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| | | (...) I agree 100 percent. The B-wing should have RED lasers not orange ones. Vader's TIE was easy to fix with neon green. At least they got the lightsabers right. How horrid would it have been if the red lightsabers were neon orange. I don't mind (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | (...) Actually, TLC DOES make trans-purple. There is a Bellville accessory pack that has a trans-purple fairy wand - (URL) hard to see in the pic, but I've seen it pictured somewhere else, the one wand is purple. Unfortunately, YET ANOTHER set not (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) lightsabers (...) orange. (...) that has (...) wand (...) having (...) Grumble, grumble, bleapidy bleap. Why oh why didn't we get trans-purple energy binders then? [sigh] -Lord Insanity "A little nonsense now and then relished by the wisest (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | To All, I did manage to go to Meijer on Ann Arbor Saline Road in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and sure enough, there they all were. I got a B Wing, a A Wing, the Green Speeder, the Slave-1, and the Skiff, along with some Arctic sets. Some came up (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | | Hey Scott, you didn't even ask me to go along! (Heh-heh, we work about 2 miles apart). We should get Mark Koesel and meet for lunch again before (or after) the holidays.... I got the largest set from the 1950's (700 - the 1950's Town Plan) from a (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Mark Koesel
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| | | | | | Hey Gary sounds cool to me! Hey BTW, for anyone that lives near a Meijer, not only do they have the new sets, but they are 25% off!! I actually stopped to talk to the cashier at the "U-Scan" isle after checking out, thinking I was undercharged, and (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Michael Perri
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| | | | (...) Well I am jsut on the other side of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin and we have no new legos. I am in Kenosha just 60 miles north of Chicago. I am about ready to pull hair out for my new legos. The shelves are bare in the TRU by me but no new (...) (25 years ago, 13-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Jonathan Little
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| | | | (...) I'm here in Philadelphia, PA and I went searching today with the recent sightings in Michigan. However, there aren't any out yet. The TRU's here also have empty shelves but they gave me the same excuse they've been giving me for weeks, i.e. (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Jeff Johnston
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| | | | | (...) 6095 Royal Joust showed up in a TRU in Salem, NH. I found it 12/13 but the shelf tag had a date of 12/10. It was the only 2000 set there, but I saw the LEGO lady and she said that more might show up tomorrow... J (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Tim Saupé
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| | | | | | They're out in force in Ohio. I've found a few sets at the Meijers in Tylersville, and this evening I found all of the sets at the Meijer in Forest Park. And they're ringing up at 25% off to boot . . . Tim (URL) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Ryan Ritenour
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| | | | | | Tim Saupé <tgsaupe@aol.com> wrote in message news:FMprxH.2Dy@lugnet.com... (...) and if you didn't use the $$$ off coupons from Meijer.com, then you paid too much. (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | (...) My Meijer wouldn't let me use both. Well, sort of. Oh, never mind. It's too hard to explain the entire stupid situation. Let me just say this: I'm very happy with Kristin's ability to deal with people in customer-facing situations. Steve (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Robert Farver
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| | | | (...) I'm up in Allentown, and I too searched a number of stores today, including Wal-Mart, K-Mart, Bradlee's, Ames, Kohl's, Toys 'R' Us, KB Toyworks, and Zany Brainy. I found no 2000 sets at all. I did get word from the LEGO rep at TRU that they (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Jamie Hickey
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| | | | | (...) no (...) ready (...) but (...) for (...) .. (...) I just stopped at the Meijers in East Lansing, MI, on E. Grand River, and picked up the A-Wing, Flash Speeder, and the Technic Battle Droid! The only thing I need now is the Technic Destroyer (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Mark Koesel
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| | | | | | I don't think that the Destroyer Droid is scheduled to ship until February (so it may show up in January, but probably not December). BTW, for anyone finding the sets out of stock at Meijer, you can get rainchecks at the sale price. I did this for (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | (...) Another weird thing is the arctic sets rang up as LEGO, not DUPLO LEGO. Looking over my receipt, some are called LEGO, some are called DUPLO LEGO, and some are called LEGO DUPLO. Only one of the items had a star next to it, meaning sale: 7124, (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Ryan Ritenour
