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Re: WalMart & Legos
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lugnet.starwars
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Sun, 24 Mar 2002 21:19:26 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Brett A. Antaya writes:
> PS I DO like Lego better than Walmart but I can't help to wonder what Lego
> expected would happen when they shipped all these sets for the regular new
> release dates when in this situation the release date was still a month
> away. I'll always shop at Walmart though because the end of the year sale is
> the best savings on Lego to be found (in my area) outside of a Lego outlet
> store.
My best guess would be something like this... TLC ships xxx trailer loads of
'Spiderman' sets to the various WalMart regional warehouses. The warehouses only
have so much space, so the next outgoing truck to the store in Anytown USA with
product for the toy dept gets 'Spiderman' included. When that store gets it,
they have a choice depending on how much backroom space they have available.
They can stash it in the back, or they move it up to the toy dept. Of course we
all know that WM does not put full sealed boxes on the risers, so they pop the
box open, and shove it up topsides until 'home office' sends down a new plan for
the modular, whereby they pull them down and shelve it. Some stores might have
some 'flex' space available, so they shelve in the first place. In any case, an
observant AFOL comes along, spies the 'Spideman' set, asks someone to get one
down, and off we go. The only shelved product that I have had WM refuse to sell
was the 6776 Ogel Command (which was apparently on recall). I have heard that
certain WMs will only stock Hot Wheels on certain days of the week and in
certain quantities, but I don't think Lego product has quite achieved that
status yet.
Ray
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| (...) i work @ wal-mart in claremont NH in the electronics dept. & what you've described seemes pretty close to accurate. we try to put stuff out @ the right time, but if yo don't have the space in the storeroom racks (bins)or on the sales floor for (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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| (...) In my area 3 out of 4 Walmarts tend to acidentally put things out early. I had a conversation with the manager of the one that doesnt put things out early and she told me that Lego has the ability to check the stores records to see if sets (...) (23 years ago, 24-Mar-02, to lugnet.starwars)
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