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Re: Walmart Clearance?
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Sat, 12 Jan 2002 03:24:51 GMT
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The part about the red paint is true, at least it was for Toys R Us when I
used to dumpster dive. And don't think they toss it out by opening the boxes
and tossing the sealed bags, so that even if there's paint spalshed on you
can salvage some of the pieces.
"Ray Sanders" <rsanders@svic.net> wrote in message
news:GprD4z.L7G@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.market.shopping, James Seibert writes:
> >
> > And don't even think of dumpster diving, they prosecute for theft • property,
> > even their trash. No, I have not tried it. Although if dumpster of Lego • is
> > out there, I will be sorely tempted.
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> I heard about this once a few years back. The person who described it to • me
> said something to the effect... "we make it not resaleable, then dump some • red
> paint on the pile of stuff in the dunpster". I was always a bit skeptical, • but
> in extreme cases I suppose it might be possible. Most WalMarts always try • to get
> some return from the stuff.
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> Then theres a little WM not all that far from me... twice in the past • week I
> raided a pile of christmas stuff they are trying to get rid of. Bags of
> christmas bows have been reduced to 10-cents. I must have 30 bags stashed • away
> so far (gave some to all my friends). Target slashed their christmas stuff • to
> 90% off last week. Several Targets had large quantites of boxes of candy • canes
> (orig $0.99) for $0.09. Or as the price scanner says " 0.$9 ", bad • firmware !
>
> Ray
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| (...) When I had two kids in diapers, I tried to get someone at Walmart to cut me a deal on some disposable diapers whose packages had been ripped open. I was refused and told there were liability issues in selling opened packages of diapers, and (...) (23 years ago, 12-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| (...) I heard about this once a few years back. The person who described it to me said something to the effect... "we make it not resaleable, then dump some red paint on the pile of stuff in the dunpster". I was always a bit skeptical, but in (...) (23 years ago, 11-Jan-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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