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Re: Slim Pickings at Target
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Tue, 28 Dec 1999 00:15:14 GMT
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West Michigan fared no better. The first Target I stopped at in
Kalamazoo had 4 or 5 clearance sets left on the shelves. The second
Target store had a bit more: a MindStorms Robotics Discovery Set
(bought it even though I just got one before Christmas), a bunch of
Technic motors (got one for my brother as a gift), and a few of the
$80 sets marked down to $50 (I picked up 6093 and 5986 because I
couldn't stand leaving without buying something!). But I didn't find
the two things that I wanted: MindStorms Extreme Creatures and
Robo-Sports! Argghh!
Anywho, I really liked the Ninja set. It's the first that I've picked
up so I may have to find some more. The Adventurers set was O.K. Very
playable for kids.
Big Lots, which usually has a few older sets, was absolutely cleaned
out this year. One of the two I checked on Sunday had absolutely no
LEGO at all.
Does anybody know when/if Meijer is going to start clearing out old
LEGO? The stores around here are full of it with no shelf space left.
It seems like they'll have to move it sometime soon.
Fred.
Mr L F Braun <braunli1@pilot.msu.edu> wrote:
> <whine>
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> Hi all,
>
> Is it just here in Detroit, or does Target's post-Christmas clearance
> stock seem unusually sparse this year? I've been trying to buy up Space
> Simulation Stations, and across five Targets, I've found exactly
> one--wait, amend that, I found one and a third--open box with open
> sub-boxes, poorly taped together and obviously incomplete.
>
> On the other hand, I may just have to blame all of the other SE-Michigan
> AFOLs for this depressing discovery. Which one of you did it? C'mon,
> 'fess up. ;)
>
> </whine>
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> In all seriousness, though, it does seem to be a scant year--though I
> did find the Rock Raiders HQ for $48, still a bit rich for me, and
> Kohl's does have a 20% off sale on LEGO, including the 2000 sets, going
> right now (30% off Star Wars LEGO, and the Y2000 SW sets are still in
> line with MSRP). A few Ninja sets are around, but none of the good ones
> that I need.
>
> Perhaps all of the survivalists are stockpiling. I did run into several
> people at one Target with shopping carts full of soda and cereal,
> claiming "Y2K" as the reason for buying all of it. Somehow, if
> civilisation collapses, I don't think Boo Berry is going to save the
> homestead, and if it doesn't collapse, I predict that cereal will go
> stale long before anyone eats it. Many people, however, will try to
> return their stockpiles when/if nothing happens--now *that* could be
> pandemonium.
>
> best,
>
> Lindsay (in Michigan again)
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>
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