart sale/3033
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(...) You know, I get tired of seeing eBay sellers generally referred to as scalpers. Can't you just say eBay sellers? From what I've seen, very few buckets are sold whole (the obvious exceptions being the halloween bucket and occasional silver (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: eToys the cheapest way to buy Lego?
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(...) Well, the cheapest seems to be Wal-Mart, in many cases. They often sell a few percent below retail, essentially covering the sales tax and there's no shipping. Still, for convenience, eToys is quite nice and I use it on occasion. I just (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | S@H Canada Specials May 3-7, '99
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As of Monday, May 3rd, the S@H specials in Canada are 2862 DUPLO zoo animals $6.00 (reg $8.75) 8239 Cyber Slam Spider $19.00 (reg $27.50) 6499 Time Tunnelator $11.00 (reg 16.50) in Canadian dollars of course (before tax). Tax varies between 15.025% (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | May 3, 12:01 madness
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I might post a larger report of the TRU down the hill from me tomorrow after I wake up, but here are some quick thoughts. Saw ONE person out of the horde (150+?) that was crowding the front of the store who seemed to only be interested in Lego (...) (25 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Wal-mart sale/3033
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(...) I don't see how they could have realized that, considering the fact that it simply can't be true. No matter how many buckets or piles of bricks you see for sale on eBay, RTL, here, wherever, I would be willing to be huge sums of money that the (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Wal-mart sale/3033
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(...) 3033 blue tub is still very common in the SF bay area. Even if TLG canceled it, it would take quite a long time for them to disappear in the channel. I find their decision to cancel buckets a bit bewildering - either they should put less (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Wal-mart sale/3033
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(...) 3033 blue tub?I've seen them at Wal-mart, K-mart and Target out here in Illinois.I bought some at Target in early March, and they still have them on the shelf this week. I've saw at least 20 on the shelf at Wal-mart today (some in the garden (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Wal-mart sale
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(...) Wow! So was 3033 for sale at 25% off then? 3033 is one of the sets that was supposedly cancelled, according to my sources -- it was 1200 pieces for $19.99 according to LEGO S@H. I know it was released to Wal*Mart for a special promotion, but (...) (25 years ago, 1-May-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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