[US] Target Black Friday

thenos

#6860 Bat cave
#31012 family house
#60008 museum break in
#75018 jek 14

$42 each

Bumblepants

nice!

LegoKip

Ha ha! I was just about to post this information due to an email alert I received from Target. You beat me to it @thenos‌ but glad to see it here for other Bricksetters.

BuriedinBricks

Also spotted The LEGO Movie "Everything is Awesome" Edition for $9 on page 16 of the ad.

Bumblepants

^which is also available today apparently for instore pickup if you have the 'secret' ad

sidersdd

iccarus said:

Also spotted The LEGO Movie "Everything is Awesome" Edition for $9 on page 16 of the ad.

I think that's just the DVD 2-Disc Special Edition - not the Awesome edition with minifig.

EDIT: The photo in the ad is for the Awesome Edition, but when you click on it, it brings you to the Special Edition. Hmm....

luckie_reubs

I'm having trouble reading that ad; can I get the Batcave for "in store pickup" with that "secret ad," or do I have to be there on Thanksgiving night for that one?

gamecocksteeple

No actual sets available until Thanksgiving.

madforLEGO

Nice to see Bat Cave on the list; same with Family house. Good deals for 42 IMO.
The Museum Break in is a bit of a joke as that set should not be retailing for 69.99 USD IMO.

Was kinda hoping that Benny's spaceship appears as a BF deal somewhere for 40% off, there is hoping TRU does it I guess.

It is a bit disappointing to see these sets though and not 99.99 USD type sets on sale for 40% off..
Also wonder if Amazon price matching will occur as well for these deals. There is also Cyber Monday.

Brickarmor

I doubt amazon will match simply because the deals are in store only.

GIR3691

Where's this "secret ad?"

Natebw

Yeah, how do we get these prices?

thenos

@gir3691 @Natebw‌

On mobile, but
http://m.weeklyad.target.com/saint-paul-mn-55104/homepage?ref=tgt_email_RA411100&emseq=213091795

This is of course the ad for where I live. YMMV.

BuriedinBricks

sidersdd said:

iccarus said:

Also spotted The LEGO Movie "Everything is Awesome" Edition for $9 on page 16 of the ad.

I think that's just the DVD 2-Disc Special Edition - not the Awesome edition with minifig.

EDIT: The photo in the ad is for the Awesome Edition, but when you click on it, it brings you to the Special Edition. Hmm....

If the actual printed ad that comes out BF week shows the EIAE, then they have to sell it at that price.

For those asking about the ad, it's up at one of the Black Friday sites.

Natebw

I am very inexperienced in Black Friday in store shopping. Are these generally the type of deal where if you don't get in line by the time the store opens, they will be sold out? Or are they likely to have a lot of them?

ChgoMatt

It looks like they fixed the picture and it's today only, so probably not printed. I see the 2-Disc Special Edition.

The four 40% off doorbusters start at 6pm Thanksgiving.

Also....gift cards 10% off
Offer valid in stores on 11/28/14 from 6AM until 12PM local time and at Target.com from 6AM until 12PM Central time. Target GiftCards purchased during offer may be redeemed beginning Saturday, Nov. 29

Thanos75

The Black Friday pre sale is only on a handful of items. The ad shows you the ones that you can store pick up but the LEGO sets are not included.

BuriedinBricks

@ChgoMatt - The movie appears in the preview ad and the actual add for doorbuster stuff on BF. In the movies section, around page 18, it shows the version that includes the Vitruvius fig for $9.

yys4u

madforLEGO said:

Was kinda hoping that Benny's spaceship appears as a BF deal somewhere for 40% off, there is hoping TRU does it I guess.

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I saw Benny's spaceship on sale the other night at Walmart for 80 USD. Haven't kept up with that sets news so didn't know whether or not it was a good enough deal to pull the trigger on or not. I want the set, but it's not on the top of my list.

madforLEGO

Natebw said:

I am very inexperienced in Black Friday in store shopping. Are these generally the type of deal where if you don't get in line by the time the store opens, they will be sold out? Or are they likely to have a lot of them?

It all depends, Target usually gets a fairly decent supply of them, but obviously the rush to pick them up will mean you will be likely fighting an AFOL over them, or even general toy resellers knowing that it is so cheap that will not take them long to flip them.
I know last year TRU had some nice deals on doorbusters at 5am, but had enough stocks that showing up at about 10am allowed me to get what I wanted (That and if a store limits the purchase to 1 that helps tremendously as well)

Poochy

^ Last year, my TRU had so many town squares and gunships that they were still stacks of both on Sunday. I, of course, stupidly showed up at 5am on Thursday morning ...

Brickarmor

When Target had #4184 for $75 my store got in a grand total of 8.

Ma1234

If you have a Discover or Citi card, no need to rush to the stores; they will price match, just buy ahead of the sale.

thenos

^ from any retailer, yes.

NicksBricks

The last couple years I have found the deals I want on Black Friday, purchase the items beforehand and then go into the store on Black Friday and have them price match.

Natebw

^ As owner of a mom and pop store, we are not open on Black Friday, because I want to spend that time with my kids. But I think if people routinely did that, I would be pretty irritated. Is that standard now, for people to watch for discounts for things that bought in the past and just come in expecting money?

NicksBricks

Natebw said:

^ As owner of a mom and pop store, we are not open on Black Friday, because I want to spend that time with my kids. But I think if people routinely did that, I would be pretty irritated. Is that standard now, for people to watch for discounts for things that bought in the past and just come in expecting money?

