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General => Collector's Corner => Topic started by: bonniebeth on May 04, 2011, 18:22:26
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I've decided to do the same as some other members here, and start a thread that I can keep updating to show my latest purchases, and also my husband's (clong). So, I will start with today's haul, which I am quite excited over!
I decided to go to a different Tuesday Morning in town today, as the one by me didn't have much playmobil. And guess what? They had LOTS of playmobil specials! Including several discontinued ones that I have been really looking for. So I bought one of each, along with a few other sets they had, including the small roman arena. The specials were 2.49 each. The only special they had that I didn't get was the little boy in the blue pajamas brushing his teeth. I'm most excited about the purple and gold queen, 4657, but they only had one. I would have bought them all if they'd had more. Anyway, so here they are:
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_0743.jpg)
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Oh wow!!!The chimney sweeper!!! This was discontinued in 2005!!!!
Great haul Bonnie!!! Congrats!!!
The small arena is also interesting...
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They have six or seven of those arenas, I was going to buy two of them, then I saw the specials, and I'm going to want to shop in Houston, so I had to watch the money. They must have had about 8 chimney sweepers!
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They must have had about 8 chimney sweepers!
I think of all the lot thats the oldest special, except if the diver is just as old...
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Yeah, some of them aren't even discontinued, like the lady with the roses. They had a ton of the deep sea diver too. Most of the ones there they had lots of.
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Just another example that some sets sell more than others...
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great haul bb!!! why not the kid in pajamas!??? it is the only one I don't have! :lol:
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Some great additions, congrats
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great haul bb!!! why not the kid in pajamas!??? it is the only one I don't have! :lol:
I don't know... he just didn't appeal to me that much. They have lots, if you want me to pick one up for you, to send with the book.
Thanks, Tim!
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i thought you didn't like fairy/magic themed sets, Bonnie ;D
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I don't know... he just didn't appeal to me that much. They have lots, if you want me to pick one up for you, to send with the book.
Thanks, Tim!
mmm could be... I have so much to think about! :lol:
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i thought you didn't like fairy/magic themed sets, Bonnie ;D
:lol: I don't but I wanted that lily pad; i have an idea or two for it, the parasol could come in handy, perhaps in a gift shop, and the other set, I bought for the flowers in it. I don't have any of that kind yet, and it was cheap. :lol: I also really like that wheelbarrow...
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Oh, Great haul :o our Tuesday Morning never had this much when ever I check last year. Now you forced me to go again to our local TM and check. I really want the chimney sweeper, the Cossack, the Spaniard, the barbarian, lady in dress and the ship captain all in large numbers. I was able to get the small arena last year so I can easily pass on that one. If the arena had seating rather than plain walls I would get them all.
you enabler :lol:
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That's me. ;D
We actually have four Tuesday mornings here in town, tomorrow I go check out the other two!
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The nearest Tuesday Morning is 50 miles away from here, so unlikely to be checking it out.
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The nearest Tuesday Morning is 10.000 miles away from here, so unlikely to be checking it out.
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Good grief, you lucky lucky girl! I wasn't aware I wanted any of those because I didn't think they were available any more. Just shows what different countries have got, and what sells in different countries and what doesn't.
I don't know how big Tuesday Mornings is (and what a funny name for shop, I think to myself) but our local toy shops are so tiny that they have very little stock at any given time so whatever they have is always current (or long gone!)
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:lol: I don't but I wanted that lily pad; i have an idea or two for it, the parasol could come in handy, perhaps in a gift shop, and the other set, I bought for the flowers in it. I don't have any of that kind yet, and it was cheap. :lol: I also really like that wheelbarrow...
that's how we all start branching out ;) 8}
The nearest Tuesday Morning is 10.000 miles away from here, so unlikely to be checking it out.
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The nearest Tuesday Morning is 10.000 miles away from here, so unlikely to be checking it out.
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(and what a funny name for shop, I think to myself)
It is a funny name! It's called Tuesday Morning because every now and then they close down to restock everything and then re-open on a Tuesday morning.
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Good grief, you lucky lucky girl! I wasn't aware I wanted any of those because I didn't think they were available any more. Just shows what different countries have got, and what sells in different countries and what doesn't.
I don't know how big Tuesday Mornings is (and what a funny name for shop, I think to myself) but our local toy shops are so tiny that they have very little stock at any given time so whatever they have is always current (or long gone!)
Corporate info
"Tuesday Morning is a retailer specializing in upscale closeout merchandise, with more than 800 stores across the United States. Our successful concept was founded on a unique philosophy: sell first-quality, famous designer and name-brand merchandise at extraordinarily discounted prices on an event basis. Our 10 major events usually kick off on the first Tuesday of the month. We receive new merchandise shipments daily, and customers can return often to find the shelves replenished with new items."
The "extraordinarily discounted prices" is not really true as they jack up the suggested retail price and then claim a 50% discount. Specials sell for $3.29 in the US so it should be $1.65 for 50% but T.M. sells them at $2.50 and specials were never $5.00 anywhere. I say it is lying. Why not just claim a special was $15 and claim a 85% discount ::)
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Thank you!
Our 10 major events usually kick off on the first Tuesday of the month
What, only 10 months in year in the USA? :lol: Sack the employee who wrote that!!
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:lol: I think they meant they skip a couple of months.
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Looks like your selection is exactly the same as what I've seen within a 100 mile radius of my house. ;D
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I already have a few things to add. :-[ I went to the other two Tuesday mornings in town, plus TRU. The circus band is from TRU on clearance. The rest is from TM.
