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Re: ZB deals
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Mon, 20 Dec 1999 22:47:59 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> Tom Stangl wrote:
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> > > > This is the Zany Brainy in Independence, Missouri which can be contacted • at
> > > > (816) 795-0522. If you speak with the manager, please mention my name.
> > >
> > > Hmm...I'll be in Missouri over Xmas, maybe a 3-hr detour would be OK...
> >
> > Call them - NOW. Otherwise, I doubt they'll have any soon, even though they • are
> > limiting it to ONE set per person at that price.
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> Thanks Tom (and Mike),
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> I needed a kick in the butt to call and you provided it. The ZB person
> seemed annoyed at whomever spread their phone number around so I chose
> not to mention Andreas. She said "I've even had people from Canada
> call...CANADA" as if it were a foreign country or something. (Oh wait)
...I reached someone of similar description - her name was Shelia - and she
wanted to "thank the person who gave out my number" (dripping with sarcasm.
Anyway, they're out of 4565.
Ed
> I didn't get the shuttle, I got the train. I already have one shuttle
> and this will be my first train of any kind. I hope it arives on Wednesday.
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> later,
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> Chris
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Message has 3 Replies:
 | | Re: ZB deals
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| (...) contacted (...) they (...) ...forgot to mention - I found one in the Littleton, CO store. Much friendlier staff. They couldn't honor the additional 20% off, however, but 4565 shipped UPS ground at $99 flat rate is good enough for me! Check (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
| | | Re: ZB deals
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| (...) < much snipped > (...) Well, if zanybrainy.com would offer the same thing that the stores do, then this would be routed to a more efficient channel. One that is designed to handle a 'thundering herd' :-) Ray (who has no Zany Brainy store (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
| | | Re: ZB deals
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| (...) You'd think they'd be ecstatic, as they have cleared a LOT of floor/shelf space by selling off those large-boxed sets. Last year when I bought out 18 5571s in one go, the mgr was very happy to sell them to me, even though they had to ship them (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: ZB deals
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| (...) Thanks Tom (and Mike), I needed a kick in the butt to call and you provided it. The ZB person seemed annoyed at whomever spread their phone number around so I chose not to mention Andreas. She said "I've even had people from Canada (...) (25 years ago, 20-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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