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(...) Well I was recently there and checked out Cardiff and some of its surrounding areas and was pretty bummed out. Just a bunch of King Kahukas (why, I don't know). I thought I was onto a good thing - bummer. Ben (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) LIC at Mall of America has them as well but that's it for retail. I HAVE seen 4561 at Target, though. (...) Or add them to the huge pile of stuff already in my basement that is yours but just hasn't been shipped yet because you keep getting (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Grahame Reid wrote in message <37F32D7F.6D000098@i....co.nz>... (...) sets: (...) the US (...) The only store I have seen them in the LEGO Imagination Center at Downtown Disney in Orlando. Your best bet might be to order them from Shop @ Home in (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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Can someone please tell me the availability of the following new Train sets: 4533 Train Track Snow Remover 4553 Train Wash 4556 Train Station 4557 Train Container Crane Are these sets available in toy stores or are they S@H exclusives? These sets (...) (25 years ago, 30-Sep-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Paul Sinasohn (<FIuD71.K7B@lugnet.com>) wrote at 22:01:49 (...) Ahh! You *really* shouldn't have said that! Now I'll have to check out the whole of South Wales before Christmas :-) (Don't worry: I can't) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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I spotted four halloween buckets at a small toy store in Claremont, CA going for $19.95 each. They appear to be last year's Target buckets. The owner of the store seems to know his LEGO, so my guess is that he saw how these things were going in (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Tony, does West Country inclues Wales?? I'll be there for a week in January, and will attempt to clear out all Lego at that time, so here's fair warning :-) Paul Sinasohn (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | 20 % sale at King Arthur's Toy
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I arrived in Cincinnati for a business trip and decided to go Lego hunting. I didn't find any super bargains (except some sets at "Big Lot" stores) but King Arthur's Toy Court is ahving a 20% sale on Lego in October. 20% off one item with coupon, (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.us.oh, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) if (...) Not at all - purely attempting to avoid sounding like a naive legoer:) Thanks - Ben> (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Another thing, Target. Yes, they may have their 20% off every so often, but when they decide to clearance, it's to completely get rid of the stock. Price scan any red tags, because I've discovered that they are often discounted even further. I've (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Sugar cookies with LEGO sets at Wal*Mart (was: Cookies ?)
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Nope, none in the Mountain View, CA Walmart. Will have to check Milpitas tomorrow... (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.promo, lugnet.market.shopping)
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R stands for Runyan (last name) The first place I always go is the clearance. Still no avail :-( At least there's TRU and Pic-N-Save Why? Depressed in the Land Of Entraptment Lego is not a toy, it's a way of life. ScottR swrunyan@uswest.net Eric (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I assume you checked the clearance aisles? /Eric McCarthy/ (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Yea, this is my point. I have 1 WM down the street from home, 1 around the corner from work and another on the way home from work. I frequent them regularly. (min. 3 times a week) But to my surprise nerver a sale. They have sets sometimes for (...) (25 years ago, 29-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I have a Wal-Mart down the street from my house. They started clearancing things. Iwas there everyday for about 4 days straight, waiting for certain items to go clearance. I got tired of going there so I took a couple of days off. I went back and (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Ray Sanders wrote in message <37F0F573.EB891F00@gate.net>... [ ... snipped ...] (...) Watch closely, one day they might be gone! The Wal-Mart near me had about half a dozen of the Time Cruisers lab set (sorry don't remember exact name or number and (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Sugar cookies with LEGO sets at Wal*Mart (was: Cookies ?)
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Anyone else seen these? Are there different sets inside, and is it random, or do you KNOW what you are getting? I'll be checking my local Walmart tonight. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.promo, lugnet.market.shopping)
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On Tue, 28 Sep 1999, Ben Pegler (<FIrs1z.MHp@lugnet.com>) wrote at 12:29:59 (...) Surely you don't have a low opinion of UK AFOLs? We all tend to hang out in loc.uk. Go and have a look, and find a part of the country that no one posts from. That (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Again this morning I had to go into WM for something. So I found the Toy dept lady and asked a few questions. It seems that there are several factors involved: First, she can only mark something down a minimal percentage on the first go-round (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The stores near me must pick and choose which clearance prices to use. One store has 5988 Pharoh's Forbidden Ruins at 50% clearance, but has 8269 Cyber Stinger at full price, while the other nearby Wal-Mart has 8269 at 50% off and 5988 at full (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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