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Subject:	Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
Newsgroups:	lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Sat, 9 Oct 1999 15:22:06 GMT
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Simon Robinson wrote in message ... [ ... snipped ... ] > > Secondly, if you're in a situation where there aren't enough sets to make > everyone happy, then which is best? > (A) to satisfy one person who will only be happy when he has 50 of a set. > OR > (B) to satisfy 10 people who each will be happy to own 5 of a set. > Assuming you can't do both? > > I know which one of those I'd pick. > > Simon > http://www.SimonRobinson.com Simon - I agree with you on this one. The Target near me did exactly what you suggest with both Halloween Buckets and Star Wars LEGO sets. The limit was two per person. I don't know how they enforced it but there was a sign in the Star Wars aisle stating that the store limiting purchases. I have also started seeing this with Hot Wheels. Mike - mike_walsh@mindspring.com http://mike_walsh.tripod.com

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		Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
(...) And in many cases this is an almost completely empty gesture meant to stop the obvious scalping (or the non-persistant scalping) and the whining of parents who didn't make it to the store on time to get the coolest new thing their kids must (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: Blue Hopper Car Mania...
(...) I'd like to think that you'd regard doing business as a bit more than that. There's two sides of it: A. Making a profit, and B. Providing a good service to your customers. Both are important. Selling all your stock no matter who to may be the (...) (25 years ago, 9-Oct-99, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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