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See my reply to Erin... It's the standard libertarian dogmatic answer. :-) (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Actually, Larry, I am interested in your take on the types of discounts that stores offer during a sale. For the benefit of other readers, we Canadians (at least on the West Coast) had lamented that we only occasionally see 10% - 15% mark-downs for (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) And you thought I wouldn't like your answer! Nothing there I disagree with, although I don't think regulation has too much to do with, in the end, whether an older Lego set is discounted by 15% rather than 50%. I think I'll pose this question (...) (25 years ago, 7-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) this (...) I can't really say anything one way or another regarding what Larry has said about the types of markets..., it seems to make sense, but economics tends to stretch my 10 s attention span a little too far :] Now that I think about it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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You're from Windsor! Can't you see the US just by looking out the window? ;-) I don't know if you have Winners stores in Ontario, but I've found some great sets cheap in Calgary. I got a couple Cyberslam kits with motors & the pneumatic Sub set for (...) (25 years ago, 9-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hehe, I can actually :] (...) Cool! We do have Winners here..., I'll have to look for one in Windsor tho (I've only been here half a year or so). Shall have to add it to the list of stops on my LEGO hunt. KDJ. ___...___ Kyle D. Jackson (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I like Zellers. I always scope them out when I am Canada... (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) great (...) Zellers is decent. About the only place to routinely discount (15% once a month)... Sears and the Bay are also good places to go - their prices start 5-10% higher, but because of that, they often have older stuff, which can be (...) (25 years ago, 10-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.loc.ca)
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