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_0745.jpg)
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ooooh I love the fairy in the big tree!
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I5's going to make a great racoon exhibit! :lol:
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How much was the Circus Band? I want to snatch some of the Circus Sets to add to my Circus Arena but I am holding out on them to go really low. :D :-[
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It was $9.98. I bought it mostly for the musiacl instruments! ;D
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LOL I have two of those! I was driving through Alabama on a roadtrip and stumbled across a TRU that had one of those huge bins in the hallway to the restroom. Inside were many damaged blue boxes...the prices were really cheap! It's a good thing I needed to use their facilities or else I wouldn't have seen them! I think they were $4.98. ;D
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Oh that's cool! I'm going to have to use public restrooms more often. :lol:
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LOL! Ever since I make a complete circle around the store to make sure they sale goodies aren't location far away from the typical playmobil isle!
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It was $9.98. I bought it mostly for the musiacl instruments! ;D
how much the fairy in the trunk? IM nosy.... and I want one....or five :lol:
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They were 4.99, and they had lots of them there. ;D
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Bonnie, if you could post a picture of the Captain and his crewman from set 5868, that would be great.
Part numbers too if you have them, I noticed that PlaymoDB doesn't have those two up yet. :wave:
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You've been holding back Bonnie ;D Nice sets!!! The pirate one is interesting :lens:
Bonnie, if you could post a picture of the Captain and his crewman from set 5868, ...
I would say that the captain uses the 4690 torso while the crewman has one of the 5814 torsos...
Why are these US sets reusing torsos from other sets? maybe playmobilusa are getting these in large numbers and mix them up in new sets?
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:yippee: How exciting! Are you going to open the boxes? If you do, it will be just like Christmas. You got some really great specials and sets! That fairy tale tree will make an awesome raccoon exhibit :yup: :picsplz:
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Jenna, Chris and I spent yesterday evening opening everything! :D It was a lot of fun!
Panos, ;) I've noticed, too how the US reuses torsos for exclusives. Very strange. ???
WoT, I'll got take pics and look up the part numbers in a little while and get back to you..
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Ok, WoT, here we go. Pictures:
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_0747.jpg)
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_0748.jpg)
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_0749.jpg)
The part number for the captain is 30 00 6582 (hat 30 07 3430)
And the other guy is 30 00 6592
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Thanks for these Bonnie! :wow:
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Ooh, what a fierce looking captain. I like him a lot ;D
Is the other fellow bald? Completely bald? I ask because Isaac likes to make up litte Playmobil families of his friends, and two of his friends' dads are bald (one because he shaves his head and the other actually has lost most of his hair!!!). We need bald dads :lol:
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He is bald, but the bald "hair" comes with that scarf attached to it, it's not removable. I wish they would do a plain bald head.
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... I wish they would do a plain bald head.
I think we would regret that were it actually to come about.
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Why? It's clear from reading various other posts on here that NONE of you remember Telly Savalas or Yul Brynner :lol: :lol: :lol:
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It's clear from reading various other posts on here that NONE of you remember Telly Savalas or Yul Brynner :lol: :lol: :lol:
Hey thats two great ideas for customs!!!! Kojak and Chris from the Magnificent 7 ;D
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I know who Yul Brynner is. :-[
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At last, two youngsters who know what some of us oldies are on about :lol: :lol: :clap: :clap:
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And another round. :-[
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_0751.jpg)
i'm addicted. :help: Now I need to slow down a bit. After I send off my spare parts order, that is.
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:lol: :lol: :lol: I get jealous!!! I haven't been in a shopping spree (at a local toy store that is) for a while...
One of these days....
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I have to complete my list before I buy tons of specials like this. ;D
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Anyway, WoT, why would we regret bald Klickies?
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These new ones look like they came from TM also. What a selection
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Yep! I went back. ;D
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bb, I have a favor to ask. Our store did not have anything but the lilly pad girl :(. There are a few other stores close enough but I do not want to go unless I can confirm that they will have the stuff I want. Can you pretty please give me the sku number off the items so I can call or check on their web site :*)
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Well, there are so many different numbers on the sticker, but I believe the SKU number is the one under the bar code, right? That one is 1015130. If they don't have one, let me know and I can pick one (or more) up for you. I think they had several. However the TM price is only 25 cents cheaper than the current PMusa price.
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bb, I have a favor to ask. Our store did not have anything but the lilly pad girl :(. There are a few other stores close enough but I do not want to go unless I can confirm that they will have the stuff I want. Can you pretty please give me the sku number off the items so I can call or check on their web site :*)
Just want to add in case you did not know that the number they need is not the SKU on the box itself but the number on TM's own label, below their own barcode. Does that make sense?
If you already knew then I'll just , you know, mind my own business... :-[
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Well, there are so many different numbers on the sticker, but I believe the SKU number is the one under the bar code, right? That one is 1015130. If they don't have one, let me know and I can pick one (or more) up for you. I think they had several. However the TM price is only 25 cents cheaper than the current PMusa price.
Yes! You beat me to it... ;)
PM sells its specials for $3.29 but TM says they are $4.99....the bunch of liars... ::)
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Thanks for the help, though! :wave:
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PM sells its specials for $3.29 but TM says they are $4.99....the bunch of liars... ::)
Yes, but at least their final price is 2.49, so when buying in multiples, the savings does add up!
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What set is that one for?
