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    Harry Potter Disappeared??? —James Seibert
   Hi, Harry Potter sets have disappeared from the shelves of the two local Wal-Marts and one K-Mart in the Paducah area. I purchased a few sets but the castle, Hagrids Hut, and other were gone then two days later the shelves were cleared out (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
   
        Re: Harry Potter Disappeared??? —Bryan Wong
     (...) Yeah I'm not sure what's happening... First I heard that the HP sets were available at a Toys R Us in mall X. Then I saw the HP sets at a Toys R Us in my area, but now they've disappeared, including the display. Yesterday I went to mall X and (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
    
         Re: Harry Potter Disappeared??? —Naji Norder
       We saw the entire line for the first time last night, all available in Wal-Mart (@ 620 & 183 in Austin). They look very nice, and the prices are pretty good as well. I know we'll collect them all ourselves, but I am just wondering if my little (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
     
          Re: Harry Potter Disappeared??? —Richard Morton
      The Hogwart's Express doesn't come with proper train wheels and so can't be run on Lego track as built. It can be easily converted over though, using proper wheels and I believe that the instruction show you how to do that (although I don't yet have (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
    
         Re: Harry Potter Disappeared??? —James Brown
     (...) If Van is like Edmonton, it's not that they've been pulled, it's that they're *flying* off the shelves. I found them at a TRU, full line on the cardboard display. Later that night (accidently got 2 Diagon Alley and no House Gryffindor) the (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
    
         Re: Harry Potter Disappeared??? —Bryan Wong
     (...) Actually, I would NOT be surprised at all if the HP sets were flying off the shelves. It's Harry Potter, AND it's Lego! What more could you ask for? :) -Bryan (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
   
        Re: Harry Potter Disappeared??? —Greg Perry
   (...) At the local Wal-Mart I frequent (in Richmond, VA), the HP sets were not so much a part of a disappearing act as they were a part of a "find the pea under the shuffled shells" act. My W-M keeps moving the sets all over the place. For the first (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
 

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