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Re: How I got My 4559 for $77.90 at Target (Was Re: 4559 for less than MSRP)
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Thu, 18 Nov 1999 20:18:46 GMT
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rsanders@gate.netANTISPAM
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A Target I went into yesterday had 17 (!) copies of 4561 on the shelf. I
wonder if one store could sell that many between now and Christmas.
Guess I should be heading that way on the morning of the 24th.
Ray
Maggie Cambron wrote:
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> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> > I bought 4. One has been spoken for. I am going to eBay the best two but
> > if someone else wants one, let me know.
>
> I was going to wait until closer to Christmas to tell this story, but you
> may want to start planning your shopping just in case Target does this
> again.
>
> A week or so ago I found my receipt for 4559-- it reminded me I had paid
> $77.90 plus tax at 11 am on Christmas Eve last year. I remember that I
> discovered when I went into the toy department that ALL toys were 40% off.
> Legos were wiped out, so I went to the Hot Wheel section to see if they had
> anything for the boys... and lo and behold, someone had stashed a 4559 on
> the bottom shelf in the Hot Wheel aisle. According to my receipt, I left
> with one Cargo Railway and no Hot Wheels.
>
> The reason I bring this up is because I suspect Target dropped their prices
> the day before Christmas in order to avoid having to give refunds at full
> price the day after Christmas to those without a receipt who wish to return
> or exchange gifts. I have never worked in retail so I may be wrong (or
> cynical!) but I am going to try to get to Target the first thing on
> Christmas Eve morning this year just in case they do it again. And I'm
> bringing along the coupons from the Mania magazine just in case.
>
> Maggie Cambron
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