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(...) Speaking of TRU... Yahoo: Toys R Us Wants to Prevent Piecemeal Sale (URL) (22 years ago, 28-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Toys R Us and TLC
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(...) Right. The more that WalMart causes other retailers to fail, the more ability they have to squeeze the suppliers, and the less (eventual) competition there will be. Ray fut to .market.theory (22 years ago, 27-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Second Canadian PAB in Quebec City
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(...) :] Here is the updated table, with new data from yourself and Allan B: Bag__Price__Pcs__Pri...x4__Source S1___5.95___66___0.0...______Kyle D.J. S2___5.99___158__0.0..._____Allan Bedford L1___9.99___76___0.1...______Kyle D.J. (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) Or even if you're feeling bored. D'Oh! (22 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.loc.ca)
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(...) The SEARS here (Frisco, TX USA) has quite a few LEGO sets on the shelves. K-Mart closed all of their stores in the Dallas, TX area when they had problems a while ago. Eric (22 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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K-Mart sells LEGO toys, Sears is not known for selling toys in the US (other than during the Holidays, and then I have only seen MBs). I wonder how this will affect the LEGO offerrings. (URL) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Second Canadian PAB in Quebec City
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(...) You can add my last purchase to your study, if you like. :) Small bag from St. Jacob's @ 5.99 before tax. 10 2x2 plate hinges 10 2x2 green plates 10 2x4 green plates 10 2x2 black plates 19 1x2 black offset plates 20 1x4 black plates 10 1x4 (...) (22 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Second Canadian PAB in Quebec City
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(...) Kyle, If you're still feeling board, here is my haul... (URL) My cost includes taxes. Peter (22 years ago, 17-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Re: Second Canadian PAB in Quebec City
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FUT -> market.theory (...) B'jour Partick, I added your numbers to my recent PaB study ((URL) and here are the results: Bag_____Price___Pcs_..._Price/2x4 S1______5.95____66__..._____0.211 L1______9.99____76__..._____0.213 (...) (22 years ago, 16-Nov-04, to lugnet.loc.ca.qc.que, lugnet.loc.ca, lugnet.market.theory)
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G'day folks, Since I was hard up for a good time, I analyzed the cost-effectiveness (or lack of it) for my first PaB encounter (in Ontario, Canada). I bought 1 small bag and 2 large bags. I filled all with a mixture of bricks, plates, and fences. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.loc.ca)
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| | Anatomy of a Shop At Home group order
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A few days ago, in this thread: (URL) mentioned the large group order that we (my co-workers & I) do every year about this time. This was our third annual and largest order yet. I'm not sure how many other people do this in their office/workplace or (...) (22 years ago, 7-Nov-04, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.general, lugnet.dear-lego)
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| | Re: Creator Set has 500 extra pieces in dazzling colors...
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(...) LOL Avery, I'm sure some non-US AFOLs will (and probably already have!) done a deal similar to this with their US friends. I have no particular desire to acquire these sets, though if they became available here at retail I would probably buy 1 (...) (22 years ago, 2-Oct-04, to lugnet.general, lugnet.market.theory, FTX)
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(URL) Toys "R" Us filed the suit on May 21, claiming Amazon violated an agreement not to sell competing products on its Web site." Apparently they adhered to the agreement with respect to the bonus tubs, lol "Seattle-based Amazon countersued on June (...) (22 years ago, 28-Sep-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Tough times in Toytown force LEGO® to rebuild
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(...) That's one of the big things, but there's a much bigger variety of organized sports and other outdoor activities for kids these days. Computers/internet probably accounts for another big chunk of time, and just buying a basic computer costs (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) I would guess video games. It's fairly easy to keep kids away from them before they start school, but once they do and hear of the games other kids are playing it becomes quite difficult. Maggie C. (22 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.market.theory)
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(...) Am I the only one who was shocked to read this? A quick perusal of LEGO catalogs from 1984--1994 shows clearly that TLG's core market was boys aged 6--12. What happened in the past ten years that shrunk TLC's core market by 29% and skewed it (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | BrickBros Press Release
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Noticed via a Google News Clipper: Arizona Teens Building Profitable Empire Brick-By-Plastic-Brick...“No Flipping Burgers For These Young Entrepreneurs” (URL) Following up on (URL) the Press Release states: ...LEGO has always required a physical (...) (22 years ago, 13-Aug-04, to lugnet.mediawatch, lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.brickshops, FTX)
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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(...) Hi, I am a representative of The Block Shop. I am posting to clarify some of the issues and concerns raised in this thread regarding theblockshop.com. Feel free to verify any of this information with The LEGO Company. If you have any further (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory, lugnet.market.brickshops) !
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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(...) The following text comes directly from an actual Lego Systems, Inc. order invoice/packing slip from March 2003 on a form dated January 1993. Only relevant portions reproduced here exactly as presented on the form; emphasis is exactly as on the (...) (22 years ago, 11-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: Authorized Lego retailers
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(...) Is that still the case? There are a couple of small online LEGO retailers in Australia (that I know of), neither currently have a store-front, though one did a couple of years ago. That one (which is currently closed for personal reasons) also (...) (22 years ago, 10-Aug-04, to lugnet.market.theory)
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