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Board Games

  • 28-10-2009 9:25pm
    #1
    chris85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,502 ✭✭✭


    Hi, i want to go retro with a few presents this year... i am looking for some board games such as connect 4, cluedo, trivial pursuit (really want this one) and any other cool ones.

    Been looking around and they seem expensive so was hoping someone might know a place i can get them on the cheap.


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  • #2
    Balmed Out
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,730 ✭✭✭Balmed Out


    Sometimes tesco's will have them very cheap but certain games will only be there once in a blue moon. I got connect 4 but it was called something else and was very cheap. otherwise try smyths or go online.


  • #3
    mcaul
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,493 ✭✭✭mcaul


    Board games have notoriously small profit margins for retailers. When i had a store in liffey valley, i had about 12% profit on Monopoly and managed to bring it up to 17% if I bought certain quantities and paid on time.

    When you apply rent / wages, games were in reality loss leaders.

    You will find some 3 for 2 deals on in the likes of smyths, but mainly on the connect 4 / twister types. These are nearly all financed by the manufacturers and usually end in november.

    the good news is many of the popular baord games are made in waterford incl trivial pursuit, twister, monopoly, cluedo etc etc.

    As for buying in the UK - the rrp's between the 2 countries reflect current exchange rates in most cases.


  • #4
    chris85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,502 ✭✭✭chris85


    mcaul wrote: »
    Board games have notoriously small profit margins for retailers. When i had a store in liffey valley, i had about 12% profit on Monopoly and managed to bring it up to 17% if I bought certain quantities and paid on time.

    When you apply rent / wages, games were in reality loss leaders.

    You will find some 3 for 2 deals on in the likes of smyths, but mainly on the connect 4 / twister types. These are nearly all financed by the manufacturers and usually end in november.

    the good news is many of the popular baord games are made in waterford incl trivial pursuit, twister, monopoly, cluedo etc etc.

    As for buying in the UK - the rrp's between the 2 countries reflect current exchange rates in most cases.

    Good info there, thanks

    Trivial Pursuit and Cluedo will do it. as well better having the money staying in Ireland if they are made here..


  • #5
    rgfuller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 693 ✭✭✭rgfuller


    Online wise you could try amazon.co.uk, lots of choice there: http://www.amazon.co.uk


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