What are you buying right now ?

msanders

Its crazy. I have this really over-riding urge to buy something during the 2x VIP promo. I already own most of the exclusive sets that I want to own and the other bits (Avengers Ultra sets) I will pick up when they go on discount somewhere else. I'm just sitting and waiting for the Kwik-E-Mart, but I have this real sense of needing to buy something during the promotion!!

Chubbles

I grabbed the Pirates theme, Lonely Mountain, Tumbler, Mixer, Simpsons House and some random odds and ends this weekend

SamJ

Does anyone know on average how long it takes for VIP points to show up after a purchase online? My orders were shown as 'complete' yesterday morning but still nothing. Wanting to use them on either the Pet Shop or the Tumbler 

Chubbles

could take a couple of days especially when their site is overwhelmed with activity like it is during 2x vip.  If you really want to get it now you should call them and explain the dilemma, I'm sure they could make it happen

willp2003

Trying to buy the Mini Cooper but getting errors when trying to check out. Anyone else having issues?

minicoopers11

SamJ said:

Does anyone know on average how long it takes for VIP points to show up after a purchase online? My orders were shown as 'complete' yesterday morning but still nothing. Wanting to use them on either the Pet Shop or the Tumbler 

To maximize points earning, I wouldn't use any points during 2xVIP points. You don't earn points on the portion of the price you used your points on. So, unless you're never going to buy from Lego directly again, you'll save more by waiting. ;)

dragon114

i order the place cinema, karai bike escape, the trash chomper and 

Flexible and Straight Tracks

just waiting for it to ship and new stock. anyone know how long it takes to go from in warehouse to shipped. all but the cinema say in warehouse.

SamJ

@minicoopers11 Thanks for the tip, didn't realise that so I'll wait! Just figured £25 off the Pet Shop seemed a pretty decent deal 

@dragon114 I ordered a few sets Saturday and it left the warehouse Monday evening so I'm guessing around 2 working days as I did't count Sunday. 

Andor

Just bought #70145 Maula's Ice Mammoth Stomper for $64 at a Walmart near me. 
  I am really enjoying all those trans-clear blue icey pieces. Of course LEGO is always better when you can get it at a discount.

AFFOL_Shellz_Bellz

This seems as good a place as any to share the news that due to health issues we have sold all our Lego.  Some went to family and the rest was purchased by The Brick Hutt, in Santa Rosa, CA.  It was sad to see it go, but good at the same time.  Thank you to all I made trades with, as well as to all those who offered advise and knowledge.  We got many hours of enjoyment from the hobby, and enjoyed the friendships we made.  We wish you all the best and hope you continue to enjoy the hobby for many years to come!

novicebuilder101

^I wish you the best for you and your family. Take care of yourself and your loved ones. If you get the inkling that you would like to put together a lego set, PM me and I will send you a one.

xpok

Madness

77ncaachamps

Found a #70728 at a Target for 50% off + 5% Red Card. Not a Ninjago fan but stuck between busting it for parts, selling the pieces and minifigs, or holding onto it for future resale.

The labels looked shady so I asked CS if I could verify the bags and contents.
Luckily everything was there!

Elune

Uh... I had resolved not to buy any set for at least a month (I have to save up for our upcoming new house expenses). But I happened to browse Toys R Us' website to see 20% reduction on select Creator sets... So I bought the Beach Hut, the Mountain Hut, the Toy & Grocery Shop, and the Bike Shop & Cafe.

Now I wonder how I am gonna explain that to my husband... ^^;

qzh0223

stuckonminis said:

I agree wrangler6915, at 51, I work 15-18 hr days 5 days a week and 8 hour days on most weekends. I have a full time job plus my side business. When I was younger I couldn't afford to buy LEGO in mass quantities, I would maybe buy 1 set every year. I don't smoke or drink hard liquor so that saves a lot of money :) Due to hard work I figure I finally make enough money to buy pretty much whatever I want and now I happen to want lots of LEGO sets. If I get tired of LEGO I can always sell it and recoup all the money I just dropped in the last 6 months.

I'm a university student right now and LEGO is one of my hobbies, so I don't understand what your mean buy saving. Maybe I will understand after I graduate.

AdeelZubair

cam22

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-BIONICLE-2004-UNOPENED-NEW-VAHKI-KEERAKH-8619-RARE-COLLECTIBLE-BOX-SET-/171728717535?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item27fbd446df

Drmnez

Just came in

xpok

Hot dog?

Renny

Just received #60034 Arctic Helicrane, two copies if #60033 Arctic Ice Crawler and four copies of #60032 Arctic Snowmobile. Arctic theme is now complete (outside of overpriced polar accessory).

Now to look for some white and blue Base plates :smiley:

GreenArrow57

Just got the Pirates Chess Set #40158; now all I need is someone to teach me how to play chess!

dragon114

got the PC, Easter set and two cmf last sunday.

leerock

Today went well for me. I got two Technic sets,

8043 - Excavator
8110 - Unimog

Both for £50. That's one hell of a good price.

Elune

@GreenArrow57 Chess.com is very well made for chess learners and they also have an Android app. :)

VorpalRyu

Just picked up #60081, #60073 & #60054 at Big W for our boys.

VorpalRyu

@Renny, the only item we're missing from the Arctic range is that tent too, we figure at the prices its going for now, we don't need it, we got everything from #30310 to #60036 & #60062 (including #60064). Our five year old loves them & we think they're pretty awesome too. Most of them are still boxed at this point, we use building sets with our boy as rewards for good behaviour.