Let me say that I don't expect anything. They have the option to turn me down. I would not cause a scene and would move on. But, if this loophole exists then I will continue to use it.

MorkMan

^ it is actually encouraged. target price matches other stores throughout this holiday season and gives you money back if there is an ad for it cheaper elsewhere you show them.

margot

thenos said:

This is of course the ad for where I live. YMMV.

How are you enjoying the snowstorm?

thenos

Fun times. Mostly went north of me.

juggles7

It may not be possible to buy ahead of the sale. As of this moment, my local TGT has no Batcaves, no Creator Family House, and no Museum Break-In. We shall see...

Natebw

@nickbrick‌ Just so you know, I wasn't harping on you, just this trend. I don't really like it.

madforLEGO

juggles7 said:

It may not be possible to buy ahead of the sale. As of this moment, my local TGT has no Batcaves, no Creator Family House, and no Museum Break-In. We shall see...

I think this may be a way for Target to avoid those trying to buy with the price guarantee loophole and only will stock the endcaps once the store closes on Wednesday before BTH(ursday)/BF. Then again maybe they will not care and load up the shelves on Wednesday night while open.
While I would rather buy before and get the price guarantee after the fact, I can understand why people and stores would be a bit irritated. After all, they are advertising those sets at those prices to get people in to the store for BTH/BF. If you do this you not only make the stores look like they are 'bait and switching' with their advertised products, but also could be taking money out of their hands if you have those that would grab one of those sets and then browse for other products during BF. Because I would go in and buy the set(s) I wanted, then come back on the day to the CS. While those getting up at 5am are likely to linger around and look for other deals, or maybe get some Christmas shopping done at the same time.
Then you have those that break their back to get in to get the deal and find out they were all gone the night before, most people would also likely go tot eh manager and try to give them a headache. The other thing that stores will likely (or should) do is limit 1, but as a store you are not likely to restrict the purchase to one before the sale.
So I would be surprised to see these sets out on the shelf during business hours before BTH/BF. But never count out uninterested employees/managers from putting them out before the sale.

thenos

What @ma1234 wrote works though. Discover price protection. Buy from anywhere now, forget going to the store, just make sure you get an ad.

busumoe1

thenos said:

What @ma1234 wrote works though. Discover price protection. Buy from anywhere now, forget going to the store, just make sure you get an ad.

Would you mind expanding a little more on this. Would I have to fax or take a picture of the ad?

pumperx

busumoe1 said:

thenos said:

What @ma1234 wrote works though. Discover price protection. Buy from anywhere now, forget going to the store, just make sure you get an ad.

Would you mind expanding a little more on this. Would I have to fax or take a picture of the ad?

This is what I found on the web, hope that helps. I have never done it before but will give it a try this year.


Discover card members benefited from price protection feature last year by purchasing the BF advertised items early and claimed through price protection.

People have confirmed by contacting Discover that the price protection applies to BF deals in this year as well.

Steps you need to follow:

1. Purchase the exact item advertised in BF deals (same model #) before BF (sale date).
2. Call Discover and ask for price protection claim. They'll send a form in snail mail. (yes, no online application).
3. Fill the form. You have to send a copy of your receipt, copy of the advertisement with lower price (at the same or different store) (You have to buy BEFORE the sale date, which is BF in this case). File the claim after the sale date. You can file up to 3 claims per claim form. $500 limit per item, $2500 per year.
4. Wait for the claim to be approved. Takes several weeks.
5. Enjoy your new item purchased at BF price without staying at lines.

Edit: There is an option to submit documents online.

1. Purchase the exact item advertised in BF deals (same model #) before BF (sale date).
2. Call Discover and start a price protection claim. They'll they will ask how you would like to process it. Select online option. https://cardbenefitcenter.com/oc-dc/app/login
3. Fill the form. You have to send a copy of your receipt, copy of the advertisement with lower price (at the same or different store) (You have to buy BEFORE the sale date, which is BF in this case). File the claim after the sale date. You can file up to 3 claims per claim form. $500 limit per item, $2500 per year.
4. Wait for the claim to be approved. Takes several weeks.
5. Enjoy your new item purchased at BF price without staying at lines.

DoubleD

The only problem with that is a lot of door busters (not legos) are models you can only get during that window. They do it alot with tvs, it will be a strip down version, with half the hdmi ports, or something like that. But of course you can't do that with legos.

Pacific493

So for the Discover price protection to work does the item have to be purchased at the same retailer or can it be purchased anywhere? Also, does anyone know if you can only price match a single item on a single claim form or could you price match multiple items if you purchased them from the same retailer in the same transaction?

thenos

^answered above. I believe it is a max of 3 per item, from another retailer is fine as long as it is a retailer I.e. amazon or Walmart.

Sethro3

I hadn't heard of this price match after the sale guarantee before.. maybe I should look into that. That really irritates me when I buy something one day, and a few days later I see it cheaper (at same or different retailer). If only I had known to wait to purchase it, I would.

Ma1234

The Discover price matching works flawlessly and even though they say it takes "a couple weeks," the turn around in reality is 7-12 days.

iplante

I heard 40% off all LEGO

Zathras

That would be flat out too good to be true.

iplante

Thought so too. ;)

Bumblepants

Apparently they will be offering their deals online Wednesday so I might try to snag one or two then and avoid all the nonsense happening in-store.