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Re: Is TLC killing off RDS?
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Date: 
Tue, 9 Oct 2001 16:19:46 GMT
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John Heins wrote:
> 
> As this set has pretty much disappeared in retail outlets and seems to have
> disappeared from the latest catalog, I have to wonder if this product has
> been dropped?
> 
> Ironically, this set has proven popular as an intro level Robotics set in
> our Middle school.  Once again, TLC seems to have misjudged the market and
> never marketed this through PITSCO.  As most school districts are extremely
> limited in their purchasing options - Toys R Us does NOT take locl school
> district PO's - most of the sets here have come through donations.

They are selling them in Canada anyway for around $80 bucks. ($225
Normally).

Dean
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Dean Husby
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"Dean Husby" <nntp@akasa.bc.ca> wrote in message news:3BC323A2.658B88...a.bc.ca... (...) Is this still the case? If so, is anybody buying them up - here in the UK I'd jump at the chance to buy one from someone, with a sensible mark up to cover (...) (25 years ago, 7-Nov-01, to lugnet.robotics.scout)

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  Is TLC killing off RDS?
 
As this set has pretty much disappeared in retail outlets and seems to have disappeared from the latest catalog, I have to wonder if this product has been dropped? Ironically, this set has proven popular as an intro level Robotics set in our Middle (...) (25 years ago, 8-Oct-01, to lugnet.robotics.scout)

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