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Re: WalMart prices...
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Tue, 28 Sep 1999 06:49:36 GMT
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Why is it I read all these Wal-Mart special prices, but go there here in
Albuquerque and never see anything? Is Albq. one of those places where Lego
sells very good as to never warrant sales? Am I missing something?
Lego is not a toy, it's a way of life.
ScottR swrunyan@uswest.net
Ray Sanders <rsanders@gate.net> wrote in message
news:37F02E90.B23100BF@gate.net...
> I don't know if this is a local, regional or national WalMart price
> decrease, but...
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> The local WalMart has had a number of sets on clearance for a few
> months. The markdown was only 20-25% off retail. Sometime over the
> weekend, they increased the markdown to the 30-33% range. The sets at
> the local store affected are:
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> 6332 $35 Command Post Central
> 6089 $35 Stone Tower Bridge
> 6969 $35 Celestial Stinger
> 6083 $13 Samurai Stronghold
> 6328 $13 Helicopter Transport (this one seemed high in the first place
> for some reason)
> 6582 $21 Daredevil Flight Squad
> 6919 $27 Planetary Prowler
> 6160 $27 Sea Scorpion
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> and a few Duplo sets
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> 2281 $21 Deluxe Harbor Highway
> 2223 $17 Tubes Set
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> I think the rational has something to do with which sets are still
> allocated shelf space and which ones are not. Those on the outs are
> moved to clearance. Interesting that not all of the Ninjas are on
> clearance, only certain ones.
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> Of course, they *still* have 4-5 #6493 (Flying Time Vessel) at full
> price. Go figure.
>
> Ray
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| ScottR wrote in message ... (...) The Wal-Mart near me (Cary, North Carolina) rarely has sales either. I spoke with the manager in the toy department recently and asked him why some Wal-Marts have sets on clearance but others (like the one near me) (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| I don't know if this is a local, regional or national WalMart price decrease, but... The local WalMart has had a number of sets on clearance for a few months. The markdown was only 20-25% off retail. Sometime over the weekend, they increased the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Sep-99, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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