MEIJERS & TRU ADVERTISEMENTS
Chicago Tribune
September 19, 2004
Story by Chris Rhoads (dustrho)

INTRODUCTION
I saw some interesting advertisements in the local Chicago Tribune paper today, and thought I would share these with all you Troopers.

ADVERTISEMENTS FROM TOYS 'R US
First up is the ad from Toys 'R Us.  You'll notice there's a very nice $10 gift card that you can get when you purchase either the new Star Wars Battlefront video game (for PS2 or Xbox) or the Star Wars Original Trilogy DVD.

ADVERTISEMENTS FROM MEIJERS
Next up are the ads from Meijers.  You'll notice that they have two Master Replica FX lightsabers on sale for $88.88, with your choice of either Darth Vader or Luke Skywalker's lightsaber.  I think I'm going to have to add the Darth Vader one to my collection.  Then, you'll see in the picture in the bottom-left they have VOTC action figures on sale for $7.97, which is a great price.  But, look closely to that particular picture.  You'll notice the carded figure is Luke Skywalker who should be wearing his white clothed outfit, but in this picture there is a figure wearing a navy blue or black outfit (not actual cloth).  I'm confused as to what this figure could actually be, or if it's simply a misprint on Meijer's part.

IN SUMMARY
Nonetheless, these are some pretty outstanding deals, and I thought I'd be the nice guy and share this information with all of my fellow Troopers.