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Re: Lego Shop @ Home order
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Wed, 24 Oct 2001 02:56:00 GMT
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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Allan Bedford writes:
> I wonder how many dollars have been spent by Canadians through the American
> Shop at Home in the last year vs. what we would have spent through the old
> Canadian offices? I know for myself it's an easy figure to come up with.
> Zero. Nadda. Nothing. Zip. I have spent not a single penny on Shop At
> Home south of the border.
I can put it this way: A lot less for me. I used to order all sorts of
things from Canadian S@H, 2148's, track, a 4552, 4555 etc. This year I've
ordered...only the Metroliner thing and I think I asked Jeff Elliott to buy
a package or two of roofs. $23 for SLOPES. What the hell!?@!#!
> Which in itself wouldn't be so bad if there was just something in the stores
> to buy. On Saturday past, trips to a Zellers and two Wal-Marts resulted in
> every more depressingly stocked shelves at each stop. As a result, though I
> was hoping to pick up something interesting... really anything remotely
> interesting... I ended up spending once again, absolutely nothing. Anyone
> else in Canada feel this way? Unwilling to afford (or refusing to submit
> to) the steep Shop At Home prices and unable to find anything locally to buy?
Yeah, absolutely. I feel your pain. I was just at the Bay with a coworker
and there was a 20% off and I couldn't think of ANYTHING TO BUY. Now, two
weeks ago, I got a Red Fury Model Team and an RDS for $39 at Winners. About
the only time I buy Lego is at some obscure discount clearance situation :)
The S@H pricing was always steep, but I think we're not only fighting the
exchange rate, but the general issue of American lego being more expensive
overall (like a set that's $13 Canadian dollars in Canada is often priced at
$13 USD in America), the shipping (which often sealed the deal for me, I'd
feel better about buying a small set (like a 6420 Mail Carrier or two)
instead of trying to gang together several orders or leeching off JeffE or
someone. (btw, thanks Jeff)
But I don't see any other solution. Two examples would be what I ordered:
Metroliner and roofs/windows. Where else can we find such things?
Calum
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| (...) I know what you mean, having a Canadian Shop @ Home would be SOOOO nice for us lego enthusiasts/fans. By pulling out of Canada, Lego no longer has to deal with currency fluctuations (at least where Canadian currency is concerned). I guess with (...) (25 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) I wonder how many dollars have been spent by Canadians through the American Shop at Home in the last year vs. what we would have spent through the old Canadian offices? I know for myself it's an easy figure to come up with. Zero. Nadda. (...) (25 years ago, 24-Oct-01, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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