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Not to worry. They will be available when the sale is over...

I must be getting too old for this game of squeezing every drop of water from a stone called TRU I have better things to do with my time than arguing with 20 something asst manager / cashier who does not understand the value of spending customers at this time of the year.

I honestly might buy one to teach them a lesson in free shipping. It will easily be $30+ to Idaho, that box is a beast. $84 - $30-$10 fees is a healthy $5-12 profit before taxes and time. A good rule to follow is, if ebay is making as much money as you, you are doing it wrong

Saw this at my job last night, thought some of you here might get a kick out of it

Agreed! If and when these coupons go the way of the dodo bird, it will be for reasons like this. If you're going to abuse them, please don't brag about it here.

I heard my wife yell from the basement "retired huh? does that mean you can finally get rid of some of this junk?"

Strange and eerie evil abounds..... Thursday I went into my local TRU where Miss Sourpuss works. She hangs out at the Customer Service desk so I waited until the regular cashier was next to finished with the customer ahead. Then I hear the call, "I can help the next person in line over here at the Service Desk". I start walking over there without looking and to my chagrin it's Miss Sourpuss Jr. (one of the previously mentioned 2 Lifer girlfriends of, Miss Sourpuss Sr.), and who is there next to her? The Original Gansta, Miss Sourpuss herself. Ugh...I involuntarily wince at the sight of her. She sees the pain on my face and surprisingly, she quickly leaves. Whew, one obstacle avoided. Now I go unto her well trained apprentice. Miss Sourpuss Jr. engages me politely but with an air of insincerity. I brought to the counter, Indominus Rex, used TRUTH, surrendered the physical 20% off coupon that I pulled off the mailer while standing in front of her, and now for the 15% off Paypal Digital TRU coupons - dead. $0 on all three! What is this treachery! Could the evil Miss Sourpuss Sr. have cast a spell on this transaction too? She wasn't anywhere to be seen but I knoweth of her great powers, for she conjures from thin air to appear with wretched face and the authority of "NO!". My dignity forces me to draw the line at stalking the parking lot to see who is working, but I think she even drives, err...flies, a broom to work, so I am a wary of her. I ask politely for Miss Sourpuss Jr. to try and check the balance of all 3 Paypal TRU gift cards and they all show $0. Dismayed, I tell her where the cards came from and that it is not her fault, probably a fluke. She looks on indifferently as I pay the total with my TRU credit card. With insincere pleasantries exchanged and feeling a little defeated, I now start to leave having forfeited about $16xx by not having money on those gift cards, instead paying with my TRU credit card. As I take a last look through the store while heading for the exit I see Miss Sourpuss Sr.'s head observe the entire transaction while hiding behind a short isle. Hmmm...did she actually shut me down with her powers? So after the mishap I go home and check my purchase records and telephone Paypal. Turns out it was a Paypal error and rep. issues me 3 new gift cards which are instantly activated. Was this a chance fluke or have the evil powers of Miss Sourpuss pervaded their way unto Paypal? I don't know but just to be on the safe side, I'm going to build a sacrifice made of Lego and toss it into a volcano, or the nearest available fire pit and hope it relieves my vex, err...hex.

I always do the online survey mentioned on the receipt if I get a good TRU cashier, and give them high marks.

I'm of the opinion that walking into a store and publicly showing multiples of the same printed coupon and trying to use them all at once is material for the ethics thread. The coupon even says "must be surrendered after purchase" which clearly indicates the intent to disallow multiple use. Of course there is nothing stopping someone from going in and out of the same store and making multiple purchases this way, or distributing these coupons amongst family, and doing so amounts to the same ethics discussion. The fact that TRU pulled the coupon from the web after less than 12 hours makes it even more likely that they realized this wasn't going to get used as intended.

The thought of modding all of this today drove me to start drinking early.

DS retired if anyone cares.

