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(...) Some companies just go out of their way to go out of biz! The eToys werehose is about 10 minutes from my house, but they still wanted to gouge me for shipping, so I passed on the Biggest Deal Of The Year. Aaron, bucketless. (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Aaron West" <maniac@netwebb.com> wrote in message news:G4v5w6.Jr9@lugnet.com... [ ... snipped ... ] (...) It isn't eToys (although their shipping is high), the USPS charges the same rate to deliver next door as they do to deliver across the (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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Sounds to me like YOU were sillier than THEY were - sure, you get whacked for $20 shipping for 20 buckets. Lesseeeeeee, that makes it a whopping $60 for 20 buckets. Ooooh, $3/ea instead of $2/ea. Pretty silly to pass that up for the principal, (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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Can't say I don't agree, but "available funds" have been tied up in Shell sets and moving expenses. The decision was not really based on shipping cost, but rather what my wife would say if 20+ boxes showed up with LEGO in them. I'd die a painful (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Lego Buckets on Sale for $2.00 at E-Toys (back in stock, for now)
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(...) Ah yes... the "Lego goes on sale but I'm moving" dilema. Sadly I have learned from experience that you were correct. My wife and I moved a few months ago after the birth of our son. Sure enough... one month before our moving date Zellers had a (...) (24 years ago, 1-Dec-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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