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Re: Target UPC phenomenon
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Date: 
Sat, 15 Jan 2000 06:06:17 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Daniel Delcollo writes:
Noticed an interesting phenomenon at Target stores and was wondering if anyone
here knew the reason.  I too participated in the mad dash to target clearance
for all sorts of great stuff.  I was specifically after Mindstorms stuff.  I
was able to find a few things, but I noticed that several of the sets I found
particularly the Robosports boxes, had the UPCs ripped off.  In one case I
found 4 sets at one store, and every UPC had been ripped off an made off
with.  the seals were not broken and nothing else was damaged.  Is there some
top secret rebate that requires the UPC or is someone making a big fat UPC
collection?

also if any of you fellow Target hunters, manage to find the Train set 4561 at
the next clearance level, (discounted bellow $77.90)  please post.  I've been
tempted but cant quite make myself buy it at the price now.  thanks.

They will be going on another round of price reductions Wednesday.  If they
get any cheaper, I will post it (after I clean out all of our stores!)

Mike



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(...) Geez, I got the flu on New Year's Eve, and managed to put in a half-day at work the following Wednesday before I had to crawl home to bed. Had I known Target would be moving so fast this year, I'd have gone there instead. Being sick, I missed (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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Noticed an interesting phenomenon at Target stores and was wondering if anyone here knew the reason. I too participated in the mad dash to target clearance for all sorts of great stuff. I was specifically after Mindstorms stuff. I was able to find a (...) (25 years ago, 15-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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