I am looking for that I can not get are
Chimney sweeper
Roman guy
Spaniard
cossack
barbarian
lady in yellow dress
pirate
Thank you so much, you are going to save the environment a lot of pollution :wow:
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Yes, but at least their final price is 2.49, so when buying in multiples, the savings does add up!
True...and it's nice to get dicountinued items at that price (as opposed to feebay pricing). ;)
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hehe. I didn't read carefully enough, and thought you were asking for the sku from the lily pad girl, but now I see that's the one you don't need! Ok, I'll go get the others and make a list.
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hehe. I didn't read carefully enough, and thought you were asking for the sku from the lily pad girl, but now I see that's the one you don't need! Ok, I'll go get the others and make a list.
Yes our local store (10 miles away) had like 10 of them but nothing else :eh?:
:*) :*) :*) thank you
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Ok, here we go:
Chimney sweeper: 1015154
cossack: 1015153
barbarian 1015151
yellow princess: 1015148
When you say roman, do you mean the set with caesar(?) and the column? That's: 1015126
Wasn't sure what you mean by spaniard, but the musketeer is 1015161, and the blue and yellow guard is 1015154
The two pirates with the cannon http://playmodb.org/setpics/5865.jpg is 1035058, and the set with the giant octopus, http://playmodb.org/setpics/5868.jpg is 1035054
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Great finds Bonnie. I have put Tuesday Mornings on my radar and went to one today but they didn't have but 3 5861 bull knights ruin. Off course I bought all of em. Got two others in the area to checkout.
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Yes, always check out all of them! I have four in my area, two had almost nothing, the other two had tons!
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Anyway, WoT, why would we regret bald Klickies?
I don't think they would look as good as we think they would.
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There's the obvious problem of there being a seam all the way around the head. :-\
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There's the obvious problem of there being a seam all the way around the head. :-\
That too is quite a problem,
But another one would be how they would shape the baldness...
How they have done so now (with the headband)
would, I feel, not be appropriate as it gives a rather deformed shape to the Playmo head.
And I feel too round a head would also not do.
Playmobil would really have to get it 'just right'. :o
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Thanks Bonnie for telling us about tuesday morning. I went to another one today and was able to get 12 specials for 32 dollars with tax. ;)
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Well fancy that, look what I just found on EBay ....http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PLAYMOBIL-LOT-ACCESSORIES-SKINHEAD-/220779155424?_trksid=e11000.m506&_trkparms=algo%3DNGRI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D180661987293%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D9036101334824868941 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PLAYMOBIL-LOT-ACCESSORIES-SKINHEAD-/220779155424?_trksid=e11000.m506&_trkparms=algo%3DNGRI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D180661987293%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D9036101334824868941)
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Well fancy that, look what I just found on EBay ....http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PLAYMOBIL-LOT-ACCESSORIES-SKINHEAD-/220779155424?_trksid=e11000.m506&_trkparms=algo%3DNGRI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D180661987293%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D9036101334824868941 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/PLAYMOBIL-LOT-ACCESSORIES-SKINHEAD-/220779155424?_trksid=e11000.m506&_trkparms=algo%3DNGRI%26its%3DI%26itu%3DUA%26otn%3D10%26pmod%3D180661987293%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D9036101334824868941)
Thats a little freaky.... :0
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Oh, that is a little freaky! Especially being labeled skinheads. :uhoh:
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looks like bald...scalps...
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We stopped at the toys r us in Lake Charles on the way to Texas and found some more bargains!
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_0788.jpg)
All this for $36!
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:inlove: Wonderful find! I love that whale.
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Oh that police carrying case never made it to greece... an the fire one is sold out... :(
Great finds bb!!!
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:inlove: Wonderful find! I love that whale.
The whale is really awesome! I love it.
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The whale is really awesome! I love it.
I think i am gonn aget one , looks awesome !!! ;D ;D
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Great new additions to your fast growing collection. Those carrying cases came in handy for many other things once the playmobil was taken out. My kids even use them for their banks and my mother-in-law wanted a bunch for sewing boxes, giving me the excuse to buy a few dozen of them ;D
The few things I want to fix on the whale is the seam. I want to try and fill it and repaint the whale, maybe add some weight to it as well. I found it odd when the large whale weighed less than the smaller killer whale, nit picking yes :P
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looks like bald...scalps...
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Bonnie, I didn't even know this store existed. So after reading your post I checked in my area and there's a Tuesday Morning about 3 miles away from my house. So this morning I headed over there... sad to say they didn't have any specials, they only had the "two pirates with cannon" set, the "two pirates with giant octopus" set (pm 5868), I got one of those... and the green racer (4183) and the orange racer (4182)... I guess I'll stop by later in the week to see what else they get. I made a run to TRU to see if their clearance princes had gone down or if they had received anything new... nope. Just bits and pieces left... nothing I really wanted (or nothing I already have).
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If there are any other Tuesday Mornings close to you, it's worth it to check them out also. One of the TMs near me had hardly anything, and one down the road had loads of it. I have no idea why.
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I didn't take pics this time, but Chris and I went to TRU today and bought the new made-in-china ambulance and schoolbus. I actually don't think they are all that bad. The quality didn't seem all that different to me, and there was one thing I actually like better than the usual sets -- the way they were packaged. Everything was packed securely, with the vehicles attached to their surrounding cardboard with twist ties, rather than everything banging around in the box. The ambulance, I just don't think looks as pretty as the standard one, but I have no real complaints against it, and the klickys with it are great. We'll be keeping both of them!
