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Re: Walmart Clearance?
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Sat, 12 Jan 2002 03:42:00 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Tony Kilaras writes:
> 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.
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 that they just threw them away. I drove around the back of the
store to inspect the dumpster but discovered it was surrounded by a high chain
link fence with a padlocked gate. I actually thought about driving my car up
early on a Sunday morning and climbing on the roof and hoisting myself over the
fence to rifle through the dumpster, but getting caught would have been TOO
embarrassing. Good thing I didn't know about the LEGO or I might have
risked it!
> Ray Sanders wrote:
> > 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.
> >
> > 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 dumpster". 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.
> >
> > 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 !
I saw tons of those 9 cent candy canes. If only they could have been
chocolate! I did find some cute tiny Christmas shopping bags and tags in those
carts they put the stuff in that they've found misshelved-- also for 90% off.
The men's Horton the elephant socks were 39 cents. But the clearance LEGO
pickings have been slim around here.
Maggie C.
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