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

[Rick v100 <rickv100-at-yahoo.com>]

I will check at lunch today at a Wal-Mart close to
work. 

Rick
--- Tim McCarty <sunk99-at-msn.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> 



                
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