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Re: Star Wars Lego 40% off at K-mart
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Date: 
Thu, 9 Dec 1999 19:45:06 GMT
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Ben Olmstead/BEM wrote:

> Mr L F Braun wrote:

> > 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 just to return well-intentioned pedantry, they in fact do scan 50%
off the 20%-off level.  ;)

> 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!  ;-)

I don't think they raincheck that freely, but I could be wrong.  :)

-LFB



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(...) 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 (...) (27 years ago, 9-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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