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| | | | | | | | (...) My arctic set doesn't say Duplo. All 4 I got rang up as just LEGO. (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | | | (...) Interesting. I know they are not network linked to the systems, because Meijer has different sales in different cities, depending on the competition. Scott S. (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Gary R. Istok
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| | | | | | | Wow, 2000 sets at 25% discount, already!! Gaw'd I love Michigan! I'll have to check the Meijer's 2 miles from my house in St. Clair Shores..... Gary Istok (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Steve Bliss
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| | | | | | | (...) It was in this week's sale flier (which I got in my Sunday newspaper). Right below the big blurb about Star Wars being on clearance, it plainly states "Star Wars LEGO 25% off" (I'm paraphrasing from memory). I stopped at the greeter desk in (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general, lugnet.market.shopping)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Ryan Ritenour
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| | | | | | | (...) Checked with the manager at my Meijers and all SW legos are supposed to be 25% off, even the new ones. He did says they wouldn't give out rain-checks for stuff they have not even received yet. Mine only had the Battle Droid and only 1 and it (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Jamie Hickey
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Jamie Hickey
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| | | | | | (...) scheduled to ship until February (...) December). Wasn't all of the 2000 Tenchnic Star Wars line due in Feb! (...) Meijer, you can get (...) I wonder if they will gve me a raincheck on the Destroyer Droid, even though it isn't out yet?!? Or (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | James, (...) I don't think its a few months lead-time, I think it is a few weeks if any. There have been a lot of LEGO sales everywhere the last few months, I wonder how the sales are doing? This is from a lot of stores, K-Mart, Target, etc. This is (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Jamie Hickey
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| | | | | (...) no (...) ready (...) but (...) for (...) .. (...) I just stopped at the Meijers in East Lansing, MI, on E. Grand River, and picked up the A-Wing, Flash Speeder, and the Technic Battle Droid! The only thing I need now is the Technic Destroyer (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Lindsay Frederick Braun
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| | | | | | (...) I *knew* there was a hidden cost to leaving Michigan State for the East Coast...sigh. Why did it have to be this, O cruel, capricious fate? Why? WHY!?!? *whimper* -Lindsay (a transplanted Spartan and Michigander all in one) --- Lindsay (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Jason Fabisch
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| | | | | | (...) you (...) Wow, you work like 10 minutes from my home in Hamilton! I have seen sets arrive almost 2 weeks after everyone else has them from the Michigan Meijers stores. We will just have to sit and wait. What local stores have you found that (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | (...) Oh, come now. I have been buying the new sets for the model year since I can remember. Meijer and TRU always put the new sets out because they run out of most LEGO the last two weeks and they want the cash to keep on flowing. She should know (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | (...) no (...) ready (...) but (...) for (...) .. (...) I am right in between you two, near Montgomeryville. I checked 2 wal-marts, 2 k-marts, 2 ames, 1 TRU, and 1 Target. Nothing yet. I am going to check my local Kohl's (And hope they are not (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Jonathan Little
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| | | | (...) Success!! I don't know how close the two of you (Mike and Rob) are to Philly but I managed to find some sets at my local Walmart. They had a decent selection of SW, but not much of anything else: -Technic Battle Droid and Pit Droid -B-Wing, (...) (25 years ago, 16-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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| | | | | | Re: 2000 Star Wars sets are out in US —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | (...) also (...) Zany (...) they (...) 2 (...) Went to my local Wal-mart. Got A-wing, B-wing, Gungan Patrol, Flash Speeder, Dessert Skiff, 1 Rock Raider fig pack, and the Artic Combo Set. They also had slave 1, technic battle droid, pit droid, (...) (25 years ago, 17-Dec-99, to lugnet.starwars, lugnet.general)
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