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> In lugnet.people, Paul Sinasohn writes:
>
> > "I went to Orlando for a conference and spent $750 at the Lego • Imagination
> > Center, then went to Fresno to help Mike Poindexter build train tables • and
> > bought $462 worth of Lego from him, and $200 from a Shell Station, then I • came
> > home and spent $560 on eBay on Technic lots from Britain and $250 on the • Lego
> > paddlewheeler, and then placed a $100 order from the eToys half-off sale
> > and a $200 order from the Legoland tent sale.
>
>
> When we who are considered grown-ups (by others at least), find the • greatest
> buys in some store, and then buy the rest of the sets who are the best • bargains
> - should we feel guilty since the kids do not get the sets?
>
> My husband and I found that the Power Pack Motor Set (8735) was a great • buy in
> one of the "not-very-toy-stores" (Suggested Retail Price in Norway NOK • 349,-,
> their price NOK 184,-(app. USD22)) - we have not seen it cheaper anywhere.
> We've known that they've been planning on getting rid of all the Lego, so
> lately we've been stopping by quit often - waiting for them to mark it • down.
> Yesterday we found that they had started with a 25%-discount, so we did • get the
> rest of the 8735, and a few other boxes that already had a great price. • ¨We
> stood there with the Lego Catalog and figured out what we could save for • the
> 50% mark off, and what already was one of our best buys, and might empty • fast.
>
> The question is: Should we feel bad that there are no kids who get the • Motor
> for the absolutely great price of NOK 138,- ???
I never have, I don't now, nor will I ever. It is a free market (for most of
us, anyway), and if you find a product you like, you find a great price, and
you have the means, buy it. Having a guilt trip over someone missing out is
never positive, ever. Be glad you found what you wanted. : ) See the blue
hopper debate for further thoughts, gripes, etc.
FUT-> off-topic.debate & crossposted, yet another round
Scott S.
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