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In my quest for Star Wars value packs, I recently visited several local TRU stores int he Cleveland, OH area. At one store (Parmatown Mall) I noticed that almost all of the Lego sets seemed to have been marked up by about 10%. $20 sets were $22, $35 (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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"Troy's Surplus Lego" <legosales@tcphoto.net> wrote in message news:GJGItH.KAw@lugnet.com... (...) TRU (...) [ ... snipped ... ] I noticed this at the Durham, NC TRU the other day. I needed a large (48x48) baseplate on short notice and picked one (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) It seems that every TRU that I have been to lists the 628 for $12.99. At TRU in Grand Rapids yesterday I didn't notice any other markups. I did notice a Naboo Swamp + Gungan Sub combo pack for $29.99, which is pretty decent price. -Jason (URL) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) *snip* (...) The TRU in Redwood City, CA (halfway between San Francisco and San Jose) has raised prices 10% across the store (OK, I didn't actually price the Barbies, board games, and diapers, but I looked at a number of lines, not just Lego). (...) (23 years ago, 10-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) checked (...) I believe that this is the standard price for the 48 x 48 baseplate, atleast at TRU. They were $16 at the one I was at today. ;( Troy (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) it (...) a (...) I've found that around here it usually works this way as well. It's most evident with Kmart, but I've noticed it with other stores as well. There are two KMarts in what would be considered "bad" neighborhoods, and everything (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) The TRU in Newark, CA (perhaps all of them) just jacked up the price of Bionicle mask sets (2 masks per box) by 50% to see if us fools will still pay at .42 cents per piece (price increased from $1.99 to $2.99). Fortunately, there is a Target (...) (23 years ago, 11-Sep-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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