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(...) I think it is their improving inventory control. They probably realized they have to tighten up in order to be competitive with Walmart, which I understand has a running inventory update and automatic reordering as items go through the (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(...) All my comments are based on my own observations; YMMV of course! I don't have as much time as I used to to check out the clearance aisles. From what I've seen, this year is a prime example of how things keep changing. For the last few years (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Hi all, Any idea how long it takes for Target to roll out their post-Christmas sales? I went to one Target after work last Friday and it looked like a bomb had hit. I had obviously just missed it--people were digging through the few remaining items (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: 7471 Mars Exploration Rover $29.99 at eToys
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(...) Unfortunatly I didn't see any of those sets at 20% off :( They must of removed it already. However, that new star wars set still looked available, and I also stumbled onto the UCS Snowspeeder is now showing on sale for $99!: (URL) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I was just browsing the etoys.com website and noticed they have some new sets for 20% off, in addition to the good price on the Mars Explorer. some of the new sets that were 20% off.. 8419 Technic excavator 8418 Technic mini loader 7239 City fire (...) (20 years ago, 12-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"David W. Speck" <dwspeck@us.ibm.com> wrote in message news:I9z067.1v0r@lugnet.com... (...) Seems like a pretty good deal! Also on sale was the Mission to Mars set for $15 (50% off) Set number 7469 and has 417 pieces: (URL) the two, and add a $5 off (...) (20 years ago, 8-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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eToys and KB Toys are offering the Mars Exploration Rover for $29.99 (from $90). Set number 7471 has 857 pieces: (URL) for Lego Mars on their homepage, or try a direct route: (URL) offers 4% back from these sites, and if you spend $99 you will get (...) (20 years ago, 7-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(URL) (hit 1 when the recording starts, then hit 1 again when the S@H Specials recording starts, to skip the listings and get to a representative) 4Juniors/Jack Stone/Max Creator 4612 Super Glider $ 3.99 $ 2.00 Baby/Duplo/Primo/Explore 3588 Heavy (...) (20 years ago, 5-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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(...) Shucks, I waited too long to order 4886. I was going to get one for my birthday on Groundhog's eve. It's now backordered until April 28th. Well... Procrastinating Bert (20 years ago, 4-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(URL) City with LEGO?? Seems odd to me. Since Circuit City is not a store I enter often (only twice ever that I recall) I wonder if any of the retail stores in the USA have LEGO on store shelves. Anyone ever seen LEGO at Circuit City stores?? My (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) (snip) (...) Some W-M's have even better deals. I went to three today in my area. The first and third (Manassas and Culpeper, VA) had the prices mentioned. The second (Warrenton, VA) had: Ogel's Mountain Fortress for $27 Draco's Encounter With (...) (20 years ago, 3-Jan-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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As a general rule, retail district managers aren't the brightest people. I would suggest going above this DM's head to an operations chief, appear in dispair, and you may even get a $100 gift card for the mess. Or, if you're so inclined, go to a (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I went shopping yesterday. The KB in Chandler Arizona had some soldout sets. Any way I asked the DM that was in the store and asked him if I wanted to buy a few dozen of the sets that I had in my hand would he stop the sale. He replied NO I (...) (20 years ago, 1-Jan-05, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) One of the three WMs that I check near me had these clearance sets as well, in addition they had several of the 2004 Alpha Team sets, including the large base, for about 25 - 30% off. I just found it odd, that one store had so many while the (...) (20 years ago, 31-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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(...) Thanks for doing this - it's really helpful. -- Pawel (URL) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Michael, I worked at KB Toys back in my college years (1996-1998) and the poicy at the time was that we (KBToys) had the top toys that others did not. At the time that was the Hasbro Star Wars Figures, Hot Wheel Cars, and off course the Holidy (...) (20 years ago, 30-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) This is such a bizarre story.... perhaps you should contact your local TV news station. Most cities have "problem solvers" type news reporters who find stories that they try to solve, usually against corrupt businesses. But this one would make (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Todd Thuma wrote: Hey Thanks for the Update!!!! Don't forget that many online retailers have affinity programs, so if you want to fund your favorite charity, you can go through that website's affinity link. For example, (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Online Deals on 12/29/2004
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I was looking around on the Internet and found the following deals posted to the websites indicated on 12/29/2004: Wal*Mart (URL) LEGENDS: Main Street - normally $65 - now $45.00 4756 Harry Potter: Shrieking Shack - norm $48.88 - now $33.00 4745 (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Play Table $100 at SamsClub (YMMV)
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(...) I bought one of these for my wife's Dr's Office. She has a play area for the kids. The come unassembled and you have to put them together. I just wanted to say that I was very impressed by the workmanship and sturdiness of the table/chairs. (...) (20 years ago, 29-Dec-04, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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