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I was in my local K-Mart (Charleston,SC) and scanned several Lego sets. They ALL came up 25% off. So I kept scanning and lo and behold, every Lego set, even the newer sets, were 25% off. Hopefully this a chain-wide sale. I have not seen it (...) (23 years ago, 10-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | K-Mart Rant (Was: Re: K-Mart Sale)
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So here's why I don't like KMart: I go in to my local K-Mart, hearing about the sale here on LUGNET (Thanks Milissa!) The LEGO aisle has a half dozen signs saying "As Advertised! All LEGO 20% off. Sale ends 12/12/01" I pick up what I need, go to the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) My Non-Lego-Significant-Other refuses to go to the K-Mart near me -- she claims the place is just too disgusting for her to step foot inside of it. And actually it's true -- there is often foodstuffs, spit, vomit, what-have-you all over the (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | Re: K-Mart Rant - the Good with the Bad
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I agree. K-Marts are some of the trashiest stores. However, I have typically found a majority of my good deals here. I think that it is a combination of the fact that they are sloppy with shelving thier items and slack about tagging thier clearance (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Interesting. We have a Kmart on Astor place in NYC & it is pretty nice. (but most things are marked up & most sales are non-applicable). But.... The K-mart I go to is in the Bronx, not in the best area of the Bronx either. But his place is (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) I'll have to agree on this too. I just went into a Kmart for the first time in a long time yesterday and let's just say I was shocked at the toy isle. It looked like bomb went off in there. (...) Care to share any deals that you've noticed (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Please, take my car, but not my Lego... (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) All I can say is look for sets that are over a year old. Sometimes I get lucky. I will just check a store from time to time and maybe scan an older set or two to see if it has been reduced but not marked. That is the first deal I have seen in (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Hop-Frog, is that the Floresta (San Leandro) or High Street store? Paul in Oakland - who has a really fun new Lego thing to show you :-) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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The rant is fine, and yes, you can find some good deals at some of the sloppiest of stores. But you can't lay all the blame on K-Mart (And I'm not suggesting that was anyone's intention). The toy sections are usually a mess, but it's not because (...) (23 years ago, 12-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) [Gee, I know I answered this yesterday -- must have gotten lost in the ether.] High Street. Messiest store I have ever seen. What's really scary is that they actually carry foodstuffs of all kinds since they have a full service supermarket (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) Darn...if you hit High Street, there won't be any left for me. :-) No, it's not a plume (more should be arriving soon) but it will interest you. Paul (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I can confirm most of what has been said here in this thread, K-Mart is the worst of that style of store that I have been in. I compare this to Target, Wal-Mart, Meire's, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if in the not-to-distant future K-Mart folded as (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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I am inspired by your writings. Power to the people! sun (...) (23 years ago, 13-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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Yes, High Street is very messy. And normally, they have a dismal selection. You should have gone to Floresta. I scored 10 SW Pod buckets tonight. Paul Sinasohn LUGNET #115 (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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AMEN! Thank you, Todd, for writing this! It was just the reframing I needed. I loved the part about them making a mistake, but you pointing out that clearance sales were final. Awesome! I consider myself a proactive consumer, but it's very helpful (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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(...) OK, so I was gloating in this post. Sorry about that - I never get a chance to score the way folks on the east coast do. And I'm willing to share with folks in the Bay Area who may want one of these and didn't get one. I am sending 2 for gifts (...) (23 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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(...) No apologies needed, I well know how you feel -- I almost never see the sales I often read about. And I almost never get to score in quantity for one reason or another... I'd take one bucket off your hands if that would be okay... -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 15-Dec-01, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.us.ca.sf)
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