(...) I can't imagine that was anything other than a clueless employee. About the only way that SW Lego could be considered a "flop" is in relation to the first month or so when it was sold out everywhere. It certainly sells as well or better than (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)
I have a receipt from Target dated 11/26/99 from last year. That was the day in NJ that I bought all the 99 Lego SW sets (except the Destroyer Droid) and they had the Artic sets out then too. On 12/17/99 I picked up the missing Destroyer Droid at (...) (24 years ago, 17-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)
I also agree that we should start seeing the 2001 sets soon, but why does Shop at Home have absolutely no inventory information on them? It was my understanding that S@H always had them in stock just a bit sooner than the major retailers. This comes (...) (24 years ago, 18-Nov-00, to lugnet.starwars)