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Tesco's own brand Brio type train set

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popsycal · 23/09/2004 20:47

Anyone got one? Are they any good?

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TraceyP · 23/09/2004 20:50

Popsycat, if it's the wooden one that fits all the other makes of track then yes, dd has it and it's as good as most of the other wooden sets. It's very similar to the Brio/ELC ones.

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popsycal · 23/09/2004 20:51

yes that is the one!
Thanks for that
thinking about christmas pressies for ds

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TraceyP · 23/09/2004 20:53

A lot cheaper too, if I remember rightly ...

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popsycal · 23/09/2004 20:53

thats what I thought
i think ds would love it

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Posey · 23/09/2004 20:54

Yes its great. 4 years down the line and used daily, its still in tiptop condition. Thoroughly recommend it.

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popsycal · 23/09/2004 20:55

that is my first piece of xmas shopping sorted this weekend then!
thanks ladies!

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cazzybabs · 23/09/2004 21:06

The track is very good and well worth the money. However, not sure the trains are quite as good - they don't corner as well as the ELC/Brio ones and frequently get de-railed by our bridge.

mckenzie · 23/09/2004 21:09

very happy with our Tesco bits, the fit nicely with the Brio and the ELC bits. Not abig fan of the Sainsbury version though.
(For what it's worth, a carpenter friend, when given a piece of Brio track and a piece of Tesco track and asked which was better quality picked the Tesco one)

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popsycal · 26/09/2004 19:17

so this ELC one is compatible with the tesco one?

What we were thinking is, we would buy the basic train set from Tesco then if people asked what to buy DS, we could just ask for the 'extra' bits for it - and if they can be bougth from tesco or ELC, that would mKE LIFE A OT EASIER....
anyone know for definite?

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codswallop · 26/09/2004 19:17

yes
yes

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popsycal · 26/09/2004 19:19

thanks coddy

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codswallop · 26/09/2004 19:19

and yes

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popsycal · 26/09/2004 19:20
Smile
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codswallop · 26/09/2004 19:23

we must have about 300 quids worth of track - currently in loft waiting for ti to be giveb to ds3 as a present.

SoupDragon · 26/09/2004 19:29

The Tesco one is great value,

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popsycal · 26/09/2004 19:29

I am going for the tesco one.....only my local tesco seems to have sold out at the moment
grrrr

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codswallop · 26/09/2004 19:42

yes they have it online at xmas

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popsycal · 26/09/2004 19:43

aaaaah
but i want to getit now and be mega organised instead of my usual walking round the shops in december....as this time i will be 7 months pregnant and be with a tantrumming 2 year old too

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cp3 · 26/09/2004 20:11

Popsy our Tescos is also sold out. Can you orrder it on line from them do you think?

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popsycal · 26/09/2004 20:12

i looked and cant find one....

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SoupDragon · 26/09/2004 20:25

There's loads in the Purley store!

hoxtonchick · 26/09/2004 20:29

Asda do a good one too.

hoxtonchick · 26/09/2004 20:29

Though actually, ours is from Costco.

yurtgirl · 26/09/2004 20:45

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cp3 · 27/09/2004 09:29

lookatthis

Its dropped from 59.99 to 29.99. 110 pieces and slot together like jigsaw so no pegs. Looks fab in the catalogue