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Re: Toy store won't sell me any Lego!
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:26:51 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Michael Hall wrote:
> Okay, here’s a kicker for you and I’m wondering if anything like this has
> happened to anyone else. I just got back from my local toy store (I won’t name
> which one yet) and was told that I couldn’t by large amounts of Lego from them
> anymore. This seemed really odd to me. I’m friendly with everyone in the store
> and know most of them on a first name basis. The assistant manager was really
> annoyed because I spend any where from $500-$1500 a week in the store. She said
> she was told by her district manager that she could be accused of being my
> distributor. I have his phone number and have tried calling him, but haven’t
> gotten a response.
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> What really gets me is that while I do part out and sell some of the parts I
> buy, at least half of it I keep for myself and my boys. I pay full retail and
> don’t get a discount from them, so I don’t know why they would turn away a good
> paying customer. It seems like it would be about the same as shooting yourself
> in the foot. Anyway, let me know if you all have any similar experiences or if
> you can shed a little light on this for me.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
If the store happens to be KBToys, they have a website with consumer information
that also lists the stores that are slated to be closed during 2005.
http://www.kbtinfo.com/FINAL_GOB_List_for_web_site_11-04-04.pdf
RJ
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