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Re: AFOLs as cheapskates
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Mon, 15 Jan 2001 15:03:33 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, David Eaton writes:
> Wow, am I the only idiot who goes out and buys sets at full price?
Yes... Yes you are... ;-). Just kidding of course although in the last year I
have become extremely stingy. I think thats for a number of reasons.
1. Since the baby came I just don't shop very much any more.
2. Since the baby came my building time is not what it used to be.
3. I have become much more of a MOC builder so sets mean much less to me.
4. I have a ton of stuff sitting ready to sort and until I am a bit more
organized I don't want to keep adding to the pile unless it is an extremely
good deal like $2 buckets.
That being said though I did buy a Tie Fighter at retail because I just had to
have a Stormtrooper. I also suppose if I were working on a MOC and needed just
that one piece or two to finish it off and there was a show within the week I
might spring for full retail.
> Whenever
> a cool set comes out, I always buy 1 or 2 of 'em just 'cause they're cool--
> I don't wait for sales, really... but I hardly ever 'stock up' on sets
> unless they're on sale-- exceptions being the Guarded Treasury, Droid
> Escape, Speeder Bikes and the Defense Archer...
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> But I do buy stuff for regular price... Am I one of the only ones?
Well like I said, I just don't have the time or as much money to spend since
the baby came along so I have to be much more carefull in what I spend. It
does kill me occasionally to pass over some of the Star Wars sets I don't have
just yet but so far I have been able to contain myself. Except of course for
the Tie Fighter.
Eric Kingsley
The New England LEGO Users Group
http://www.nelug.org/
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