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(...) Try (URL) The parts you want and nothing else? (URL) - Just Another Brick Auction Why pay eBay? Run your own LEGO auctions for free! (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: $10 off at ToysRUs.com
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Is this offer still good. I don't see the banner anymore. sal (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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Thanks, I just called them and put myself on the waiting list. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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<smack!> (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Shopko; 20% off all Lego until October 30, SW small sets increased price
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Shopko's sale on Lego is good at all stores and lasts until October 30. I did notice that all the smaller SW lego sets have gone up. Basically Speeder bikes and Naboo swamp on down. These two sets were 11.99 instead of 9.99. Shopko does not usually (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Purple Buckets clearance at Shopko
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(...) Note that the buckets were not marked clearance. They were on an endcap marked $9.99 but rang up as $4.99. -John Van (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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Alan Demlow wrote in message ... (...) About £10 w/o VAT. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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Anybody have a price on the 1831's? (...) (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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Troy Cefaratti wrote in message ... (...) Take a look here instead: (URL) set is a must have if you have a monorail. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (25 years ago, 16-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Purple Buckets clearance at Shopko
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The Purple 400 pc. buckets are on clearance at least at my Shopko for $4.99. Add in the 25% off through Sat. and you've got a great deal. I couldn't get the extra 20% off for the grand opening sale mentioned earlier, but I did use a $2 off coupon. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: S@H Classic Favourites
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(...) I have been thinking about it. My CU hit me with a fee for a canadian MO again. If you live in Canada, have a good rep, and are comfortable with positional swings of as much as 1000 US either way (that is, you need to be somewhat liquid, (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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(...) He's ordered 300 Maersk Trucks and 75% are already taken! I think he's increasing it to 400! I'll let you know when they get them in. Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: S@H Classic Favourites
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(...) <shrug> Ask Larry, he's the man. Normally, I'd be happy to do it, but I'm strapped for cash right now.(1) However, I've cross-posted this to loc.canada There should be someone out there willing to give you a hand. 1:@$#^$#@%$ landscapers. (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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How greedy! Save some for the rest of us. -Nick (Tongue in cheek of course). Tom Stangl wrote in message <3807A33B.7911B8E9@n...pe.com>... (...) mentioned (...) whopping) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: S@H Classic Favourites
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Is there a factor service for Canada?? Paul Sinasohn, who sees things he wants on that list.... (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: grey plates service pack?
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(...) That is, unless you consider the Sith Infiltrator to be a "service pack"... LFB (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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I've called a few times in the last 4-6 weeks, and they haven't even mentioned getting the 1831s in - they've always said they are still on order. Please DO let us know when the 1831 are in stock, I want to order (a whopping) 3 of them. (...) | (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Get 45% off two Lego sets at Shopko, please read for details
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I just went to a grand opening at a new Shopko. They had sale ads that started Friday October 15 - ?. Page 22 lists that all Lego sets are 20% off. I asked the sales gal if you could combine this special with the buy any two toys get 25% coupon that (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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(...) Troy (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | S@H Classic Favourites
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Here is a list of the sets and the prices. All prices are in Canadian dollars. Most of these sets are in limited quantities. Set#/Name/Price/Original Price (if applicable) 2126 Train Cars 84 8229 Tread Trekker 22 32 6766 Rapid River Village 69 99 (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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They're trying to get more Maersks... I have requested a bunch of this track and a bunch of Maersks. But I told Paul to take care of everyone else first. So get those orders in. (...) Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com (URL) - - Web Application (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Best Buy
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(...) All the Best Buys seem to be carrying the complete Mindstorms line. I think it is supposed to match the high tech toys type thing. (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: grey plates service pack?
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(...) Nope. James (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | grey plates service pack?
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Is there such an item available? Pat J (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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Alan Demlow wrote in message ... (...) (Maersk (...) I asked if they had received anything else and the monorail track was the only thing new. In addition to Blue Hoppers, they appear to be out of Retrostations (2150) and Maersk Cargo Trucks (1831) (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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Do they have any of the other new stuff in that has been mentioned? (Maersk trucks, 12V stuff, ...?) Alan (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Busy-Bee has 6347 Monorail Accessory Track!
