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Re: TARGET WAS CRAZY
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Date: 
Thu, 1 Dec 2005 01:53:50 GMT
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flournoy@post.harvard*IHateSpam*.edu
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The lady even said," you knew this was going on sale didn't you." I
replied No.
I just wanted the set.

She will never know my secret. LOL

  Did anyone else see an AP newswire photo on the day before Thanksgiving
of some guy in Oregon wheeling a Target cart stacked with what looked
like about 12 Falcons?  The article was simply about Target's marketing
and holiday prospects in comparison to other retailers, but the picture
had special meaning for folks like us.

  Oh cool, the photo's available online!

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/051122/480/pd10311222055

  BTW, I bought one Falcon early, and one store I visited on Friday said
that they don't price match special event prices.  I physically brought
the set back to a store on Saturday, and they matched the price no
problem.  Anyone else have trouble getting the difference refunded?

--Raymond Flournoy  ()"o)
======================================================================
flournoy@post.harvard.edu      "Because, of course, a man with an
flournoy@yahoo-inc.com          obsession is a man who has very little
                                sales-resistance."      -- C. S. Lewis



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  Re: TARGET WAS CRAZY
 
My question is who is the guy in the picture. What is it doing with the 12 falcons? Selling on EBAY or Bricklink? Or was he truly buying them for his kids? The world my never know. Larry (19 years ago, 1-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
  Re: TARGET WAS CRAZY
 
(...) The person in the photo is likely to be William Swanberg. The photo credit date (Nov 16th) and the location (Portland, OR) match pretty close to when and where he was arrested. That AP photog deserves some kind of wacky pulitzer for being in (...) (19 years ago, 1-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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  TARGET WAS CRAZY
 
Got to my local target this morning and the store was packed. The lego section looked like it had been hit by a hurricane. I am so glad that earlier in the week I bought my Falcons. Went to the customer service desk and they were happy to refund the (...) (19 years ago, 25-Nov-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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