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Re: Fred Meyer has sets for 50% off
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Fri, 4 Feb 2000 05:36:18 GMT
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Hope they move this sale to oregon soon. i am finding large quantities of
episode 1 and egyptian adventures sets. still at full price, just waiting to
be reduced and sold.
david
In lugnet.market.shopping, Rose Regner writes:
> Well I ran across the manager of my favorite Fred Meyers. He was very
> talkative and continued to give me all sorts of info, even though I was
> really trying hard to end the conversation and get home. I would try to end
> the conversation and he would start into some new topic.
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> Clearance sales:
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> According to him, his store has the second highest volume in the region and
> he receives special permission to put clearance items on sale earlier than
> the other stores. This store is usually 1-3 weeks ahead of the other stores
> around here.
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> He stated that the clearance cycle is 25% off for 1 week and 4 weeks at 50%,
> then they either go 75% or they donate the sets to charity. Most likely they
> donate the sets to charity. (this store has followed this pattern, I have
> stumbled across 60-70% off sets but they were at a different Fred Meyers).
> This store goes to 50 % very quickly, the other stores do take longer than 1
> week, so I think the cycle varies from store to store. This store just got
> their new Lego in today.
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> He gave me lots of info, it must have been my lucky Lego charm (I once again
> had my 5 week old KABOB hanging around my neck). I also found out that we
> are getting three new Fred Meyers (one is 1 mile from my house) and a new
> Target (2 miles from my house). Now we will have two Targets in the area.
> Yippee. I could walk to clearance sales.
>
> I was picking up clearance Lego for some fellow LUGNETer's and I guess I was
> rewarded with some happy news.
>
> Rose
>
> R2 wrote in message ...
> > I am in Idaho. I went by another Fred Meyer today and they didn't have any
> > clearance items. They have atleast 30 each of the mummy tombs and the
> > Technic beach buster. Is there a specific set you want?
> >
> > Rose
> >
> >
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| David Phillips wrote in message ... (...) to (...) The Fred Meyer I went to didn't have any Star Wars Lego on clearance. I did notice that at one Fred Meyer they had an in store ad selling the mummy's tomb for 19.99. From past experience this sale (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| Well I ran across the manager of my favorite Fred Meyers. He was very talkative and continued to give me all sorts of info, even though I was really trying hard to end the conversation and get home. I would try to end the conversation and he would (...) (24 years ago, 4-Feb-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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