CoffeeLover

70725 Nindroid MechDragon at Walmart for $10

ryjay

Just bought SW Red 5 X-wing, received two from the lego.shop, and one from a lego store.
My kids actully "bought" them.  Instead of putting their money in a savings account, they buy legos to hold and later resell for school money.  They've done this with Death Stars, MF, and now buy double of all the modulars.  It beats the interest % they'd get from a bank!

nolatron

Yesterday I ordered from lego.shop:

• 75082 TIE Advanced Prototype
• 75049 Snowspeeder
  
• 75060 Slave I
• And 4 packs of series 13 CMF, my first venture into collecting CMF's

Now I've got my eye on some of the expert Creator modulars.

goshe7

After watching for a few years, finally found one of these sets at my target price.

ACWWGal2011

recently got the red ninjago plane on sale for 10 bucks and I got a chima set, a kind of yellowish orange color, on sale for 13. And I got a lego tiger series 4 bag for 2 bucks plus the cop and robber poly for .75.

Found a bit of an odd ball though. They had lego 76030 ringing up for 16.26. Passed on it since I wasn't interested in it.

Jern92

Just got the Tower Bridge for 20% off and the Demolition Starter set at half price. I'm happy :D

truck730

argos did museum breakout 60008 27 euro down from 45 euro(cheapest at  that) but its my christmas present , only 9 mths to go, got a speedor too 5 euro ...relatively cheap  ,not open either could be a nephew present if the box doesn't burst open by some freak accident. got agent tremor tank 14 euro, made  but 8 wide -10 looked silly   

DERKaiser

Waiting to buy the Creator #10242 and City #60073

truck730

 i was looking @ it @ christmas , my wife saw it  and it was my christmas present, i wish She saw me looking @ excavator and tipper ...or the Death Star, im not impressed by  60073, toilet is the  best thing about it, get the tow truck if anything or the racing bike set

AdeelZubair

I'm doing final touches on my Hulkbuster MOC and I will be ordering parts in a few days :)

I'm ordering from LEGO direct so I really hope they arrive in time for Age of Ultron in the UK, if not I can wait until May 1st.

j00gle

Hey all, it's my first time posting on here but today I was able to snag two of #70146 @ $40 a piece. My step-son was through the roof about it. Pretty decent haul I thought.

piratemania7

Yet another PS...oy vej

mr.piggles

Buying tons of pieces from all over the place, because I'm bound and determined to build my own (not-so-) Green Grocer and Town Hall. 

ricecake

Ordered yesterday from LEGO S@H to get double VIP points:
#70754 Ninjago ElectroMech
#31032 Creator Red Creatures
#21006 Architecture The White House
#21013 Architecture Big Ben
The first two sets go with my mecha/Asian setup I'm working on.  I also decided that I thought it would be cool to get all the Architecture sets of places that I've actually been, so I picked the oldest sets before they go EOL.

WatfordScottyM

Finally pulled the trigger on the Tower of Orthanc.  I cannot wait to see the size of it.

smartiepants

In last couple of months I have started to buy a few sets to store away for a rainy day, so far in my loft I have
Pet store
2x benny's spaceship
Ghostbusters ecto
batman AA
24 hrs racecar

Built the birds set
building seacow

bout halfway through getting the bits for Ghostbusters HQ

Think I have a Lego problem

xpok

@up I have a problem too. This month i spent about 1700$ on Lego :| and yesterday I ordered Detective Office and Ghostbusters echo. But i build... nothing because of work.

BACbrix

^Me too. I am looking at over 40 sets on my to build list... some as small as battle packs and about 4 or 5 expanding past 2000 pcs. Since I have no helpers and no time this hobby is becoming a hoarding show and no fun.

cody6268

Planning on buying some Architecture sets, since a Books A Million store just opened in my area that carries the line.  No one else carries Architecture in my area.  

nolatron

Last night I picked up SW AT-AT 75054 while shopping. TRU had it on sale for %20 off. Figured what the hey...it's on sale.

Today at lunched I stopped at Wal-Mart to see if they had any minifigs and stumbled across a series 13 box. It was my first time feeling the bags.  Tried to pick out as many unique ones as I could and with lunch break time running out just grabbed random bags for a total of 20 bags.

Seems I did well for my first go. Out of 20 bags I was able to get 15 figures.  Only need the cyclops to complete it.  Ended up with 1 extra opened goblin and have 4 sealed bags (Paleontologist, Egyptian Warrior, Skater, and Unicorn) I'll probably return the Paleontologist and Egyptian Warrior and see if I can find a cyclops tomorrow in the remaining bags. 

matticus_bricks

I may be buying more Series 13 CMFs at TRU with their 2 for $5 deal this week, but I'm wondering, does anyone know if they limit this to one "deal" per customer in store?

nolatron

matticus_bricks said:

I may be buying more Series 13 CMFs at TRU with their 2 for $5 deal this week, but I'm wondering, does anyone know if they limit this to one "deal" per customer in store?

I saw yesterday the online store only gave you two packs for $5. The rest got added to the cart at regular price, so it may be the same in store. 

Venunder

^ Try making multiple purchases of 2 packs?

I just bought http://brickset.com/sets/40086-1/LEGO-Easter  for £6.99 and look forward to building him. 

j00gle

Stopped at Target this morning on my way to work to check out any clearance. Found #70721 and got it for $8.99. Thought that was pretty decent.