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Re: Shop at Home Shipping Rates
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:17:03 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Steve Demlow wrote:
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Justin Pankey wrote:
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> > Remember when we could buy all we wanted for a flat
> > maximum rate...I think it was like $10 or $15? This new 5% of the order total
> > prevents me from making orders I otherwise would.
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> For some of us the rate change was a double whammy: they also began charging
> sales tax in states with corporate Lego stores. Shipping vs. sales tax used to
> be something of a wash, but now they are both there. It makes me more inclined
> to buy local which is probably a good thing but is presumably less profit for
> TLC.
I was greatly disappointed when I recently stopped by my local Toys 'R' Us and
discovered their prices on LEGO sets. Some sets were at retail; certainly none
were below, and a good many were above, some by as much as 40%. Examples:
Big Gray Baseplate: Retail: $10, TRU: $13 (+30%)
Green Baseplate: Retail: $5, TRU: $7 (+40%)
Battery-op'd passenger train: Retail: $80, TRU: $90 (+12.5%)
Fire Hovercraft: Retail: $30, TRU: $32 (+6.7%)
Creator House Building Set: Retail: $25, TRU: $27 (+12%)
The prices at the TRU website tend to be retail, but then one has to pay for
shipping. Occasionally, when one can get free shipping on an item, it becomes a
pretty decent deal.
My point is that it depends on what you buy, and there are tradeoffs - sometimes
buying through S@H is little more expensive than buying locally, and the
selection is unmatched. I don't agree with the idea that buyers in states with
LEGO stores should pay tax while others should not, but I believe this is a
consequence of state laws, not LEGO's design.
-Jordan
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| (...) For some of us the rate change was a double whammy: they also began charging sales tax in states with corporate Lego stores. Shipping vs. sales tax used to be something of a wash, but now they are both there. It makes me more inclined to buy (...) (18 years ago, 13-Dec-06, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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