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I just got off the phone with Busy Bee, they have received some Monorail Accessory Track sets. (URL) £20.00 - £17 (about $28) w/o VAT. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (URL) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Best Buy
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I was waiting to get my Minidisc Player cleaned at Best Buy last night, and I saw Mindstorms there! Unusual for Best Buy to carry that, it was still 199.99, but interesting, none the less! Scott S. P.S. I saw some of the new LEGO titles in the (...) (25 years ago, 15-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Buying older sets from lego
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(...) I agree. Just give the the set number, but be sure to call S@H directly, not their overflow/afterhours service. My experience has been that the overflow people do not have as accurate inventory info. S@H direct: (800) 835-4386 Ben Gatrelle (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Found 1547 and 1596 on sale at Mommyschool.com
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(...) Michigan, (...) Checked the sets, came back here to check the original prices, went back and it's now down to the Royal King and Skeleton Surprise in those few short minutes. The other four sets are no longer listed. He who hesitates.... Bruce (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.castle)
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| | Lego Shop at home find
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I recently placed an oder to shop at home and the rep stated that they had Royal Knights Castle $109.00 Rose (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids.com and Outback Airstrip Fun
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(...) Similarly, some of the shipments I get from S@H come from "LDI Fulfillment" or somesuch, a different label than the usual S@H one. I assume it's the same sort of deal. Fortunately S@H (or whoever it is) usually does a good job of including the (...) (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Found 1547 and 1596 on sale at Mommyschool.com
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Visit this link: (URL) is a limit of one for each set (don't know how this is regulated). They also have 6008, 6036, 6044 and 6105 for sale. Prices aren't too bad, I'm assuming the sets are MIB. Free shipping too :-) They're located in Michigan, had (...) (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.castle)
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| | Re: KBKids.com and Outback Airstrip Fun
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broller@NOSPAMclemson.edu (Ben Roller) wrote: <snip> (...) Back when KBKids had its grand opening I picked up a bunch of Star Wars sets, and in place of the Naboo Fighter They'd given me an inflatable Jar Jar Binks chair. To save shipping headaches, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids.com and Outback Airstrip Fun
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(...) It was the Internet coupon that everyone else in the world used. I mentioned this to her, but since my order didn't go through I apparently have one "in the system" credited to me that I can use for anything at any KB store. Not sure if ours (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids.com and Outback Airstrip Fun
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(...) Nice work finding the "proof". I had assumed what you'd found out. The invoice from Improvements had the same address as KBKids on the outside of the package, and neither company knew of the other, so it makes sense that they each just sell (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids.com and Outback Airstrip Fun
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(...) on (...) Does anyone want our Pokemon cards? I can't stand the things... Maybe I should try and sell them on eBay. POKEMON! Not available in any store! Maybe not. Naji (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids.com and Outback Airstrip Fun
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Ben, One thing that might be happening here: sometimes companies use big mega-warehouses as shippers. Warehouses that they do not own, nor do they own the stock within. The computer/hardware/software business has a few of these. Go to (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids.com and Outback Airstrip Fun
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I received my order yesterday. Everything was in order. A couple comments.... (...) Mine was packaged poorly. The top six inches of the box were empty. The top of the box had been crushed and the tape had torn. I could clearly see inside that there (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KBKids.com and Outback Airstrip Fun
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Well, unfortunately, I did get my order yesterday and everything was in there, shipped correctly, and arrived relatively undamaged, outside of the stickers on the box. :) My Pokemon cards not only came undamaged, they seemed to be in perfect order! (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | KBKids.com and Outback Airstrip Fun
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Well, I got my Outback Airstrip from KBKids.com today. No, wait, that's not a...what the heck, "DRIP-IT Handy Funnel"? The Package: The outside packaging had my name and address and said that it was from KBKIDS, but the invoice inside the package (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Zany Brainy Sale
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Nick Goetz <ngoetz@iquest.net> wrote in message news:FJJnFA.IAp@lugnet.com... (...) Base, (...) Raiders (...) See my post in market.shopping for a scan of the flyer. -Rob. (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 12 golf balls for $1 delivered
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(...) This followup is going to both places, just in case. (...) I'd be afraid to see your house, Mike. It probably looks like mine, carefully crafted by years of buying on a graduate student budget. (...) Did you order them online? How on Earth do (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | 12 golf balls for $1 delivered
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I don't know if I should put these little diddlies here, or in off-topic.fun or what. But it is a store-related thing, so here goes. I got my $1 putter from chipshot.com today (limited promotion, over for now, may come back, or they may offer other (...) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | New Zany Brainy Flyer
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Lego on sale 20% off selected items. (URL) at (URL) (25 years ago, 13-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | $2 coupons found in a TRU
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At a TRU in Downer's Grove, IL, they had a Lego clearance display with stack of Lego manufacturer's coupons for $2 off a Lego purchase of $10. These can be used at any store. Combined with the Shopko 25% off deal I was able to get two red classic (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Kohl's Sale
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FYI, the Star Wars sets at Kohls (the ones around here anyways) have always been substantially over priced. Kohls runs this 25% off sale alot (usually they are on sale more then they are not) and in the past it has NOT applied to the Star Wars sets. (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Kohl's Sale
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People seem to have missed this ad, Kohl's is having a "20 to 40% Sale on Toys" this week. It didn't specify what the percent was in the ad but I stopped in today after work and found out that it is 25%(1) off on LEGO. The sad part of it is that (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Target flyer
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(...) MSRP for this set is $49.99 - so $39 is a decent price, in line with the others. - chris (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | buy one get one free up to $15 at toytime
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Just figured i would let every one know. Fairly good deal and they have a selection about the same as etoys or tru. (URL) One toy Get One Free- up to $15 off! exp.10-31 Free Pokemon keychain with first order! (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | RE: 25% Shopko coupon in Sunday paper
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Can't be too national as the nearest store to me is 3 or 4 states away. :-) Ben Gatrelle (...) (25 years ago, 12-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Creator Board game
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(...) In case anyone's interested, I saw this at KB Toy Works for 14.95, quite unusual for them since they usually markup 10% over retail. Rob +---...---+ | Rob Farver - rfarver@rcn.com | | (URL) | | (URL) | +---...---+ (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.reviews, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: ETOYs still says they have 6596s
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I ordered a few, they are on their way! Good parts! :) Scott S. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Latest Busy-Bee price list is up.
