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Re: Ames 75% Star Wars LEGO
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Mon, 5 Jun 2000 05:28:04 GMT
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John Robert Blaze Kanehl wrote:
> In lugnet.market.theory, Mark Cornell writes:
> > I went to Ames in Concord, NH and Manchester, NH. At the first one, I picked up on
> > of each SW set I didn't have (about $200.00 retail) and went to pay. When the
> > first set rang up at full price, I pointed out to the clerk that these should be
> > 75% off, and produced the sales flyer. She looked at the flyer for all of ten
> > seconds and then proceeded to discount every set by 75%. No hassles.
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> I hit another Ames as a favor to a fellow AFOL...Due to long check out
> lines, numerous screaming babies and a couple Irate seniors at Customer
> Service, the manager waved to the Cashier in front of me to mark them down
> and get the ine moving...modest score of a dozen sets, no hassles...
Sigh...yes, that's an impressive stack. I hope you're planning to build, suh! ;)
I've had to put most of my back sets in storage because of this haul. Methinks the
fire sale will begin sooner than I'd planned...
> When I went to
> > pay, the Lego rang up at full price. A cashier in the next aisle promptly informed
> > my cashier that the sets were on sale and to manually enter the discount. I didn't
> > even need to say anything. Nice service. I was never really impressed by Ames
> > before, but I guess I changed my mind.
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> I went to customer service at this Ames due to long check out lines...the
> service associate took 1 look at the advert, made a comment like "Darn"
> computers, and began discounting my haul...wi a smile, no less.
Yep, they're always ready to blame the computers. Nice tactic to use, always make sure
the person on the other side of the counter thinks it's you and them against the
world. Adversarial or confrontational behaviour just makes it harder, so find a common
foe.
> > Both Ames stores had a surprising amount of SW Legos considering today is the last
> > day of the sale.
>
> All stores within 60 miles of me have huge holes in their Lego displays...
I wonder why? :)
> I kind of wondered about cleaning them out of sets (I only spent
> > about $100), but decided my Lego budget was already exceeded and I couldn't really
> > justify all of the extra sets unless I intended to flip them on e-bay.
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> I don't know about anyone else, but my card is thinner from excessive
> friction = ) A deal this good only happens around here once in a
> decade...Wal Mart doesn't discount much more than $.11 a set
*cough*
> and K mart just started restocking Lego (No old treasures because all 2 stores had
> were clone brands)
*cough*
Before Christmas, the K-marts here were blowing out SW Lego at 50% off or more--they
forgot to take down signage from one sale before the new one started, so they allowed
me to double-dip after a little bit of sweet talking.
> I generally didn't clean out everything (I left more than I took)...Me
> thinks there are more Lugnet Lurkers in my area due to the utter
> disappearance of any SW sets upon return visits to a couple stores.
I won't cough on this one, because I stayed firmly in Northwestern NJ. (Sorry Jeff)
> > Somehow I suspect that e-bay is about to be flooded with SW Legos.
>
> That's where a few of mine will go after I get the figs I want...The deluge
> on eBay started days ago...
I'm not surprised. If I offer any up, it'll be either as parts (which usually get
more) or as a straight-sale at below retail price, aimed specifically at people in
parts of the world where these things are just hideously expensive--especially Japan,
the UK, and Aus/NZ. That way I get more than I would in the US, and the buyers pay a
lot less than their retail--even much less than US retail--and the balance of
availability is in some tiny way redressed. (Actually, it's not, because the inventory
consumption still only shows up in the US--thus saying to TLG that US sales are worth
every penny denied somewhere else. Sigh.)
best
Lindsay
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