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(...) After having tried it today, the sale does NOT apply to Star Wars. It did apply to the Hogwarts Castle even thought that is not technically part of the Castle theme. If you scan the items in store, they will show "Lego Promo" on the ones on (...) (17 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: TRU Buy 2 Get 1 Free
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(...) After having tried it today, the sale does NOT apply to Star Wars. It did apply to the Hogwarts Castle even thought that is not technically part of the Castle theme. If you scan the items in store, they will show "Lego Promo" on the ones on (...) (17 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Toys'R'US (at least in the US) has a Buy 2, Get 1 Free Sale in effect September 23--29. The flier states that the sale applies to City, Mars, Aqua, Exoforce, Bionicle, Racers, Creator, and Castle sets. Be advised: since the sets to which the sale (...) (17 years ago, 25-Sep-07, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | US S@H Phone Specials Sept 19 to Sept 25
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US S@H Phone Specials Sept 19 to Sept 25, 2007 7019 Viking Fortress against the Fafnir Dragon $69.99 sale price $35.00 7707 Striking Venom $49.99 $25.00 7020 Army of Vikings with Heavy Artillery Wagon $29.99 $15.00 (17 years ago, 19-Sep-07, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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1-800-835-4386 8415 Dump Truck 29.99 15.00 8728 Toa Hahli 10.00 5.00 7020 Army of Vikings 29.99 15.00 3756 2x4 Brown Ridge Roof Tiles 4.99 2.50 (17 years ago, 15-Sep-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | Re: Set 7990 Special Edition?
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(...) I think that all of the Cement Mixer sets (and all of the gas station ones, plus some others) are labeled "Special Edition" just because they are available from a limited set of retailers. In the case of the Cement Mixer in the US, I think you (...) (17 years ago, 13-Sep-07, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Any info on exclusive sets at Walgreens, Toys R Us, or other stores? Any Fall Cleanup sets, like 4579 or 4562? (17 years ago, 13-Sep-07, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Set 7990 Special Edition?
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I recently saw the Cement Mixer 7990 at a store and the box had "Special Edition" on it. Otherwise, from what I could tell it was identical to the 7990 I see on the S@H website. Anyone have any information on any differences between the regular and (...) (17 years ago, 13-Sep-07, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | US S@H Phone Specials August 29--September 4
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1-800-835-4386 8415 Dump Truck 29.99 15.00 8281 Mini Tractor 9.99 5.00 7782 The Batwing 49.99 25.00 3756 2x4 Ridge Roof Tiles Steep Sloped Brown 4.99 2.50 10012 Assorted Yellow Plates 4.99 2.50 (17 years ago, 30-Aug-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | Re: Christmas has been cancelled
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(...) Steve, My concern is that a retailer that has had many exclusive sets over the years is not apparently carrying your product anymore. LEGO seems to be losing market share in a huge way and that is not a good sign. This as set design seems to (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: Christmas has been cancelled
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(...) Its also important to note that due to the supply transition the LEGO group had to pick its focus this year and that focus is Wal-mart, Target and TRU. The idea is that LEGO will do all it can to keep those three accounts as well stocked as (...) (17 years ago, 29-Aug-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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| | Re: Christmas has been cancelled
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I heard that if LEGO couldn't guarantee a certain amount of stock level by a certain date, then Sears has to make the decision to not include them in their catalog. I'm sure many people remember the amount of LEGOs on store shelves last December (...) (17 years ago, 28-Aug-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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1-800-835-4386 8415 Dump Truck 29.99 15.00 8281 Mini Tractor 9.99 5.00 10012 Assorted Yellow Plates 4.99 2.50 (17 years ago, 27-Aug-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.announce.lsahs)
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| | Re: What's going on with all the back-ordered sets???
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(...) This may be true, but they always managed to be top notch before. Now, with all the changes to save money, they are slipping a little. Almost anytime I order from S@H they have items backordered. If demand is higher than usual, they have the (...) (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: What's going on with all the back-ordered sets???
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(...) Yep:-). Demand was also higher than previous years for sets too. I should also point out that production for sets is a lot like printing - there's a lot of lead time needed to get a set production run done. So what seems obvious now in terms (...) (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: What's going on with all the back-ordered sets???
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(...) Ah, so unlike last year, when they decided that the best time to shut down production in Enfield and move everything to Mexico was just in time for the holiday season (leaving many stores, including the Lego brand stores, fairly bare of bricks (...) (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: What's going on with all the back-ordered sets???
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(...) Hopefully, Joe doesn't mind me posting and paraphrasing his info. He could only speculate, but his thought was that we recent back-order problems were related to... 1. Outsourcing - since the brick production (but not Technic or Bionicle) is (...) (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Seen at the LEGO Imagination Center, Mall of America
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Just a quick note -- as of 8/23, the MoA store had some stock of the (URL) 10176 Royal King's Castle> and (URL) 7785 Arkham Asylum> sets at $49.99 and $39.99, respectively. There were also a few 98-cent brick bags around the store, including Technic (...) (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: What's going on with all the back-ordered sets???
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(...) It would be great if you could share with others your findings... (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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| | Re: What's going on with all the back-ordered sets???
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(...) Nevermind this thread. I spoke with Joe Meno and he has given me some potential scenarios as to why the sets I am interested in are back-ordered. Thanks, Dave (17 years ago, 24-Aug-07, to lugnet.ambassadors, lugnet.market.shopping, FTX)
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