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Re: Tuesday Morning (possible alert)
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Wed, 8 Aug 2001 02:36:04 GMT
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Yep, same at the local store. They *still* have 4 copies of the big Studios set
(the one with the PC camera) for $99.99. Some other odds and ends, a few Znap
sets, but that was about all. Glad I didn't rush in to town just to get there at
8am.
Are these people related to KayBee Toys ? (as in: they both pull that same ploy
of overmarking the "original price" to make it look like such a deal)
Ray
In lugnet.market.shopping, Paul Ferguson writes:
> Nothing special today, IMHO. Mine had just stuff left over from the
> last sale event, and those items mostly had inflated "regular" prices
> on the sticker to make the sale seem bigger than it really was. What
> I remember:
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> Desert Skiff (Star Wars): 3.99 (REAL reg 6.00/listed reg. 6.99)
> Research Glider (Dino Island): 3.99 (REAL reg 6.00/listed reg. 6.99)
> Axe Cart (Knight's Kingdom): 1.99 (REAL reg, 2.99/listed reg. 3.99)
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> Plus, more Technic CyberSlam sets, but not that much off, a couple of
> Scala dolls, and a lot of Duplo.
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> As I said, none of this seems "new" to TM for this event.
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> On the other hand, last time they didn't bring out all the new
> stuff until Friday, as I remember it.
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> In lugnet.market.shopping, Ray Sanders writes:
> > My local Tuesday Morning is opening tomorrow morning (Tuesday, 7 August) after
> > being closed for about a month. Supposed to have been restocking with great • new
> > bargins. No info about new Lego product, but thought I should mention this. • This
> > store has a recording that says they open at 8AM. You may want to call your
> > local Tuesday Morning and see if this is a company wide start of sale date.
> >
> > Ray
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| (...) They don't appear to be, KayBee used to part of Consolidated Stores Corporation (now know as Big Lots Corporation) but it was taken private in a management lead buyout recently. Tuesday Morning appears to be a stand alone company when you look (...) (23 years ago, 8-Aug-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: Tuesday Morning (possible alert)
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| Nothing special today, IMHO. Mine had just stuff left over from the last sale event, and those items mostly had inflated "regular" prices on the sticker to make the sale seem bigger than it really was. What I remember: Desert Skiff (Star Wars): 3.99 (...) (23 years ago, 7-Aug-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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