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(...) My web page is out of date already! :-) Carbon 60 (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) Correct, there's been only ONE batch of blue hoppers - that was all 300 at once. There are multiple batches of all the other stuff like 1831 Maersk Trucks, etc. Different items in each batch. What happened is that Busy-Bee placed their order (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | ETOYs still says they have 6596s
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ETOYs has the page with the 6596 at a discount: $9.99 vs regularly $11.99 vs LEGO $13.99 Buy 'em up..... (URL) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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(...) Should we mention that you must do it with your left hand? :O Steve (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) No, but we have the Top Secret Millennium Falcon concussion missile plans. More than a match for those namby-pamby shooting cannons. Steve (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) I THINK there was only one batch. I first heard about them from a reputable source in August, at which time the order to Lego hadn't yet been placed by Busy Bee. (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Latest Busy-Bee price list is up.
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I got the last 1858. (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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Then there have been multiple batches at BB. I know of someone that ordered some in July. I ordered mine in October. Quite a spread there. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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OK, fine, next time I won't just reply to one particular posting when replying about the general feel of your posts. After reading several of your complaints, I'd had enough. It's really none of YOUR or MY or anyone's else's business how BusyBee (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Target flyer
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Items listed in todays (10/10) newspaper insert: 4990 Rock Raiders HQ $69 4980 Tunnel Transport $39 (thats a sale price ? seems high to me) 4970 Chrome Crusher $25 4950 Loader Dozer $16 prices good 10/10-10/16 (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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Simon Robinson wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ...] (...) [ ... snipped ... ] To get them to the US they cost £7.65 (about $12.50) plus shipping. Shipping was a little over £4.00 each on my order so the total cost to buy them and ship them to (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: lego sets I want to get rid of
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Is the big yellow crane like the one from 6361? (URL) J. (...) , (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | lego sets I want to get rid of
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I have a lot of legos that I have decided to get rid of. I plan to list some sets here because I am willing to take offers before I auction them off on ebay. Just so you Knoww my user name is mrwongsw. I am selling some big sets seperatly, than a (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) Not a bad deal. If I weren't covered up in sets to break up for my own projects and for auction I might have picked up a few as trade material. At this point I don't have the shelf space to buy sets just to turn around and sell them, at any (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) Sure, I could. But you're already convinced otherwise, so why bother? Maybe I'd agree more with you on the "Busy Bee and other stores should limit the numbers of sets sold to any one person" issue if I were more attached to the item in (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) The sets retailed at £8.99 each - Which works out at roughly $14. If you knock VAT off that I make it about $12. I guess someone in the US would have to confirm whether that is about what they actually paid. (...) Simon (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) Am I? I had a look back through my posting that this is (I think) about. In it I remarked that I was glad for the people who'd been able to benefit from BB by buying blue hopper cars (implying: no matter which country they were from). I (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Latest Busy-Bee price list is up.
