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Re: Just got two of the new sets...
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Fri, 30 Apr 1999 02:23:29 GMT
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Do you mean Ames?? Where do you live?
Ryan
"Build or build not. There is no try." - Lego Master Yoda
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On 4/29/99, at 7:34 PM, Jason Fabisch wrote:
> Some very interesting things I noticed. I picked up the Sith Infiltrator and
> the Mos Espa Pod Race set today at Aims. They were pulling pallets out of the
> back from a shipment. They were putting pallets of toys near the toy section
> and in them were a couple lego cartons. There were two boxes in one pallet
> that said, "Do not open until May 3rd" or something like that. I grabbed one
> box and opened it. It was 6 pieces of Anakin's pod. This set was in the Pod
> Race set so I didn't take one. I searched for quite some time among the other
> pallets and found one that said 7151 on it. 2 boxes with 3 in each. I opened
> it and took out a Sith Infiltator. There was nothing I could see on the carton
> that said do not open. It rang right up with no problems and I took it to the
> car. I came back in to ask if anyone could check in the back. They looked and
> I said I think there should definately be some. So I went back to the 7151 and
> started digging again. 7151 was on top of what appeared to be an unmarked box.
> I shifted lots of stuff around until I found it had a lego symbol on it, but I
> couldn't see any numbers. I slit it open and inside was the Pod Race set.
> There was only 2 per box and they had 2 boxes. I asked if I could take one,
> she said,"only if it doesn't topple this stack over" :) So off to the counter
> I went. I went to the same register. They lady was like, "I can't believe you
> just did that!" I was like "Did what" She said, if you rang them both up at
> the same time, you would get the cheaper one at half off! I went back to the
> car, brought back in the Sith and bought it again for 15 bucks! Anyhow, I was
> looking at the other two pilots. Sebulba is a one piece figure that looks like
> he is steering with his feet and stands on his arms. Gasgano has a white
> minifig head and new special arms, very similar to the skeleton arms but with
> an elbow. As I was leaving, one employee asked where I got those from. I told
> them they are skattered around the floor all over the place. As I walked out,
> I heard over the loud speaker. "Toys, call extension 17, toys extension 17."
> Whoops. :)
>
> Jason F
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