Anytime I want to use multiple coupons, I just ask nicely before ringing up if it's ok to use more than one. Most of the time, people don't care or make a fuss. After years of working retail, I can tell you most don't know or don't care enough about it. And if they say I can't use more than one, I just say ok, and tell them what I don't want, and plan to come back later. The important thing is to be nice and play along. The worst that you can do is be a complainer. They are just doing their job afterall.

Target $50 gift card for $40 is back in stock. https://www.groupon.com/deals/target-5?SID=ilxqfhwg8w00bom80070f&utm_source=rvs&utm_medium=afl&utm_campaign=6154281

No offence taken. Several reasons... - I'm not a 100% brickinvestor who's only in it for the money but also a Lego fan and collector, and I like to connect with Lego fans/collector's as well; - I'm not selfish but like to share a good deal with others who could also benefit from it; - This particular deal for the Slave-1 is a maximum buy 1 per account. If you want to get multiples this way you have to work with multiple accounts and maybe even multiple delivery addresses. Only hoarders will go that far while regular collectors are already happy to buy just one for their own collection. I posted the deal here first to give brickinvestors the chance to fill their stock first. - TRU has a certain stock for this offer, just like Ewok Village which is already unavailable now at TRU. When their stock of Slave-1 is depleted, I don't think this will have made a big dent at all in the future demand for this truly amazing UCS set. Tipping a few Lego collector's at the Tweakers forum won't make any difference for the future demand of the Slave-1. - "keeping them in the dark..." Sorry, but the "security through obscurity" principle is a very weak way to go and doomed to fail. Future resale value of the Slave-1 post-EOL shouldn't depend on whether some collectors managed to buy it below RRP as well just like you. The UCS Slave-1 is strong enough to stand on its own.

Slave 1 is now (since today) also available for 20% discount at TRU Netherlands: http://www.toysrus.nl/product/index.jsp?productId=44036061&prodFindSrc=rv

lowlug meeting lelystad 036

No matter how good you think you've kept track of your inventory - you haven't.

Just a bit of friendly advice for anyone open to it: 1. Learn to take no for an answer. This attempt to get a deal started out well (aside from the pic) on both sides but refusal to budge on either side despite intelligent communication led to tactics involving criticism... That is virtually always counterproductive, regardless of accuracy. Once I learned to walk away at the first sign of a fruitcake, most of my frustration in this business has evaporated. Also, the deals I do manage to successfully negotiate are that much sweeter. 2. Negotiation and justification may overlap a bit, but be careful not to confuse the two. While an original offer may be very fair or borderline lowballing depending on your perspective, refusing to up the offer at all while instead pointing out the seller's flawed logic simply paints you as an opportunist, clearly recognized quite respectfully right away by the seller. Laying out your reasoning so clearly only confirms you are not the buyer he wants, opening the door for hostility rather than progress. And a "left jab" steps right through the threshold. Game over. Negotiation has multiple definitions but using the one involving agreement and compromise rather than getting past / through / around an obstacle leads to far more successful outcomes.

I got an order in for F40s. We'll see what happens. I'm getting a little tired of them cancelling my exclusive orders recently, especially after they are marked as "Located In Stock".

People who put crap listings on eBay with the intent of misleading somebody don't want to negotiate in good faith, they want to rip somebody off. The moron who posted a misleading first picture to draw people into his listing doesn't give two craps what you or I think of his listing. A small left-jab is just going to annoy them and either A) send them off the deep because they're too stupid to realize what they're doing or B ) get a reaction like you did because they know exactly what they're doing but don't like to be called out. It's called being ignorant and the world is full of ignorant people... Maybe it could have been said nicer, but folks here are just trying to say "move on and forget about it."

I did not know this. Good to know. I gotta say though, I tip my hat to all the moderators on this site cause you guys definitely have your hands full here. As always good job to you guys...

It's a shame, to be sure, that it's impossible to tell someone they're wrong without telling them that they're wrong.

Own it. When I get asked, "Are these gifts or something?" or "Are these for you?", I choose the expression (sheepish, skeptical, blank) and flatly state, "Nopt really. They're for me. I'm a fan."

