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Last night at Target (Mira Mesa, San Diego) my wife and I were doing our usual browse pattern. I peeled off to check out the action figure aisle while she went on ahead to the Lego aisle. When I was finished I turned the corner and found Michelle (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) [snip] The large train set or the individual cars? (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Matt Hamand" <mhamand1@juno.com> wrote in message news:H6yoHy.E1H@lugnet.com... (...) usual (...) she (...) the (...) next (...) And so begins my favorite time of year. _ j o n (putting on his Target soccer mom riot gear) -- | Lego - (URL) Shipyard (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) usual (...) the (...) The large train set and the individual cars!!! They are all 30% off. The Target I found them in had quite a few in stock too. I'm going to see if they start to move in the next several days. Bert (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Wow! This is good news! But do you know if it is only that one? I was at the target in La Mesa (San Diego) last night as well and they were not on clearance yet. Did yuo leave any at the one in Mira Mesa? I may have to swing by there to check (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I went to my Target in Idaho and they were not on sale. Rose Matt Hamand <mhamand1@juno.com> wrote in message news:H6yoHy.E1H@lugnet.com... (...) usual (...) she (...) the (...) next (...) (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The large train set and all (I think, I'm not a train head) the inidivdual cars. She got the large set, a log car (tender?), random passenger car, and a caboose. Matt (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Beats me. We weren't in toy hunting mode, just browsing after a nice dinner at the Souplantation. (...) There were 3-6 complete sets left when we were done last night. This was approximately 5:30-6:30pm. (...) No problem. Good Luck. Matt (22 years ago, 11-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Start checking daily - the Target in Sunnyvale, CA, had them on clearance when I checked this morning (bought out all the cabooses, waiting to see if the Big Train set drops further), and Bay Area Targets seem to clearance later than anywhere across (...) (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I can confirm that the Target in Cupertino, CA on Stevens Creek has them at the clearance prices. I picked up the train set for $111.98. Russell (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) [...] The correct plural is "cabeese". :-) --Bill. (22 years ago, 12-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Actually the three examples of the plural form given in my OED are all "cabooses". However, recalling the other times this subject has come up here, and considering the identities of those who use the less common form, I have concluded that (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I made a quick stop at the Plymouth Meeting, PA Target in the Philadelphia suburbs. The large train set is on clearance for $111 Caboose around $10 Passenger car around $13 Log carrier car around $11 They had about 15 of each car and 10 of the large (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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"Bryan Kinkel" <helpdesk@loseyourmind.com> wrote in message news:H72BzH.F21@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) they (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I had wondered the same thing. We do a lot of our regular shopping at Target (Cary, NC) so I have (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I've wondered the same sorts of things about Target. What I particularly remember is that last spring/summer Target had the Tantive IV and the Yoda sculpture, and clearanced them quickly. In that case it was great to see big sets in the (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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I believe, that in general, if a new product does not move in a few weeks, Target will blow it out. I think this is a great strategy by Target. I'm no retail expert, but I think selling a slow moving item at a cut price and getting fresh stock on (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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"Bryan Kinkel" <helpdesk@loseyourmind.com> wrote in message news:H72H60.4C5@lugnet.com... (...) with (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I have to agree with you here. One thing about this hobby, you get to learn the habits of some of the big retailers. TRU, (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Good observations. And if I may be so bold as to connect the dots further... of those 4 retailers, who seems to be doing the best overall and who the worst? (strangely enough, both Target and TRU outsource a lot of their web presence to (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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I don't think much of a leap is needed to figure out how *that* particular product line is going... I've never seen TRU slap an orange clearance sticker on a toy as fast as they did for Galidor. It went from endcap display to the steel bargain bin (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) And the world has changed. I understand some people now consider SF an abbreviation for Speculative Fiction, not Science Fiction. Frank (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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They're all wrong. The one true term is STF - scientifiction. Ask Hugo. You cannot be a trufan without STF. (Personally, I think Thomas Disch got the last word on this debate.) You can be skiffie fans if you like that. (...) (22 years ago, 13-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes. It means I'm not always wrong when it comes to my predictions: (URL) B. (22 years ago, 14-Dec-02, to lugnet.market.theory)
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