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(...) Yeah, I'm guessing that everyone was tired of constantly putting LEGO on clearance, and finally ordered less this year. It is kind of strange that the shrinkage has been so consistent over different retailers. Or maybe TLC is paying for less (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Understocking? (Was Re: [US] Target Clearances Begin)
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Dave Johann wrote: <lots of snippage> (...) ALL the stores are like this, not just Target. I think the stores stocked less due to economic concerns...the Lego aisles at Wal-Mart and KayBee were picked over two weeks (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I can echo everyone else's sentiments. The 11 Targets I've been to have either been picked clean or had most of what you've all mentioned. In addition, most Racers sets and the 4096 tubs are on clearance as well. At one store, I found a few (...) (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I got 1 Ultimate Space Battle for 20% off. I almost started buying Thomas just because. -Erik (19 years ago, 28-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) My local Target was pretty picked through, the only thing that I saw was their exclusive version of the Harry Potter Durmstrang ship marked down to $40 from the original $50. I am gonna have to check some other Target stores, as this one (...) (19 years ago, 27-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I'm seeing Quatro, Thomas, and Knights' Kingdom on clearance. No clearance of Vahki or LEGOVille, even though that's the stuff that's still on the shelves in significant quantities. TWS Garrison (19 years ago, 25-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: What happened to Harry Potter
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(...) I HOPE that LEGO is actually doing well this season. I have a feeling that they aren't though, and that they seriously under-estimated demand and now do not have the production capacity to play catch-up quickly enough. I also hope that quality (...) (19 years ago, 20-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Re: What happened to Harry Potter
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(...) In regards to Harry Potter, I too wondered why they only release 4 sets for the movie, when in the past I believe that they have released a wider range of sets (There are no small sets). I further noticed that many places had the sets listed (...) (19 years ago, 20-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) I was starting to worry for Lego. Almost nobody in Milwaukee is showing much Lego this Christmas except Toys R Us. Wal-Mart, very narrow range, Target, bare shelves, Kohl's, Clikits. It makes it look like they are dropping Lego from retail. It (...) (19 years ago, 20-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.harrypotter)
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(...) A similar question was posted on Jake McKee's blog on December 16th. Here's the text- jl asks: How come so many items are backordered and sold out at S@H? The trains section has no curved rails, speed regulators, track packs, BNSF locos, (...) (19 years ago, 19-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.harrypotter)
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So, what is the speculation on what happened to Harry Potter sets? I was expecting large numbers of them to appear on retail shelves when the Goblet of Fire was released. My actual experiece was: KMART - small quantities of the Mermaid set Toys R Us (...) (19 years ago, 19-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.harrypotter)
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| | Re: What's left at Amazon.com
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(...) moved from lugnet.general Yes, that is my affiliate code. I did not mean to imply that it was a LUGNET page. I guess what I should have said when I said "I update the page daily with affiliate links," to clarify, was "I update the page daily (...) (19 years ago, 16-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: US Sales This Week
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(...) Take your ad from Sunday's newspaper, which, of course, you saved. Pick out your set(s) with a price range of $19.99-$24.99 up to checkout or the service counter, and show them the ad. A manager instructed the clerk to charge me the $14.99. (...) (19 years ago, 12-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Kmart Shelf signage (adjacent to 8874/8875 and 7475) indicated that Lego sets in the $19.99--$24.99 price range were on sale for $14.99. The only such set I scanned, 4762, was still at $19.99. Fred Meyer (regional general store) Shelf signage says (...) (19 years ago, 11-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I ordered Straight Rails from US S@H and am happy to report that they are still in old dark grey! Dustin (19 years ago, 10-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Agreed - thank you, Jonathan! Ed (19 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I really didn't mind paying $9.99 for a few of these a couple of years ago. I just noticed they are now marked down to $3.99. (URL) A good deal IMO. Jonathan (19 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I was looking thru the new S@H LEGO catalogue "Holiday Express!" and see that the Viking ship 7018 is listed for $39.99. I went to LEGO.com and see the same price but our local TRU has it for $49.99. Anyone know if TRU is planning on dropping their (...) (19 years ago, 8-Dec-05, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Allan Bedford "Unofficial LEGO builder's guide"
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Hello Geoffrey, (...) I'm not sure of the availability of the book via Shop At Home in Australia. I know it's there for the U.S. and Canada, but I can't confirm beyond that. However, I did a couple searches this morning and found several online book (...) (19 years ago, 6-Dec-05, to lugnet.books, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Allan Bedford "Unofficial LEGO builder's guide"
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Can someone please tell me if or when it will be available from the Australian Shop at Home site? "B542" does not match any products or links that I can find. Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde "Maggie Cambron" <mcambron@pacbell.net> wrote in message (...) (19 years ago, 6-Dec-05, to lugnet.books, lugnet.market.shopping)
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