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ReesesPieces

Thanks @SeijiAmasawa.  I guess I missed out on that one.

teal93mr2

ReesesPieces said:

Anyone that went to a physical store see any carousels left?

The store I went to had 3 when I walked in, 1 left when I walked out.

ReesesPieces

Oh...I meant the carousel promo.  Sorry for the lack of detail.

SeijiAmasawa

^ I’m hoping that carousel GWP reappears in the coming week or next weekend. It’ll be a Christmas miracle. Good luck to us.

teal93mr2

Ha well I was refering to the Carousel, #40293 correct?  I asked before I started shopping, then someone else checked out and got one, figured I'd better take hurry. It made up for the fact that they were out of #10254.

ReesesPieces

@teal93mr2 Sorry...I assumed you were talking about the big carousel set due to my lack of detail.  I'm glad you were able to get one.  Did they give you the carousel and the Jurassic park bricktober set? Maybe I'll call the stores near me tomorrow.

teal93mr2

@ReesesPieces yes they did give me the JW Pack as well, with the reindeer ornament to boot. First time this year I’ve managed to overlap two good promotions in-store. 

GIR3691

This Week's Featured Offer

Free "Star Wars Box" with $75 Star Wars purchase. Valid in store or online 12/17-18. Box is valued at $9.99 and includes five LEGO Star Wars "items."

If I had to guess, I'd say it's probably something like a Mud Trooper Solo polybag and some stickers.

Free box includes five LEGO® Star Wars™ items plus a card with instructions on how to enter to be one of five lucky winners to get an exclusive Star Wars™ Minifigure. Possibilities include: Platinum R2-D2™, Sterling Silver R2-D2™, or Signed & Graded TC-14.
Free Exclusive Star Wars™ Box (5005704) offer is valid on shop.LEGO.com and at LEGO® Stores from 12/17/18, through 11:59pm EST 12/19/18, or while supplies last only. Qualifying purchase must be equal to or greater than $75 in LEGO Star Wars™ merchandise from the current assortment; any applicable taxes, shipping charges, or value of gift cards purchased do not apply to merchandise total. Offer excludes Bricks & Pieces and backorder items. Cannot be applied to previous purchases or combined with any other discount, offer or free gift. One free set per household. Item is valued at approximately a $9.99 (US) / $12.99 (CA) retail value and cannot be exchanged or substituted for any other item or cash value. Item is available exclusively through this offer; additional sets cannot be purchased. Offers not valid at LEGOLAND® Parks or LEGOLAND Discovery Centers. The LEGO Group reserves the right to cancel or modify these promotions at any time without advance notice.
To enter our contest for a chance to win a special-edition LEGO® Minifigure, please visit starwarsbox.brandmovers.co for the official contest rules. No purchase necessary to enter. Must be 18 years or older. Many will enter and few will win. Only valid in the 50 United States and District of Columbia, and the 10 provinces of Canada, excluding Quebec. The LEGO Group reserves the right to cancel any promotion without notice.

Bumblepants

Now that is something they could have put in the black vip promo...

hoodaddy

Someone posted on Reddit that it contains 5 polys: scarif trooper, DJ, Hoth Han, Yularen, and the stormtrooper. 

ReesesPieces

First thing that came to my mind was Hoth Han.

tomahawker

Not showing up for me.  When I follow the link given above, the offer is not listed.  Did this get pulled from the site?

SprinkleOtter

"The item is not in the warehouse yet. We're making a list and will ship them out when we get them in."

Astrobricks

Note that you can enter to win the shiny R2s without having to buy anything. Unless you happen to live in Quebec, of course :-/

tomahawker

SprinkleOtter said:

"The item is not in the warehouse yet. We're making a list and will ship them out when we get them in."

Hopefully their checking that list twice.  Must be sending it to everyone who was "nice".

More [email protected] tomfoolery...

Switchfoot55

I made a Bricks and Pieces order toward the end of November. The usual 7-10 business days came and went with no delivery. I contacted CS and they resent the parts. the 7-10 business days runs out shortly again for the reshipment. Another contact with CS and, at the very least, have some VIP points to make up for it. Again a promise of "no later than Friday" was given. Not sure at what point I just ask for a full refund?

