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Subject: 
Re: 2001 Sets When???
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lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Mon, 30 Oct 2000 21:53:35 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Jason Fabisch writes:
> 
> I live in Jersey.  Around here, Toys R' Us is the last to get anything.  Its
> a toss up between Walmart, Target, and Zainy Brainy.  When the Falcon was
> due, I saw it at ZB about 2 weeks prior to anyone else getting it, and it
> was 10 bucks cheaper than the going rate.  But when the Destroyer Droid was
> released, Target was the first to get it.  TRU didn't get it until 3 weeks
> later.  When the initial sets were released (Xwing, Ywing), Walmart was
> first, they were hiding on the top shelf as there was no room for them on
> the regular shelves.  Then the second wave (A wing, B Wing, Skiff) it was
> Target again who had them first.  The only time TRU pulled though first was
> with the last wave, AAT and MTT.  But only by about a week.
> 
> Jason F.

Wow, that's amazing 'cause my experiences have been exactly opposite.  TRU
and ZB get 'em first, typically charge $10 more than anywhere else, then a
month or so later they start appearing in the 'marts and Targets.

Oh well, I guess we all gotta just start looking around real hard starting
the end of November.

-Bryan



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  Re: 2001 Sets When???
 
(...) I live in Jersey. Around here, Toys R' Us is the last to get anything. Its a toss up between Walmart, Target, and Zainy Brainy. When the Falcon was due, I saw it at ZB about 2 weeks prior to anyone else getting it, and it was 10 bucks cheaper (...) (26 years ago, 30-Oct-00, to lugnet.starwars)

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