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Congrats on the new sets! So you're satisfied with them? :hmm:
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should I say :picsplz: ?
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Ok, ok, I'll take pics! :lol:
@toyologist: well, with the schoolbus, almost. I wish it had two stop signs on the side, and that they felt of better quality. I wish the door opened in a more realistic way, or at least out instead of in. The emergency exit not opening, I can deal with. Also, it would be nice if there were a swing arm on the front like most buses have to keep kids from walking directly in front, as it could be used for teaching kids about safety. Other than that, i think the overall look and feel is not bad. The ambulance, I think looks cheap. But the pieces and klickys included are fine.
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The ambulance will be painted. which will be very easy because it is put together by screws so taking it a part will be easy and putting it together will be to and no paint damage possible by trying to snap the tabs in place.
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In what will it be painted into? ;D
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It is interesting how the whole boxing method and assemblies have changed as soon as it hit the Chinese factory. Playmobil has never had twist ties holding things together and from memory only the ships were held together with screws. Geobra owns patents to some very high-tech mold technology so I wonder if they are only letting them use easy simple molds to protect these techniques
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i love those underwater sets!
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In what will it be painted into? ;D
it will still be a ambulance but painted like the one i will be working in when i finish my training.
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/3286947912_19dc1fa123.jpg)
hopefully it doesnt end up looking like this
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/ebr-amb-a-150x150.jpg)
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:lol: :lol: :lol: Either the custom or the one you're working in!
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I hope it's the custom. Ambulance crashes are not a good thing. Seen my share of them.
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Pics...where are the pics?
/me leaves this thread in search for pics!
Good to hear you are happy with them clong and bb!
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sorry, :-[ I am a little behind on taking pics for this thread. We've gotten a playmobil order since then too. problem is, stuff comes out of its boxes and the boxes recycled so fast! I forget to take pics first sometimes.
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NO worries bb, I know how it feels. We had so much to unpack after my trip to Zirndorf...we havent gotten around to everything yet.
Got 18 Gazelles 4 more African Buffalo's 9 Hyena's, the list goes on and on...We'll finish up this weekend hopefully :-)
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Jealous! ;D
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more jealous here! :)
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Ok, we still had most of the boxes from recent purchases. So here's a pic of some of our latest:
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_1354.jpg)
I didn't include all the duplicate specials and stuff we bought while on vacation, some of the ones pictured earlier, we bought more of.
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OMG where did you find the rally truck?????!?!?!?!?! :o :o
I love that one!
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Ebay. ;D It's chris's and he loves it! It wasn't complete, but it's in good shape, and we got it pretty cheap. He did a small diorama with it outside yesterday evening... hopefully he will post pics of it. ;D
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Oh that 4420!! I must get it too one day... Great sets!!!
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Ebay. ;D It's chris's and he loves it! It wasn't complete, but it's in good shape, and we got it pretty cheap. He did a small diorama with it outside yesterday evening... hopefully he will post pics of it. ;D
I have a spare cover if it's needed..
Loving the new avatar btw bb :-)
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I'm just catching up on this after a very busy few weeks.
There are some wonderful things there Bonnie and Chris :love:
but I thought you didn't like circuses (Circusi ? circus's ? - what the heck, it's late and my brain isn't working properly :-[ ) :lol:
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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yeah, i thought you didn't like the circus stuff, Bonnie ;D
i like that safari set :D :love:
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Your new avatar is so cute :love:
Excellent sets, too
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oh the book!!! when you read it make us a review bonnie :) does it have pictures? :hmm:
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@Gis: Thanks for the generous offer! It did come with the cover, though. :)
@Elaine & Luis: :-[ Yes, I'm totally against animal circuses. But.... this was at a TRU we visited out of town for only $50! :D I couldn't pass it up, and then since I don't like animal acts, I had to buy the tightrope walkers so I'd have two acts for the circus. I'm actually amazed how much I love these two sets! Really good playvalue, and I love how the klickies can balance on the highwire!
@Luis: The safari set is great! But I was shocked that the box is HUGE. I mean HUGE.
@Jenna: Thanks! Luis made it. ;D
@Alex: Yes, lots of pics, it's really great!
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@Alex: Yes, lots of pics, it's really great!
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Well, ok, but it's a really thick book. :lol: I'll try to give you somewhat of a preview of it when I have time. I will say, though, there's a section about collectors, and Daniela is in there with her opera house!
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Well, ok, but it's a really thick book. :lol: I'll try to give you somewhat of a preview of it when I have time. I will say, though, there's a section about collectors, and Daniela is in there with her opera house!
great ! :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee: :yippee:
.... i didn't get the last frase daniela has ..what? :hmm: :hmm:
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Her picture is in the book, next to her big beautiful custom opera house.
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Her picture is in the book, next to her big beautiful custom opera house.
oh yes? :o i 'am curious what else this book says inside there ? :lens: i have to buy it i saw it on the fun park the last time i was there but i said ...i'll buy it another time quique thought ???
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It was pick of the month on playmobilusa this month, for $15. if you hurry and buy it in the next couple of hours, you can still get the sales price!
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It was pick of the month on playmobilusa this month, for $15. if you hurry and buy it in the next couple of hours, you can still get the sales price!
from the playmobil site you mean?
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Yes! http://store.playmobilusa.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-US-Site/en_US/Search-Show?cgid=PICK_OF_THE_MONTH Better hurry, though! The sale ends at midnight.
