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Re: AFOLs as cheapskates
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Mon, 15 Jan 2001 00:16:09 GMT
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Troy Cefaratti wrote:
> I honestly cannot remember the last time I purchased any Lego at full
> retail. I find that if I wait long enough, i get everything that I want at
> a price that is actually affordable.
One serious factor for me is that if I waited until I could get sets at
50% or better discount, I wouldn't be doing very much with pirates (I've
bought two Crocodile Cages at clearance an that's it). I also probably
wouldn't have that much of a castle set up (Nightlords Castle is the
only big castle set I've ever got on clearance [well, maybe a couple
Ninja Flying Fortresses also], though I have got some used castle sets
for clearance type prices). If the Star Wars sets weren't so neat, I
could probably wait for them.
Of course ultimately, if AFOLs could manage to restrain themselves and
only buy on deep clearance, we would most certainly see our impact on
TLC vanish. While it is true that if we buy sets on deep discount TLC
still gets their share, the retailers should be paying attention to
their clearance quantities and refining their ordering (of course they
will never get it perfect), which would send a signal to TLC.
Frank
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| (...) Why is that. When I go into a WM and buy something at 60-70% off retail, I doubt that TLC even knows it happens. The store manager might know it happens (esp if he sees me wheeling a buggy full of clearanced sets towards the register). The (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| I honestly cannot remember the last time I purchased any Lego at full retail. I find that if I wait long enough, i get everything that I want at a price that is actually affordable. And if you watch the sales and stuff closely, you don't even always (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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