Meanwhile, my needed parts remain in limbo and my project unfinished...

madforLEGO

^- I usually see such orders are 7-10 days is after it ships, and even then I get it more around 14 days after it was shipped (not when the order was placed)

fizicyst

Switchfoot55 said:

I made a Bricks and Pieces order toward the end of November. The usual 7-10 business days came and went with no delivery. I contacted CS and they resent the parts. the 7-10 business days runs out shortly again for the reshipment. Another contact with CS and, at the very least, have some VIP points to make up for it. Again a promise of "no later than Friday" was given. Not sure at what point I just ask for a full refund?

Meanwhile, my needed parts remain in limbo and my project unfinished...

My last Bricks and Pieces order (early November) took 10 business days to ship and arrived 14 business days after it SHIPPED. USPS is overwhelmed, they missed mail delivery to my street twice in one week and everything I do get is about a week late (like grocery store flyers after the sale has ended).

oldtodd33

Same here, my last order took 3 weeks AFTER it shipped to get to me. Seven to 10 days is normal EXCEPT during the holidays. 

Switchfoot55

I certainly understand. The reshipped order I've determined will definitely be late (though it shipped immediately, so the 7-10...or 21 days, was in play right away). But the original order went in well before the initial holiday rush and shipped before Christmas. 

I feel Lego has more than stepped up for the time being. Obviously, if it never comes, I'll ask for the refund. 

madforLEGO

Switchfoot55 said:

I certainly understand. The reshipped order I've determined will definitely be late (though it shipped immediately, so the 7-10...or 21 days, was in play right away). But the original order went in well before the initial holiday rush and shipped before Christmas. 

I feel Lego has more than stepped up for the time being. Obviously, if it never comes, I'll ask for the refund. 

That would be new, as I have never seen a Bricks and pieces order ship 'immediately' as they have to pick it.

I put a LEGO B&Ps order in on Dec 7th. According to the order status page, The parts show as shipped on the 13th (which is actually quick IMO if that is the actual date) So IM guessing I may get them.. maybe.. on the 27- 30th of December.

nychromastone

It’s a Star Wars Bonafide Big Box 😏 

Switchfoot55

madforLEGO said:

That would be new, as I have never seen a Bricks and pieces order ship 'immediately' as they have to pick it.

It caught me off guard, but I got the order confirmation when I was talking with CS, then the shipment notification about 2 hours later. 

Toker

Is there a way to track a Bricks and Pieces order or do you just have to wait patiently? 

SumoLego

This SW Box promotion baffles me.  And since when does LEGO give away 'graded' things?

(Who is doing the grading?)

klinton

SumoLego said:

This SW Box promotion baffles me.  And since when does LEGO give away 'graded' things?

(Who is doing the grading?)

I love how in the "investment" thread everyone was all about disagreeing with my comparison of the current Lego aftermarket to the 90's comic scene. Now Lego itself is handing out "graded" Lego sets. :p

pharmjod

LEGO is still, fundamentally nothing like the 90s comic scene. Grandma's and aunts and uncles and moms and dads were never buying comic books for birthday and christmas presents in large quantities. The comic scene was driven almost entirely by the collectors and speculators market. They have almost entirely different markets both demographically and in terms of scale. 

The current LEGO aftermarket is still driven largely by actual demand. 

oldtodd33

SumoLego said:

This SW Box promotion baffles me.  And since when does LEGO give away 'graded' things?

(Who is doing the grading?)

   The marketing department. 

SumoLego

^ Somewhere in the middle was the '90's sports cards market.  Some 'civilians' buying sports cards for their kids in their lives, but a larger, disproportionate segment buying 'investment' and 'collector' sets based on the promise that the set would continue to hold value in the aftermarket.  Everything collapsed when the bubble burst.  Shockingly, the cards that were actually rare - maintained their value.  Everything labelled 'collector' did not.

The comic book scene from that era had only to do with 'collector' marketing.  And shockingly, the comics that are actually rare - maintain their value...

klinton said:
...Now Lego itself is handing out "graded" Lego sets. :p

This is an isolated curiosity.  Unprecedented and not indicative of LEGO's overall market strategy.  It's a giveaway item, not related to generating revenue.

(But I would like to know who LEGO is relying on to grade this thing.  Or how much that entity paid for the privilege!)

klinton

Huh. This is apparently not even a new thing. AFA graded sets have been discussed in various online Lego communities since at least 2012, I've just learned from a quick Google query. 

