While shopping at Jusco with my SIL2, I discovered a Thomas and Friends railway set that cost only RM69.90!  It comes with three vehicles and a railway track with various structures on it (check it out below):

When you consider that most Thomas and Friends railway sets like these cost anywhere from RM100 upwards, this set is a steal!  Not to mention, it’s a Tomy toy (Tomy products are usually rather expensive) - I was half expecting it to be manufactured by some unknown company.  I couldn’t believe it was so cheap that I kept asking my SIL2 if she thought it really contained all the stuff it showed in the picture on the box.  If you’re a mother of a Thomas fan, you’ll understand my surprise, considering a set of extra railway tracks can cost as much as RM50!

Because I couldn’t believe that it could actually be so cheap, we opened the box to take a peek inside.  Indeed it really contained what it showed on the box.  Since there were about six or seven boxes on the shelf and it appeared to be a normal price item, I decided to bring the hubby along to get his agreement to buy it for Gavin first.  We didn’t get back to Jusco again until three or four days later and by then all the boxes were completely sold out!

We saw another similar set going for RM89.90 (which was a set with a helicopter) and the hubby thought it was another case of my failing memory at work.  For a while there, I was starting to wonder myself, although I was sure the box I saw wasn’t as big as the one that cost RM89.90, although it looked almost the same.  I also had this vague idea that there was no helicopter.

Then yesterday, when I was at Isetan with Gavin, I saw the railway set again and it did cost RM69.90 - no mistake:

The only pitfall to this set is that it is a stand-alone set.  You can’t add on to it. 

For what you get with this price, I reckon it’s still worth it, though.

It’s available at Isetan, KLCC.  There were still about four boxes left when I was there yesterday, although for the price it is retailing at, I wouldn’t be surprise if these go as quickly as the ones in Jusco…

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