Wieslaw wrote:Pardon, where do you buy the 1/32 21st CT planes for $14,99???
I pay 20 - 25 dollars!
Wieslaw
We get them all at Wal Mart stores for that price. As you probably know, Wal Mart is one of the world's largest corporations, though most of their stores are found within the US. The company does have international subsidaries, such as their ASDA stores in the United Kingdom, but these are nothing compared to the size and economic clout of the average Wal Mart Supercenter in the US. Wal Mart aparently prides itself on effeciency (which isn't entirely so) and offering nearly every product one can think of for a "below retail" price. What often happens is that the stores sell a bunch of junk with some quality items. Their employees are not of the highest standards and decent customer service is hard to come by. Stores are often unkempt and the products are not well cared for. The company does have its niche, however, offering products and services to the masses of America cheaply & at the expense of other quality businesses. For that reason, the company has grown. In a way, its really a shame that this is the fate of American retail & perhaps capitalism itself... Pray a Wal Mart doesn't come to your little Polish community as it will outcompete and destroy most other smaller businesses
Sorry for the rant, to get back on topic...
The 32x aircraft (and 1:18 planes as well) often show up at Wal Mart months before they go to the small retailers. They are nearly $5-$10 cheaper as well, hence why you hear about boardmembers here endlessly searching Wal Marts in their communities. The only problem is that different areas of the US tend to get different aircraft assortments. For example, California might get the S3 Macchi 202, and the S2 & S3 Zeros, while in New York they get the S1 & S2 Macchi 202 and the S1 Zero. Ultimately, most releases make it from one end of the country to the other, but it usually seems to take alot more time for products to move east to west as opposed to the opposite direction
