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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 11:30:42 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Bradley Dale writes:
> 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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> 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.
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 be surprised if
it's still there.
> If you're asking for a discount, start high and let them work their way down.
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> "Hey, this LEGO box is open and probably missing most of its pieces..... can I
> have it for free?"
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> 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. :(
Same here. All I've EVER been offered from TRU was 10% off--even
for an Imperial Outpost that was missing half its polybags and
the baseplate. A lot of retailers cap manager's discretion at 10%
in the store's operations manual.
best
LFB
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| I had the same experience at Wal-Mart. There was a Millenium Falcon that was totally ripped into. The front of the box had a tear half way up it in the middle and many of the polybags were obviously open. I talked to a manager about it and "10% is (...) (24 years ago, 15-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Question about open sets at Toys R Us
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| (...) I found an opened <set:3038 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 (...) (24 years ago, 14-Mar-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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