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In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Richard Parsons writes:
> Evening all,
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> Just a note for Australian MB devotees that TRU has increased the prices on
> the Pro-builder range - sets under $30 have gone up by $5 and sets over $30
> have gone up by $10.
The khaki helicopter and tank were A$24.XX at TRU/A$19.99 at W already, have
these gone up again ?
> This doesn't shift the value proposition appreciably...
Must mean they are selling a few. I think we are still cheaper than the US for
MB when conversions are done, or were those Canadian prices.
> Big W haven't increased prices, but they also haven't restocked after
> Christmas, and are a bit coy about whether they will.
>
> For those building castle walls, and warship and starship hulls, TRU
> Parramatta is about the only place in Sydney to find battleships at the mo'
> ;-) Interestingly, they're now in a smaller box, increasing the density to
> aircraft carrier levels. They must have figured out that a smaller box
> means lower shipping costs....
Parramatta is one of the better TRUs for Lego as well.
> No sight of the Whitehouse yet, and no response to my query of MB of over a
> week ago on that subject :-\ Who do these guys think they are? Lego?! ;-)
Maybe they're still working on the MBfig Dubya's cowboy boots.
pete.w
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| (...) I got the impression that $25 was RRP, and the Big W std was therefore $20. TRU seem to me to be regualar RRP dudes, but with decent sales prices from time to time. (...) Yup Richard Still baldly going... (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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| Evening all, Just a note for Australian MB devotees that TRU has increased the prices on the Pro-builder range - sets under $30 have gone up by $5 and sets over $30 have gone up by $10. This doesn't shift the value proposition appreciably... Big W (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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