I will never understand the appeal of"graded" collectibles. :p

Switchfoot55

@Toker, no tracking available unfortunately. Just the shipping notice and a general timeframe to wait. 

Toker

Switchfoot55 said:

@Toker, no tracking available unfortunately. Just the shipping notice and a general timeframe to wait. 

Thanks. That's what I assumed was the case. I'm still hoping my order comes before the holidays so I can finally finish my UCS MF display. 

solid_strider

Picked up #75211 TIE Fighter and some keychains to get the SW poly box (and reindeer ornament) at my closest Lego store.  Not sure if the boxes sold out online, but they had plenty in-store and the cashier mentioned they'd keep giving the them out until they ran out of them regardless of the 12/17 - 12/19 promo period.  They also had the #40305 Lego Brand Store set in stock.  Dallas doesn't have a flagship store, so it was nice to see it there.

spepper

A couple days ago i received an email from LEGO with the news that the GWP Carrousel had been canceled (the main item in the order is the winter train, which is still listed as backordered). However, today I was in the mall with the wife, passed by a LEGO store, and decided to try my luck: I explained the situation to one of the employees, and lo and behold they came from the room in the back with a brand new Carrousel, handling it to me. “See, that’s how I get all my sets, for free!”, I told my wife. By the look she gave at me, I have the impression she didn’t believed me one bit :)

SprinkleOtter

spepper said:

 “See, that’s how I get all my sets, for free!”, I told my wife. By the look she gave at me, I have the impression she didn’t believed me one bit :)

I don't think anyone does, buddy... ;)

MegtheCat

My [email protected] order arrived yesterday with the stickers (To/From labels) all nice and unwrinkled, which made me happy. Usually anything paper, (especially if there are free stickers) is on the bottom and all messed up.

SprinkleOtter

Can anyone confirm if all the Star Wars boxes have the same contents? I haven't gotten mine yet.

gmonkey76

@SprinkleOtter the one I got instore was the same. Can't say if it was just my box, but it didn't make it home without the cardboard getting torn. I'd say it's more of a paperboard than cardboard. 

JooTog

Went to the LEGO store at Downtown Disney California for the Star Wars black box promo and was surprised by:
- Extra freebies
- The Disney annual pass discount (10%) includes the promo prices; in this case, and extra $5

The Star Wars black box includes the same items indicated by others.

ericb

I'm surprised that the Hoth Han polybag is still part of official LEGO promotions.  I wonder how many they produced. 

SumoLego

SprinkleOtter said:

spepper said:

I have the impression she didn’t believed me one bit :)

I don't think anyone does, buddy... ;)

Santa brings me my sets.

madforLEGO

SumoLego said:

SprinkleOtter said:

spepper said:

I have the impression she didn’t believed me one bit :)

I don't think anyone does, buddy... ;)

Santa brings me my sets.

Better be nice, or Santa could leave you a Hoth Han instead.

BillyBricks84

Anyone else having difficulty with SAH working this morning? 

madforLEGO

Completely forgot and likely was happening due to the LEGO movie 2 releases.. Also forgot about the Benny Space squad sets

Astrobricks

madforLEGO said:

Completely forgot and likely was happening due to the LEGO movie 2 releases.. Also forgot about the Benny Space squad sets

And people checking for after Christmas sales. 

Astrobricks

At the lego store at MoA today, I picked up 
2x #40274 at $9.99 (good price/part) 
2x #5005406 Ninjago Play & Display case at $17.49.
And I got the reindeer ornament for free. 

The Ninjago cases are great for keeping the dust off your Brickheadz and Micro Fighters.

JooTog

Astrobricks said:

2x #5005406 Ninjago Play & Display case at $17.49. 

The Ninjago cases are great for keeping the dust off your Brickheadz and Micro Fighters.

Lucky! I need more of those cases; I also use them for BrickHeadz, but never thought about Micro Fighters!

teal93mr2

Pop up store by me had 20% off "almost everything" which didn't include any modulars/exclusives/sale items/etc, ended up walking out empty handed.

Legogram

#40354 Dragon Dance Guy is available to purchase.

SumoLego

Legogram said:

#40354 Dragon Dance Guy is available to purchase.

There is a limit of two.  Although it is not noted on the website.