Re: R\C Stuarts at Wally World [TANKS]

["Tim McCarty" <sunk99-at-msn.com>]

I visited some of our local metro-Detroit stores.  They have tons of the 
Stuarts in stock (all colors), but are selling at the standard $149.  I 
asked them to verify the price.  More than one store verified the $149, 
although one manager was discounting his to $140.  Pricing maybe regional 
and store based I'm told.  They also have a lot of the 1/6th non-rc American 
and German jeeps.  Looking at their shelves, it won't be long until they 
clearance the lot  as this stuff is taking up some huge space for a slow 
mover product.    --TimMc

>>Where are you located? Maybe refer the local Wal-Marts to another one with 
>>lower prices?
>>Thanks,
>>Rick

--- erik kump <ebkump-at-hotmail.com> wrote:
>There must be fifteen Wal-Marts within 25 miles of  where I live or work. I 
>  called eight of them yesterday looking for one of those Stuart tanks. Two 
>of them had no idea what I was talking about, and four
>of them said they had been a Christmas item only and they had been sold
>out for months (about what I expected to hear). One of them said that they
>still had two in stock... for the regular price of $180.  !!!  The last one
>told me that they had fourteen of the buggers in stock for $150 each. When
>queried at the large number of them, I was informed that they had
>recently received another shipment.
>I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that a giant
>company like Wal-Mart can't keep their prices straight. If I could have 
>found
>one for the $75 I would have pounced on it. It would get my kids off my 
>case
>about why I haven't finished the other tank yet. But at $150... I think
>I'd rather use that money to buy a drill press.
>
>Erik "Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers" Kump