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Re: Target clearances greater than 75% off?
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Thu, 31 Oct 2002 02:51:51 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Kevin Johnston writes:
> I don't specifically recall Lego sets at this price range -- but in my area
> Lego is usually cleared out long before the 75% discount.
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> However, Target stores WILL go to around 85-90% if there is sufficient
> overstock. I have seen this several times in the toy section, though I
> wouldn't call it common at all.
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> (The 75% off "absolute rock bottom" cited among many toy collectors is a myth.
> It's just that the vast majority of stuff WILL sell at 75%, and the next
> level rarely needs to kick in outside of seasonal stuff being blown out.)
I was under the impression that a price ending in the number 4 signified
the final markdown. That is, until the Hagrid's Huts, which at $6.98
were 75% off. I didn't dare wait to see if they came down further because
the few I did manage to find were either in a punctured box or were
misshelved and, therefore, overlooked. So I am curious to hear a decent
explanation of the 4707 clearance pricing.
I do agree that holiday merchandise is marked down much more aggressively (on
the way home I saw Halloween items already at 30% off).
I got a Temple of Gloom for $.36 and my NLS once found a couple of 8735's for
between $4 and $5, but they were marked with the long orange tag printed out
for items not in the system.
Maggie C. (another inveterate bargain hunter)
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| (...) Yep, I've heard that a lot; this factoid and the "75% off is final" factoid were/are very common among the action figure crowd. However, the 90% discounts I can recall came after a 75% markdown ending in 4, and themselves ended in 4. I recall (...) (22 years ago, 13-Nov-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Target clearances greater than 75% off?
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| (...) I don't specifically recall Lego sets at this price range -- but in my area Lego is usually cleared out long before the 75% discount. However, Target stores WILL go to around 85-90% if there is sufficient overstock. I have seen this several (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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