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(...) I still see Beanie Babies all over the place, sure, there's not riots for them, but they're still there. Also, you forget that Pokemon is inherently a video game with marketing devices in the form of toys, tv shows, a movie, and cards. Kya (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) Two words: Beanie Babies. *That* market dried up; Pokemon took its place... Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Grimace is Violet, like DUPLO Dinos (was: Re: McDonalds Info)
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I just picked up a couple of #5's today, and that new color (violet) is awesome! I hope they make lots of pieces in that color. (...) (25 years ago, 11-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.basic)
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(...) I dunno, I put Pokemon in almost the same boat as Sanrio/Hello Kitty, which is still around. Plus Nintendo is milking the snot out of Pokemon. In Japan there is already released two Pokemon games for the N64 called Pokemon Stadium (1 & 2) (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Grimace is Violet, like DUPLO Dinos (was: Re: McDonalds Info)
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(...) OK -- got it! It's not blue, and it's not purple, and it's not even indigo -- but in fact it's violet -- the same exact hue as the new DUPLO Dinosaur. :) Waycool! Here's a webpage from April showing a comparison of LEGO "purples"... (URL) it (...) (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.basic)
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(...) fast (...) my (...) I've got you both beat, my twin boys are only 8 weeks old so I get no lip about infinite stops at McDonalds. I just hope Pokemon is gone by the time they can care. My fingers are crossed. Cheers, Mark L (25 years ago, 10-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) fast (...) my (...) Heh, Heh...yet. If they have friends into Pokemon, it's only a matter of time. :) Julie (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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(...) I can be a total parental marshmallow -- our McD is three businesses away from our Burger King (hey, it's a small town; we only get *one* of anything). But my kids don't know about the Pokemon toys. (...) :) Steve (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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So how many other parents are going to have to battle the kids over which fast food place to go to? Hubby's gone for the week, I'm thinking "cool, I don't have to cook, the kids will be happy with McD. & we'll get our fill of the sets." But nooooo, (...) (25 years ago, 9-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: McD set numbers
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(...) I can confirm the numbers for 1 and 6. The number for set 4 is 1995, this is the green slope with printed chicken set. I also agree that the best set is #1, but I also think that #3 and # 5 are especially cool for the hot pink plates and (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Thoughts on McPromo Sets
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(...) #1 has the most bricks, and is the best model (what *is* the #2 model?). But set #2 has black bricks & slopes. #3 has the pink plates, and #4 has green bricks and slopes. The nice thing about the printed McD slopes is they are smooth, so it (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Shell Sets Now Available In New Zealand
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G'day, The info regarding the shell sets is here: (URL) Whytcross b_whytcross@hotmail.com (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.loc.nz)
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Has anyone seen these new Shell sets in Australia? Thanks, Paul Grahame Reid wrote in message <382675EE.1D023C74@i....co.nz>... (...) $2.95 (...) (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.loc.nz)
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The six smaller Shell sets are now available in New Zealand. The sets are $2.95 with each $10 purchase. The five larger sets will be available later. Grahame Reid (25 years ago, 8-Nov-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.promo, lugnet.loc.nz)
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| | Re: Thoughts on McPromo Sets
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Oops :) Hit send by accident. Here is my real reply. (...) I personally have only tried twice (I really don't like the food) and I got a couple of #1's and 10 #3's. I really just want the sets with pink and purple. I agree that #1 has the best piece (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Re: Thoughts on McPromo Sets
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(...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | Thoughts on McPromo Sets
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I have collected McPromo sets #1, #2, #3, and #4 so far and here a couple of thoughts - YMMV. I like #1 the best as I think it contains the most useful bricks and also has the largest number (18) of the first four sets. I also like #3 but really (...) (25 years ago, 4-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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Chet Corbin wrote in message ... (...) Promo. (...) Kraft (...) you (...) substitute (...) 2x3, (...) Kraft (...) This is kind of like the Keebler "Build LEGO Ernie" site where it mentioned that brown bricks can be hard to find so black should be (...) (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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| | McD Ronald instuctions
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Is there a scan of the "McD Ronald" (~18") prize model? I would like to build one and it looks very do-able. SteveB PNLTC (25 years ago, 3-Nov-99, to lugnet.promo)
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