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Okay, sometime late in 2007 or early 2008 I purchased a 2007 Matchbox 5 Pack No.14 Mountain Heroes for one of my five toy car loving nephews.
After close examination I fell in love with the 1999 Park Ranger Chevy Silverado and the Red National Parks Fire Brigade H3 Hummer so I ended up keeping it.
On a recent trip to Melbourne, Victoria, I spotted this same 5 pack at a newsagent at the Sydney Airport Domestic Terminal. Normally they sell for as cheap as AU$10.95. This was AU$19.95! I thought "I'm not paying that sort of money for just 2 cars from a 5 pack!" So I didn't buy it.
I was wrong.
Two days after returning to Sydney I decided to go back to Sydney Airport's domestic terminal to get the last remaining set in Sydney.
I had to park my car, go through the metal detectors and search a bloody massive airport to relocate this newsagent.
I finally found it & it was still there! :thumbsup:
Only problem was I couldn't remember where I bloody parked the car!
I think by the time I found the old grey Ford the parking fee was AU$30.00!
So AU$19.95 for the 5 pack plus AU$30.00 for parking equals AU$49.95 for 2 Matchbox cars!
You know what? In the end it was worth it!
After close examination I fell in love with the 1999 Park Ranger Chevy Silverado and the Red National Parks Fire Brigade H3 Hummer so I ended up keeping it.
On a recent trip to Melbourne, Victoria, I spotted this same 5 pack at a newsagent at the Sydney Airport Domestic Terminal. Normally they sell for as cheap as AU$10.95. This was AU$19.95! I thought "I'm not paying that sort of money for just 2 cars from a 5 pack!" So I didn't buy it.
I was wrong.
Two days after returning to Sydney I decided to go back to Sydney Airport's domestic terminal to get the last remaining set in Sydney.
I had to park my car, go through the metal detectors and search a bloody massive airport to relocate this newsagent.
I finally found it & it was still there! :thumbsup:
Only problem was I couldn't remember where I bloody parked the car!
I think by the time I found the old grey Ford the parking fee was AU$30.00!
So AU$19.95 for the 5 pack plus AU$30.00 for parking equals AU$49.95 for 2 Matchbox cars!
You know what? In the end it was worth it!