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Re: Cybermaster in Zany Brainy stores in Minnesota
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 25 May 1999 19:00:56 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics, Eric Brok writes:
> Joshua Delahunty wrote in message <3742FA71.869B1C17@alumni.cse.ucsc.edu>...
> > Laurentino Martins wrote:
> > >
> > > At 03:22 19-05-1999 Wednesday , you wrote:
> > > > Lageson, Tom wrote:
> > > > The box was wrapped in cardboard, so the case was hard to see, but the
> > > > handle was pretty cool looking. I hope the rest of the case looks as
> > > > nice.
> > >
> > > In Europe CyberMaster was sold in a card box and the only exception I • know off was Germany were it was sold in an aluminium box.
> > > If the box is has drawings that look like an aluminium box, you have seen • the real box.
> >
> > Sorry, I was unclear.
> >
> > It appears to be in a plastic case, _perhaps_ looking something like the
> > German version (which I've only seen photos of from brochures).
> >
> > The handle of the plastic case appears outside of the cardboard
> > "slip-cover" (it's packaged like the yellow-and-black case for 8062, in
> > case people are familiar with that packaging), so you can get a look at
> > the handle
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> The catch is that the cardboard *appears * to be a slip-cover. If the US
> packaging is like the European packaging, there is *no* plastic case inside
> the cardboard, evene whil the plastic handle strongly suggests so!
> WARNING: if you open this package by tearing of the cardboard you will find
> yourself with no case left at all.
I picked up one of these this weekend at Zainy Brainy in Pasadena. It
is true, the suitcase IS cardboard. The only plastic part is the handle
and the edges where the case comes together. The cardboard is decorated
to look like one of those expensive, metal, high-security suitcases.
But it also had a thinner cardboard slip cover over it.
John C.
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| Joshua Delahunty wrote in message <3742FA71.869B1C17@a...sc.edu>... (...) know off was Germany were it was sold in an aluminium box. (...) the real box. (...) The catch is that the cardboard *appears * to be a slip-cover. If the US packaging is (...) (25 years ago, 25-May-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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