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Re: Just got back from TRU . . .
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lugnet.starwars
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Mon, 3 May 1999 00:28:39 GMT
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richone@midsouth.rrNOSPAM.com
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Same story here, just got back from TRU an picked up the Duel, Droid Fighter,
Gungan Sub, Naboo Fighter and the large Pod Racer set. The manager knew nothing
about the Sith fighter and Anakin's Pod racer sets...very, very crowded though.
On Mon, 03 May 1999, Frank Filz wrote:
> I'm a little bit longer than just got back from TRU (I just finished
> building the Droid Fighter...)
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> My TRU (Cary NC) had the Duel, Droid Fighter, Gungan Sub, Naboo Fighter, and
> the Pod Racer Set (missing the Sith Fighter and Anakin's Pod Racer). They
> also had some of the Ep 4-6 sets, but again not all (X-Wing, Snow Speeder,
> Speeder Bikes, no Land Speeder or Y-Wing/X-Wing).
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> I was impressed, the lines were quite reasonable (I waited for one
> customer).
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> It was amusing watching all the people lining up all their Kenner figures in
> the side aisles trying to make sure they had all of them. I'd love to know
> how many of these people were scalpers, with piles of multiples of each
> figure. At least no one seemed to be scalping the Lego (of course I picked
> up 2 of a couple of the sets for parts).
>
> Frank
--
Rich
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 | | Re: Just got back from TRU . . .
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| Hmmm I'm sensing a pattern. I, too, just returned from 2 different TRUs (Bloomington and Burnsville) and found no Anakin's Pod racers, and only 1 Sith fighter (which Larry P quickly snatched up:-/) Most were there for the <shudder> non-Lego stuff (...) (26 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.loc.us.mn.msp)
| | | Re: Just got back from TRU . . .
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| Yes, it was crazy. At the Ann Arbor TRU, there must have been 200 people. Fortunately, the Lego's were located right next to the entrance aisle, so I was out of there by 12:26AM, but I somehow forgot to get the sub set. UGH! I did get the duel, the (...) (26 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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| | Re: Just got back from TRU . . .
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| I'm a little bit longer than just got back from TRU (I just finished building the Droid Fighter...) My TRU (Cary NC) had the Duel, Droid Fighter, Gungan Sub, Naboo Fighter, and the Pod Racer Set (missing the Sith Fighter and Anakin's Pod Racer). (...) (26 years ago, 3-May-99, to lugnet.starwars)
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