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Re: Star Wars Lego 40% off at K-mart
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Thu, 9 Dec 1999 09:39:21 GMT
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
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> Frank Filz wrote:
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> > Ray Sanders wrote:
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> > > I think I can clarify why this is happening: K-Mart is running a
> > > 20% off all star wars toys this week. They are also running a buy
> > > one lego, get second lego at 50% off. This is happening because
> > > both sales apply to the Star Wars Lego sets.
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> > That is obviously what is happening, but I wouldn't count on getting
> > both sales. Don't these things usually say "not valid with any other
> > offer"?
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> Nope, it doesn't say that, and when I went to buy two Speeder Bikes
> 7128, two Snowspeeders 7130, one Sith Infiltrator 7141 (?), one X-Wing
> 7140, and two Mos Espa Podraces 7171, the total was right about $188
> including tax--or a pinch less than the two Mos Espa Podrace sets
> alone, and definitely counting the 50% off on top of the 20% promotion
> (it says right on the receipt). I'll take those! I might make it all
> back just selling half of the sets.
Just to be way too pedantic, the ad on Lego does say 50% off the
_regular price_ on the second set. This would still be 35% off,
average, and our computer system probably can't handle that fine of a
distinction. (Or the people who enter the ads can't handle that fine of
a distinction...)
And remember to get a raincheck when we run out! I'm hoping whoever
writes it out for me just puts down 'Star Wars Lego 20% Off+Buy 1/Get 1
50% Off': hello, Y2K sets! ;-)
--
Ben "sold his soul to the K-Mart and Lego gods" Olmstead
<bem@mad.scientist.com>
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| (...) I was prepared to have the checker tell me that both sales couldn't apply at the same time, but the sets I bought rang up automatically with both the 20% discount and the buy-one-get-one-50%-off sales. So no fast-talking was necessary! (...) (25 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Star Wars Lego 40% off at K-mart
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| (...) Nope, it doesn't say that, and when I went to buy two Speeder Bikes 7128, two Snowspeeders 7130, one Sith Infiltrator 7141 (?), one X-Wing 7140, and two Mos Espa Podraces 7171, the total was right about $188 including tax--or a pinch less (...) (25 years ago, 8-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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