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More Wacky Target Clearance
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Thu, 18 Jan 2001 22:46:10 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Bianca Nebab writes:
> I just got back from a Target this morning. This was one that isn't as well-trodden
> as the others because it's tucked out of the way in a smallish town. I was happy to
> see a couple of Mindstorms accessory kits, but they were still scanning in at 50%
> still so I left them. The trip ended up being worthwhile anyway because I was able
> to return and repurchase a 4561 I'd gotten at the 50% level a couple of weeks ago.
> Who knew having no time to sort the stuff I've already got would have this secondary
> benefit? I did have to wait for them to put it back on the floor, but the store was
> deserted.
...And in the "always check back" department, I had a hunch
that today might see discounts that were missed yesterday.
I called a few stores and they vehemently denied that anything
had been further discounted since yesterday, but somehow I was
still skeptical and decided to check it out for myself.
Good thing, too, because my first Target had $24.90 Destroyer
Droids (8002) yesterday--but today, they were $12.44. Unfortu-
nately someone had beaten me to them, and only one remained
because it was in with "regular stock." My second stop was
quite confusing because only some items were discounted--Throwbots
Castle and my catch of the day, a Race championship set with
the green-haired girl for $12.44--but the regular SW items were
still at 50%. So I went to the third, hoping it was similar,
and it was, but reversed in pattern--ONLY the SW System stuff
was discounted! So I landed 15 7144 Slave Is (Boba Fetts are
spoken for already, sorry), 6 7131 Anakin Podracers, 4 Speeder
Bikes (7128), and 6 7101 Lightsabre Duels. Not bad, but the
nearly 30 various Technic sets still at 50% (and two Naboo
Fighters) made me very sad, as did the Exploration Mars and
RIS Accessories still languishing at 50%. No rhyme or reason,
it seems--the Throwbots weren't all at $1.44, some were still
$2.90, and the price change team had already blown through.
I don't anticipate any more reductions until next Wednesday,
but given my luck at making predictions so far this year I
wouldn't trust my reckoning. I wouldn't even trust the store
employees to make predictions at this point.
I do hope everyone else is having better--or at least more
uniform--luck. I'm getting tired of going on these 80-mile
jaunts every morning "just in case". At least there's now
something to show for it! So go back and check each day, if
you can--you never know what might surface or suddenly discount.
best,
Lindsay
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 | | Re: More Wacky Target Clearance
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| (...) I had that same hunch and went back to a store (60 mile round trip!) where yesterday they vehemently denied that the sale prices would be coming down. I was thrilled to get two copies of that lovely color-coordinated set Dino Research Compound (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
| | | Re: More Wacky Target Clearance
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| (...) I totally agree with this approach! I hit a couple local Targets this afternoon with some success. The first one had nothing. I mean no clearances. On anything. It was like Christmas never happened. Very strange... The second yielded a nice (...) (24 years ago, 22-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Final Round of Target Clearance.
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| I just got back from a Target this morning. This was one that isn't as well-trodden as the others because it's tucked out of the way in a smallish town. I was happy to see a couple of Mindstorms accessory kits, but they were still scanning in at 50% (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jan-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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