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The circus is awesome!!! I bought mine a while back when TRU marked it down to $39.99...it was instantly marked back up to $84.98. :lol:
Some of the Circus sets are available at Tuesday Morning..so you know you'll have to get them, Bonnie! ;)
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Yes! http://store.playmobilusa.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-US-Site/en_US/Search-Show?cgid=PICK_OF_THE_MONTH Better hurry, though! The sale ends at midnight.
thanks bonnie !! never mind though i'am not in a hurry for that now :)
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The circus is awesome!!! I bought mine a while back when TRU marked it down to $39.99...it was instantly marked back up to $84.98. :lol:
Some of the Circus sets are available at Tuesday Morning..so you know you'll have to get them, Bonnie! ;)
;D
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Yes, I'm totally against animal circuses. But.... this was at a TRU we visited out of town for only $50! :D I couldn't pass it up, and then since I don't like animal acts, I had to buy the tightrope walkers so I'd have two acts for the circus. I'm actually amazed how much I love these two sets! Really good playvalue, and I love how the klickies can balance on the highwire!
The circus is awesome!!! I bought mine a while back when TRU marked it down to $39.99...it was instantly marked back up to $84.98. :lol:
I guess I did the same thing, I bought mine a month ago for 26 Euro's I don't like circusses but yeah, that was I deal I wasn't going to pass on.
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There hasn't been much new to report. I paid for a parts order today, but after this, we'll be trying to give our credit cards a rest. Chris wanted to take a three-month break from buying any playmobil, to which I objected strenuously because I want the mansion coming out in August. Well, I've got him talked down to two weeks without playmobil. We'll see how that goes. ;)
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All that time listening to lawyers must have really paid off! It sounds like you were the master negotiator of that deal-- 3 months down to 2 weeks :lol: :lol: :lol: You will have to teach me a thing or two. It's been a month already, I think, for me since we've bought any Playbmobil. Aaron is in kind of out of the Playmobil obsession right now :(
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Yep, I thought I did pretty well! ;D Though after he reads this the deal may be off! :lol:
Sorry to hear Aaron's been healed of his playmofever. :( Hopefully he'll catch it again real soon! Unfortunately it isn't as contagious as one would hope, except in those already infected with it!
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2-weeks, 3-months whats the difference as long as i get something. but really who knows how long i'll make bonnie wait for playmobil >:D
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2-weeks, 3-months whats the difference as long as i get something. but really who knows how long i'll make bonnie wait for playmobil >:D
Wicked! :lol:
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Unfortunately it isn't as contagious as one would hope, except in those already infected with it!
WISE WORDS bb!!! :love:
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Well, I've got him talked down to two weeks without playmobil. We'll see how that goes. ;)
I wish I could do this .... :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(...... I have announced that tehre will be no playno purchases this summer but there are ... :'(
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Yup, bonniebeth, that 5302 dollhouse it is at the top of my list, too! I check PM-USA everyday to see if it is available. It is my going to be my birthday present from me!
Meanwhile I am trying to build with what I have and only buy the pieces needed to finish the dioramas cluttering our house. It is so hard to not buy PM that I have to quit looking at eBay!
Luckily I only collect 3 themes at this point.
Could not handle any more... psychologically! 8} 8} 8}
Cheers, Pgal :wave:
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Ah, nice to see the Circus theme getting around :party:
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(http://www.mazeguy.net/silly/raspberry.gif) :lol:
I must admit the sets are really cool, some of the best I've seen in a long.
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Haven't posted here in a while, but we've made a few purchases last few days. Our TRU is having a moving sale, with four ailes of playmo at 20% off. ;D So far we've bought: http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/your_set_list.pl?setlist=4234%0D%0A4237%0D%0A4345%0D%0A5884%0D%0A5885%0D%0A4265
A few weeks ago, Chris and I were at Tuesday Morning buying a bunch of playmo, and the cashier told us about a mom and pop toystore downtown that carries playmobil where she used to buy it for her kids. Well, today we went to check it out. I had never been to this store before, but it is the most charming little privately owned store, a converted house, with something new to look at everywhere you turn. They had so much stuff you don't see at regular toy stores, like painted tin toys, that kind of stuff. We asked the lady at the counter if they carried playmobil, and she told us very sadly that they don't anymore. She went on to tell us how much they always loved playmobil, but since target and tru started carrying it, they just can't compete price-wise. We told her about how we collect playmobil and described how much of it we have at home, and that if we'd known they were there, we would have come earlier. Anyway, she said they did have one set left somewhere, which we eventually found. It was this set: http://playmodb.org/setpics/4258.jpg which I have wanted for a long time, and I got it for 27.99! :love: :love: :love: I absolutely LOVE it! It's even better than I thought it would be! Anyhow, we ended up leaving our name and number with the woman, and if she finds anything else in storage upstairs she has promised to call us. :)
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I love that set!!!!! good catch guys!
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Yes, that's really a good find, the carriage is very nice and the drivers have beautifull uniforms (excellent for soldier-customs ;) !