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I've uploaded the latest list as of 7th October 1999. Duplo has been added. (URL) Simon Denscombe when calling please :-) For those offline readers here it is in text form: Freestyle 4137 Playtime Box (Special Offer) £7.99 4163 Motor Mania (incl. (...) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | 25% Shopko coupon in Sunday paper
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I'm not sure if this is national, but on the first page of today's (Sunday, Oct 10) Shopko flyer is a 25% coupon off any TWO toys (including clearance). BTW, I'm in Lincoln, NE hwiguna (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) Wrong - these hopper cars haven't been 'available' since July - when those 2 ordered theirs - they were the only one who know about them at that time. I've also ordered a whopping 10 as well. (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) I agree, they've investigating it - but it's expensive. (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Michael Huffman (<37FF7B2F.180036CF@...ring.com>) wrote at 17:28:15 (...) Good point. You don't have shooting cannons, do you ;-) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) They should get a secure server set up. Then there would be no problem. -- Jonathan Wilson wilsonj@xoommail.com (URL) (25 years ago, 10-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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| | Re: KB KIDS.com 20% Off sale (and 50% clearance items, more importantly)
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(...) Yeah, no doubt about it. At least that person will be able to get their dolls right away, since they are still in stock.(At this point, I can deal with not getting my Lego - barely ;-) it's the trouble of getting it all straight that I dread. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) Maybe. But you ARE whining. (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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Tom, next time you post a response to something I write, it might be an idea if you try READING the message you're replying to BEFORE you put your post in. If you read mine a bit more carefully you might notice that I was actually defending the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) If they're made out of LEGO, does it matter if we send helicopter gunships? :) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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| | Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
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(...) Ah, but BB isn't owned by Lego, or they'd only be selling to Brits. I can't buy from Canada S@H, or any other S@H service BUT the US service, so you've got nothing to complain about. (...) Oh, quit your whining! From what I gather, you live in (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) I guess I've missed it or not paid attention - but what exactly was the cost per set (in dollars or pounds)? I know shipping has to be figured in at some point, but is somewhat offset by us not having to pay your ridiculous VAT. (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) And in many cases this is an almost completely empty gesture meant to stop the obvious scalping (or the non-persistant scalping) and the whining of parents who didn't make it to the store on time to get the coolest new thing their kids must (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sorry, I don't demand all this touch-feely crap from the businesses I deal with. I want to call them up, buy whatever they are selling at whatever price they're asking for it, and not be bothered with, "uh, let us check our list to make sure (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ha ha. Thanks for your support - though I don't think you're going to endear yourself to many Americans with comments like that. If what you say is true then I find that very sad. But what concerns me is that so many sets went to just two (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Simon Robinson wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) you suggest with both Halloween Buckets and Star Wars LEGO sets. The limit was two per person. I don't know how they enforced it but there was a sign in the Star Wars aisle stating that (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Larry Pieniazek writes: OK - I'm not the same Simon :) but I'll bite on this one. I've been watching the way things have gone with the blue hopper cars with some growing concern - and I don't think everyone here has (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'd like to think that you'd regard doing business as a bit more than that. There's two sides of it: A. Making a profit, and B. Providing a good service to your customers. Both are important. Selling all your stock no matter who to may be the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) a (...) open (...) If it makes you feel any better, I can tell you what PROBABLY happened to your box, as it would be quite a common occurance, especially for anyone that ships in volume. I'd imagine that at the same time you opened your box (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I'm pretty confident mine was accepted no problem. Staples did call me, only because I gave them the wrong year exp. date on my cc. Doh! Julie (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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On Sat, 9 Oct 1999, Simon Robinson (<FJBD82.DyF@lugnet.com>) wrote at 02:21:38 (...) I agree, but they don't know that sort of thing until someone tells them. I couldn't believe it when they said that 250 were going to America just for 2 orders. (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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(...) Yeah, I saw that on another site last night. Passed on it, though, because some people reported that the $20 code was actually out of a catalog intended only for Atlanta residents, and that some people (maybe not all) were being told that they (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Nah, too much trouble. I know *I* wouldn't bother doing that if I were a retailer. The point is to sell your stock on hand and make a profit. If Larry or anyone else wanted to artificially limit the number they would sell to people, fine, or (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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That is really good of them. But what would be nice in that case would be if they could be persuaded - when they know they've got a rare old set that is in heavy demand - to restrict the numbers of the set that they will sell to any one person, in (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk)
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Mike Walsh wrote in message ... (...) Following up on my own post ... when I got home this evening my shipment from BusyBee was on the island in my kitchen. I am now the proud owner of six 4536 Blue Hopper Cars. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) These are auctions not sales: (URL)Many people may not (...) I know that's a problem, Busy-Bee do want the ability to accept e-mail orders in the near future but would you trust your credit card numbers in an e-mail - there lies the trouble. (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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(...) any (...) They charged me for my Lego, not the dolls, or is it "collectible figures"? :-) The guy on the phone said to return them, they would pay for shipping. He says my order is in the warehouse and to give it another week for my package to (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I actually just ordered two of these for my wife. How much did they charge you for yours, and are you going to be able to return them for a full refund? Oh, and I found out that their system does do a little checking to see if you've used the (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I'll try it. KB has a Star Trek board, I put out a plea for help. I don't think it'll do any good, but it made me feel better for some reason. Julie (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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On Fri, 8 Oct 1999, Frank Filz (<37FDD0C1.1B37@mind...ring.com>) wrote at 11:08:49 (...) I've pointed this out to them several times. It's really refreshing to deal with a shop which isn't just in it to screw as much out of everyone as possible. The (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.trains)
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