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Re: Question about open sets at Toys R Us
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Wed, 14 Mar 2001 03:23:55 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Michael Brenner writes:
> I came across an open UCS Tie at TRU tonight. It was open on one side and I
> was going to ask for a discount. I have never done that in the past but the
> set could be missing parts. How receptive would a TRU manager be to the idea
> of giving a break on a high price item?
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> If anyone has done this how did it go for you?
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> Thanks in advance for any response.
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> Mike
I found an opened Spider Slayer at TRU which scanned as $20
(Canadian dollars), which I figure is over 70% off. Since the motor was still
there, I figured nobody had stolen anything from it. I was right.
If you're asking for a discount, start high and let them work their way down.
"Hey, this LEGO box is open and probably missing most of its pieces..... can I
have it for free?"
Okay, maybe that won't work. You'd better send a friend or relative in to try
it for you, and if they don't come back with it go in yourself and try a
different method. Of course, I asked Pharma Plus for a discount on <set:8510
Lava> because it was old and unpopular (and I only needed one part from each
set), but all I was offered was 10% off. :(
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| (...) Let's see, this one was in western Windsor, ON? I found one 3038 there, opened, for Can$20--opted against it in the end when the Canadian system couldn't handle my MasterCard (!?!?--only country I've ever had it fail to work with). I wouldn't (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| I came across an open UCS Tie at TRU tonight. It was open on one side and I was going to ask for a discount. I have never done that in the past but the set could be missing parts. How receptive would a TRU manager be to the idea of giving a break on (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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