Actually it is sad that all these smaller stores, where one often could find rare sets, are or already have dissappeared or stopped carrying Playmo. It's the same story here in Belgium, now almost only the superbig toyshops (rather markets) remain... :-\
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Yes, I thought it was very sad. :( This store seems to be doing very well, located near the garden district and a lot of newer downtown developments, and seeming to be viewed as rather upscale. I sort of had to wonder if after her conversation with us, she may consider re-negotiating with playmobil. she has our number to let us know if she does. In fact, when our money is freed up some we may go and talk her into doing what another local retailer offered to do, but they closed down before we had a chance. What was explained to us is that in order to start carrying a certain company's product, they must make an initial investment of a certain minimum amount set by that company. What they said was, they would look to see how much that amount is for playmobil, but suppose their set amount is $200, if we were interested in buying $150 worth of playmobil, we could tell them what it is we want them to get on their initial order, and when they get it in we buy the $150 worth we wanted, and now they have met their minimum without having to stick their necks out investing too much in a product before they know how well it will do. of course, there's not much in it for us except the satisfaction of seeing local retailers stocking playmo.
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Thats an interesting plan, Bonnie.
I observed that there are so few privately owned little toys shops around here too... a couple o department stores carrying too much playmobil have made them reduce their orders... but then again, playmobil is a toy that sell so much... no more old sets in any toys shop... unless I am the cause... :lol:
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:lol: Yeah, one collector can take care of that in a few weeks' time!
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you're now into mermaids ;)
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Yep! :love: I really love them, actually! Though i am going to customize the merman.... he is designed to look like Neptune, but neptune was never depicted as a merman that I know of... he was in human form and his clamshell chariot was driven by regular horses, not seahorses, because in addition to being god of the sea, he was god of horses.... anyhow, I'm going to turn him into a regular merman. LOVE the seahorse carriage! It's so much fun!
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yeah that carriage is so cool! :love:
the only thing i don't love about the merpeople is that mermaids are mostly wearing pink...the merman (the young prince) should've definately come out in a different color...he's too similar to Neptune
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Well, and long sleeves on mermaids seem a little odd. :lol: They need bikini tops. But we can always customize, right?
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What a shop like that could do is find out what the chains are carrying and then just get in stock what the chain stores don't have and market it that way so they are not directly competing and can even ride on the chains' "coat tails" if advertised properly.
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Yes, and I was thinking about that also. I know off the top of my head exactly what target carries, which is now only the US exclusives (read: cheapo), and I know what lines TRU is carrying and can even probably predict what they will carry in the future, so it would be easy to point out what sets might have success if carried in this store. For instance, I talked to a man in TRU the other day who had seen the playmobil hospital online and was hoping to find it in store. Our local TRU has never carried that line, so it might be a good one. TRU also doesn't have the knights, farm, pony ranch, or the really good fairy tale, police, or fire sets. All of those would be good candidates. It remains to be seen whether our local TRU will carry the 5302 and company or the agents, but if not, those two lines are dynamite, especially for a rather upscale shop.
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I have seen 5302s in 5 different TRU in 3 states... but NO top agents there yet... which seems odd to me ???
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yeah, and they do have both series online. I'm rather hoping when the new location opens it will have them. as well as the f?gures. ;D
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My heart goes out to all the small specialty shops that sold only toys or books or greeting cards that have been run out of business by the large chain stores. Can you imagine losing everything you own due to bankruptcy caused by competition from the large chains?
While we dearly loved Borders bookstore, which is now gone after a long, drawn out death march, it did put several local book stores out of business.
We are so lucky to have a small independent toystore, Science Safari, doing well in our neighborhood. They carry the full PM line and seem to do well. Our TRU has about half of Science Safari's merchandise and discounts it often...20-25%. Our TRU has only half of one long display of PM, so there it is a very small part of TRU's inventory. It seemed as if they stocked more PM before the recent remodel.
I like the strategy of helping out a small store by offering to buy certain PM in advance and fronting them the money to meet the minimum purchase to get started with PM. It sounds like a win-win situation. I would be surprised if that minimum order is less than $1,000.
It would be terrible if all the small toystores went out of business. Let's do more brainstorming to help them survive, Pgal :wave:
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I know...I get chills down my spine when I think of all the independent shops in the US that have gone out of business in the last 15 years....so sad. :-\ And what's even more sad is that it will only get even more difficult to find old, long-retired sets since the stores that once housed them are becoming a thing of the past.
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Very true, Robbie. We don't have any TRU's in our town, but it's only a matter of time...
Most of the Playmobil I get locally is from Simply Wonderful toys. It has the usual, but I was happy to see the 3240 zoo sitting on the shelf!
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I guess the same is true for nl with independents hardly exsisting anymore...although we do have a coulpe of secondhand playmo only stores (which for some reason I have never visited)
If you can convince them to carry PM again maybe you can help them with a festive relaunch including a diorama and maybe display part of your diorama in the store window. this might attract some extra customers.
Also US stores can carry the DS catelogue line that is also a bonus they have over TRU and other big chains right?
Good luck with your planning stage!
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Hm, those are some very good ideas, Gis! That's something to check into about carrying DS items because TRU will most likely never have that. It would be very effective for them to sell say the zoo sets and have every kind of animal add-on, plus all kinds of extra fencing. Ok, I'm going to have to go back there when I have time.
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Carrying the DS stuff is an advantage. Of the two local shops I frequent, one carries the entire DS catalogue! They are priced the same as the website. The regular sets are way overpriced. So I shop there for specials and DS stuff and go to the other shop and get my sets because they are priced as the website.
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Carrying the DS stuff is an advantage. Of the two local shops I frequent, one carries the entire DS catalogue! They are priced the same as the website. The regular sets are way overpriced. So I shop there for specials and DS stuff and go to the other shop and get my sets because they are priced as the website.
Gods, you're SO DARN LUCKY. I wish.