I'm thinking the fruitcakes are turning into you guys trying to have some fun at this guys' expense. Yes he's a fruitcake. But it sounds like your investing too much time into this.

It was my birthday on the 15th, and I have a fun little birthday story I thought other Lego addicts might enjoy. A present from my wife, a stylish new hat. A gift from my daughter. Can you guess what they are? Yes, they are felted Lego blocks. Then a card from my son. Signed by my whole family. How sad. But luckily I ordered something for myself from eBay. I didn't open the shipping box until my birthday and found an unexpected birthday surprise. The seller threw it in for free. 5 star service. An amazing day all around,

I heard a toilet flush?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Get-a-50-Kmart-Gift-Card-for-only-42-50-Email-delivery/262328951873?hash=item3d14062441&_trkparms=5374%3AFeatured|5373%3A0

Right, it's not like TLG would ever change the design of a box during a products life span; that would be unheard of.

You'd be better served to buy Slave 1s at TRU with the 20% coupon, than ordering more at S@H.

We're not really that random though. We're the same guy with a coupon from last Thursday and the Thursday before that and the Thursday before that...

What Mixel were you missing?

Thank you. Yes, this. I have plenty of successes, but when I get denied (for whatever reason, whether I'm right or they are right), I just move along and try again the next time. That cashier or manager isn't there 24 hours a day, and they are doing their best to do their job. I know I get annoyed when my coworkers tell me I'm doing my job wrong (and they would no better than most) - I can't imagine having random people come in and tell me how to do my job.

I built one 2 or 3 weeks ago. It is really cool, but I wish it could be driven as in some you tube videos. I will have to buy another power function and set it up to drive. i have the mk ll built too and the Mercedes is the best technic set I have. I am partial to this though as my husbands family had Mercedes (older versions) trucks in his home countey.

It's staggering the amount of orders they've cancelled recently...

42036 Street Bike on sale at Kmart $33. Just picked up 3 for around $15 each after SYW magic (used $40 in points, GC from ebay, and $10 off 75 coupon).

Small jabs during Lego negotiations? I walk away before jabs are needed. Not worth the aftermath.

You were provoking him and then you wanna come here and complain? That is what I find ridiculous and to be quite honest pretty childish.

See - if I could split your post, I'd move that second sentence to one of the feedback threads! But to your statement... new members need to have their first 5 posts approved which include creating new threads. Plenty of new threads never get approved.

Bringing peace to a chaotic forum Done.

What are these Episodes I, II and III that you speak of?

recently I have been buying series 2 and series 1 (if i see any) SW microfighters. I went to one TRU and bought 30. The sales person asked me, why so many? I told her that my family is replacing eggs with these for Easter this year and make it more enjoyable for the kids. She was amazed.

I can't disagree with this. To be honest, if the intend was to get him to lower the price OP was not doing a very good job at it.

It can be our secret code. You see another guy with that hat in TRU, just nod, they nod back. You both know. Nothing else needs to be said

Another good one to use is the teacher/daycare route. Everyone loves a teacher that encourages learning through LEGO.

I just bring my kids to the store with the grumpy lady and don't feel any need to discipline them when she is trying to stop my valid discounts. Usually she bends to my kids being super annoying as they are and hurries us out or I go when she is usually not there.

Bookend Safe by Blake Baer

I remember a time when many BrickPickers woke up with a sense of guilt, knowing they missed out on early morning 30-40% off deals. This was a regular occurrence a couple years ago. I remember the Saturday and Sunday morning sale frenzies. I remember the Thinkgeek, Entertainment Earth and YoYo deals. I remember not relying on Toys R Us to concoct a deal on Thursdays. I remember Wendy's coupon mania. B2GO Free on exclusives at Toysrus.com was just before my time. Oh, & May 30, 2013, a day that will live in infamy. 31037 - Creator: Adventure Vehicles - $17.97 (28% off) at Amazon