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Re: Star Wars spotted in Colorado
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Date: 
Sat, 13 Mar 1999 07:12:54 GMT
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Steve:

Thanks for the info. Two quick items:

* It might be also helpful to post this message in the lugnet.us.co.* groups so
that the Colorado folks that don't read this group will get the message.

* Just in case the Star Wars sets are not at all of the Walmarts, WHICH ONE did
you get them from?

--Roby

Steve Berry wrote:

> For those who live in Colorado, you might want to check your local Wal Marts
> for Star Wars sets.
> 
> During lunch, I took a trip to one of the Wal Marts close to work.  Well,
> sure enough, I found two of the Star Wars sets:  The X-Wing and the
> Snowspeeder.  Deciding I'd rather not anger my wife ;-), I only purchased
> the Snowspeeder.  The weird thing is the X-Wing and Snowspeeder was all that
> was on the shelf.  And, nope, nothing was on the overstock shelves and there
> was no special Throwbot display.  I'm wondering if they already sold out of
> the other sets...  I also checked TRU, but nothing there yet.
> 
> Anyway, it was really hard to put the X-Wing back on the shelf.  But, $20
> sounds a lot better than $50+ when I show my wife the receipt.  I plan on
> assembling the Snowspeeder later tonight.  I did look through the
> instruction booklet.  From what I could see, these sets truly capture
> vintage LEGO building.  As others have said, the Star Wars sets seem to
> include a lot of basic bricks and slopes -- the way it should be.
> 
> Due to budget constraints that go along with a young family, I'm trying to
> reduce my LEGO spending.  But, I just can't bring myself to pass these Star
> Wars sets up.  I figure when my 11-month old gets older, these won't be
> available any longer.   I'd like him to have access to these at some point.
> In the meantime, I'll certainly enjoy building and admiring them.
> 
> Steve B.



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After seeing this post Saturday night, and one other about seeing sets in Colorado Springs, I knew I had a chance. There is a *major* WalMart distribution center in Fort Collins, I figured that kits were going out of there at a good pace. So, I (...) (28 years ago, 14-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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  Star Wars spotted in Colorado
 
For those who live in Colorado, you might want to check your local Wal Marts for Star Wars sets. During lunch, I took a trip to one of the Wal Marts close to work. Well, sure enough, I found two of the Star Wars sets: The X-Wing and the Snowspeeder. (...) (28 years ago, 12-Mar-99, to lugnet.starwars)

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