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...although we do have a coulpe of secondhand playmo only stores (which for some reason I have never visited)
Dear God! Please tell me where I can find those shops you speak of :D
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Dear God! Please tell me where I can find those shops you speak of :D
I think your wallet forbids it. I got threats from mine just THINKING that.
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Dear God! Please tell me where I can find those shops you speak of :D
http://www.2dekansplaymo.nl/drupal/
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:omg:
GODS. WANT. SO. BAD.
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Went to a mom and pop store here in town that I had never been to before, called Santa's Toy Emporium. We got the following, all on sale, around $90 total for all of it. ;D
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_2572.jpg)
We had a very interesting discussion with the owner of the toy shop, which I have posted about in the common room.
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Nice purchases!!! and it sounds like a good price!!
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Nice - I wanted that plane...
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:o :o :o :o :o :o
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http://www.2dekansplaymo.nl/drupal/
Nice shop indeed :o When "m in Wageningen i will go take a look.
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Our latest TRU haul. ;D
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_2610.jpg)
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nice sets!!
i want that bathroom set too :love:
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It's really great! I'm going to gradually get all the furniture sets, and then save up for the dollhouse. That way when I finally get the house, I'll already have all the furniture to put in it, instead of having an empty house and being too broke to buy furniture!
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I bet your clickies would be looking forward just as much to that dollhouse, if only to get some privacy in that bathroom. :)
Nice sets, any luck with the figure packages? (no doubles?)
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I've had a great time with the F?gures! I've been able to identify what was in each bag I bought, and find what I wanted. I did decide to grab an extra bag last night without feeling it first, and it was a double, but the two I felt were exactly what I wanted. I haven't had any mistakes in the bags either, except that my pink princess came with an extra pair of arms and an extra hairbrush! So that was a nice mistake.
It was interesting that my TRU seems to have put away all the blue bags, and now just has a whole bunch of pink ones out. I've now got most of the pink ones I wanted, but I do want some more blue ones!
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The blister pack looks interesting. Good think you guys in the US get so much variety of them.
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Chris and I just got back from Tuesday Morning, where they have recently had another re-stock. Here is our haul, all this for less than $80:
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/100_2839.jpg)
My first 1-2-3 set, and I really like it! I've been wanting to get these puzzles for a while.
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that is a great haul!! i want the truck!!!! :lol:
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the truck can cost more than $80 here... well done bb!!!
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Yeah, that's what it normally costs here too, and they had it for 39.99! :D We're going back for the other one when we get more money, if it's still there.
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Yeah, that's what it normally costs here too, and they had it for 39.99! :D We're going back for the other one when we get more money, if it's still there.
I will check here thanks for the info ,
if there is not is there any chance the other stores in your area will have more. The only truck that playmobil now has does not have the trailer and that is one thing that makes this set so great?
I am really surprised about the sets they got
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I can check and see if the other stores have any, and let you know.
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I like that huge truck too.. but I don't think I'll be getting it...
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They also have it on their site if anyone needs to order it http://shop.tuesdaymorning.com/dsp_productDetail.asp?ssid=1&pid=13136
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Great buy, i like the 123 pm, will not take long and i'm collecting that too
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Great purchases, bb! I love the EuroTrans truck!
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Our store had 4 of them but there was a lot of playmobil
Thanks bb for the info that got me some great things :*)
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Went to another TM, and bought two more 123 sets:
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/6746.jpg)
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/6757.jpg)
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bb: Looks like you made out like bandits today! I checked our TM and no trucks or horse buggy. Two 123 puzzles, the farm and the circus, but I did not buy them. Glad you picked up the 123 Meadow...that is one of my favorites.
Way to go, Pgal
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I think the puzzles are great toys for very young kids. Looking at them as an adult they look boring and pointless, but when you look at it through a child's eyes, I can remember loving little puzzles like that in early childhood. They're a great idea for kids.
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I posted this in shopping also. When bb mentioned the trucks I went today and also found these
I really wanted to get the 123 circus puzzle, they really are cute
4140 $8
4464 $8
4143 $10
4044 $8
3660 $6
4803 $10
6747 $7
6757 $8
4198 $3
4774 $6
4323 $40
4322 $15
4125 $15
4126 $15
4192 $5
4277 $3
LIST LINK (http://www.playmodb.org/cgi-bin/your_set_list.pl?setlist=4140,4464,4143,4044,3660,4803,6747,6757,4198,4774,4323,4322,4125,4126,4192,4277;title=Your%20Set%20List)
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Just won this little cutie on ebay:
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/KGrHqVHJCME635Ety5BO1Zo9itQ60_3.jpg)
Ain't he cute? :love:
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He's adorable! Have not seen him yet...what set? Pgal :xholly:
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He IS a cutie...but, yellow eyes? Is he a custom?
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Looks like a molding error to me... ;D
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Yep, definitely a molding error. His head was filled with the same yellow as his hair, rather than being filled with brown. But I love this poor little klicky with a birth defect! I'll give him a happy home, with a family who loves him just the way he is!
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That is really cool. A rare gem! Congratulations!!! The family must be very happy :picsplz:
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Yes, they are thrilled to adopt such a special little child! :love:
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you're lucky!!!! :o :o :o how much did you get it for?
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Another ''special'' klicky has found a good home :love:
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Yep, definitely a molding error. His head was filled with the same yellow as his hair, rather than being filled with brown. But I love this poor little klicky with a birth defect! I'll give him a happy home, with a family who loves him just the way he is!
Can I put him on playkingdoms' Very Special Klickys? ;)
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cool! you got it! :rudy:
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I was going to bid on this one, but i missed the end of the auction the first time around. Second time around my wife said I didn't need him ::)
Glad we didn't get in a bidding war over it though... no need to drive up the price on each other... though I am sure it happens Constantly... sorry everybody :lol:
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scary klicky :omg:
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you're lucky!!!! :o :o :o how much did you get it for?
I got it for just $5 and free shipping. There was only one bid on it, so yeah, good thing you missed it, Baron. ;D
Can I put him on playkingdoms' Very Special Klickys? ;)
Sure, Tahra. I was thinking you would probably want him for the museum. You gonna just use that pic, or you want me to send one with a more neutral background when I get him?
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I got it for just $5 and free shipping. There was only one bid on it, so yeah, good thing you missed it, Baron. ;D
Sure, Tahra. I was thinking you would probably want him for the museum. You gonna just use that pic, or you want me to send one with a more neutral background when I get him?
If you could take one without that "L" it'd be perfect ;)
Thank you.
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Yeah, to reminiscent of L#$%! :lol:
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bb remember "Children of the corn"? :lol: You can start the playmo re-make. :lol:
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:lol: :lol: :lol: I know, it is a little creepy, like he has beams of light coming from his eyes, or no pupils, or something.
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lol, that kid is...hilarious :o :rudy:
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:lol: :lol: :lol: I know, it is a little creepy, like he has beams of light coming from his eyes, or no pupils, or something.
:uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh: :uhoh:
Too creepy for me , please dont say things like that as they are scary thoughts
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Haven't updated this in a long time, but I'm excited about these latest purchases. ;D Went to TRU yesterday, and we got the click and go pickup truck, set 4340, which was on sale 40% off. We needed a pickup truck for a future photo story.
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/4340.jpg)
Also got 5965 - Family SUV with Personal Watercraft (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5965), a US exclusive, I believe, that is very similar to 5133 - Roadster with Jetski (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5133), but cheaper at $19.99, with two klickys and more accessories.
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/5965.jpg)
The one I'm most excited about is the 5132 catamaran! :love: One nice suprise is that it's glass-bottomed! I hadn't realized that. Absolutely LOVE this set. I'll probably do reviews of these last two sets. :)
(http://i800.photobucket.com/albums/yy289/bonniebeth2/5130.jpg)
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:love: :love: :love: :love: I LOOOVE that las one bb! it's a great set!
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Looking forward to the reviews! Especially the catamaran. Did not know bout the bottom either, curious about that.
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5965 (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=10883.0)
4340 (http://www.playmofriends.com/forum/index.php?topic=7462.0)
I beat you to it ;D
I do have that catamaran but have yet to show the kids. I probable will not even be able to find it now. I would love to see a review and also did not notice the clear bottom feature. Looking forward to your review :munch:
Great acquisitions to your collection and to get a sale price <:>
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:lol: I remembered your review of the truck, but hadn't looked to see if anyone did the summer fun set yet. That's good, it saves me the work. ;) I'll just do the catamaran. Yeah, none of the pictures show it having a glass bottom, so I didn't know until I took it out of the box. Nice feature!
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Some nice buys there Bonnie.
The catamaran is great, I got an incomplete one last summer that didn't have the klickies or a couple of bits for it so was waiting until I got them to do a review, but put the wrong part number for one of the pieces on my last ds order. :-[
Look forward to your review Bonnie - you'll save me a job :lol:
Like the summer fun set, or at least I'd like the car, I must look our for that one. :love:
Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
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Nice buys, bonniebeth. The spoiler on the truck seems very strange to me. :lol:
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Nice buys, bonniebeth. The spoiler on the truck seems very strange to me. :lol:
Yes, me too! I'm definitely going to take it off for the photo story I'm doing.
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Yes, me too! I'm definitely going to take it off for the photo story I'm doing.
Great! I'm sure it will look far better! :)
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My sweet husband brought home a surprise for me today. :love: These two sets: 5137 - Pirates Rowboat with Shark (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5137) and 5227 - Pferdekoppel (http://playmodb.org/cgi-bin/showinv.pl?setnum=5227) I love the new colt, it's so tiny and leggy. :love: Much cuter than the old one. And the hammerhead is adorable! Thank you Chris!
I'll enjoy setting these up while our electricity is out, we're getting ready for a hurricane right now. 8}
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Nice surprises!
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Wonderful sets bb, well done.
Friendly George. :)
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love the horses! :love: especially the spotted ones
I'm a bit confused - is that horse set also an early TRU release? or am I just not updated? (I've lost track of time lately)
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Nice sets Bonnie - what a thoughtful husband Chris is.
I'll enjoy setting these up while our electricity is out, we're getting ready for a hurricane right now. 8}
Hope you both stay safe.
Elaine (http://i909.photobucket.com/albums/ac300/skypurr/mgqueen.gif)
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THanks everyone. :)
I'm a bit confused - is that horse set also an early TRU release? or am I just not updated? (I've lost track of time lately)
Yes, this series is at TRU!
Nice sets Bonnie - what a thoughtful husband Chris is.
Hope you both stay safe.
Yes, he's very thoughtful. :love: And thank you, I'm sure we'll be ok, it's just a waiting game right now to see if it goes east or west of us. If it's east of us, we'll have beautiful dry weather, if it's west, we're in for a scary night! And some days with no electricity, which is a pain.