Looking for (UK): Hamley's Guard polybag

vwong19

I’d love to get 2x guards.... any chance to pick up a Lester too? Thanks in advance!

thebeermonkey

Thanks to @stlux and @BooTheMightyHamster for pulling this together.

stlux

As we are on a new page, updated list to keep things organised:

Europe

@Muftak1 x2 

@TheFew x2

@Speedman29 ; wants a couple

@alexwil x1

@Kokkie20 x2/x3

@TommyF x1

@William_Townsley x1

@Covi x2

@stlux x2

@COOLEGO x2

@Legoboy x2

@thebeermonkey x1
@colay x3

Americas

@Bricklover18 x1

@SumoLego x2

@Russell844 x2

@gmonkey76 x1

@flord x1

@77ncaachamps x2

@ravot x2

@davetheoxygenman x2
@kwkw x2
@SeijiAmasawa x1
@MegtheCat x1
@vwong19 x2

Please amend or add to this list.

@BooTheMightyHamster You might need 2 wheelbarrows? 

@thebeermonkey No need to thank me, as 100% of the effort is by @Boo. 

Legoboy

By tagging me again @stlux, I honestly thought I'd won one or something.   ;)

thebeermonkey

I’d be happy to take two if possible.

thanks

BooTheMightyHamster

Hi @vwong19
Yes, I can probably pick up a Lester too.

norm103

I'll take 3 in the US if there being sent over. 

gmonkey76

@BooTheMightyHamster if not too much trouble I'd like a Lester too. Thank you very much for the effort to try and get these.

mdtvandy

Is this list still open?  I'm in the US and would like two. @SumoLego @BooTheMightyHamster

SeanTheCollector

Just spotted this thread. If anyone is still heading down to Hamleys then I would love 2 if possible. If the wheelbarrow has already left the shed then thats ok! :)

Happy Christmas everyone!

BooTheMightyHamster

I'm off to Hamleys tomorrow lunchtime.  Will check the thread for final numbers before I go.

kwkw

Thank you very much @BooTheMightyHamster

jmeninno

@BooTheMightyHamster @SumoLego if you wouldn't mind, and it's not too late, I'd love to get my hands on a Lester and a Hamely's Guard.  I'm in the States.  Many thanks in advance - this is yet another example of what makes these forums great!!!

jmeninno

And thanks to those organizing the totals/lists!

minicoop4

2 Please in the US. Thank you!

kiki180703

I would like to get my hands on 1 and a Lester if possible. I'm in Canada. Thanks a lot!

BooTheMightyHamster

What's the betting I get there and they've sold out!

stlux

Updated list to help the mighty Boo with his shopping today:

Europe

Muftak1 x2 

TheFew x2

Speedman29 ; wants a couple

alexwil x1

Kokkie20 x2/x3

TommyF x1

William_Townsley x1

Covi x2

stlux x2

COOLEGO x2

Legoboy x2

thebeermonkey x2

colay x3
SeanTheCollector x2
=27+

Americas

Bricklover18 x1

SumoLego x2

Russell844 x2

gmonkey76 x1

flord x1

77ncaachamps x2

ravot x2

davetheoxygenman x2

kwkw x2

SeijiAmasawa x1

MegtheCat x1

vwong19 x2
norm103 x3
mdtvandy x2
jmeninno x1
minicoop4 x2
kiki180703 x1
=28

Americas requests for Lesters
vwong19 x1
gmonkey76 x1
jmeninno x1
kiki180703 x1
=4

Please amend or add to this list.

@BooTheMightyHamster Good luck with your shopping!

HangedSanchez

If I'm not too late and @BooTheMightyHamster has room in his wheelbarrow, I'd like one as well please! (On the Europe list).

Fireheart

BooTheMightyHamster said:

What's the betting I get there and they've sold out!

I think the odds are they will be sold out after you leave! 

You deserve a Brickset Forum Medal for getting all those.. :)

Kokkie20

I agree for a custom medal for @BooTheMightyHamster ... If not to late would prefer 3 of them but already happy with 2 of them :) 

BooTheMightyHamster

Right.  I'm going shopping!

MaffyD

Could we have a live stream of the purchase? I want to see the look on the cashiers face! I don’t want one of these by the way, just enjoying the thread!

scottwb2010

Would like to see the look on the cashiers face when you put 55+ packets down on the cash desk. Wonder if they ask if your building an army!

BooTheMightyHamster

Well that was easier than I thought!

"Hi, I'd like to buy a large number of the Lego / Hamley's Guard figure, please."

/points
"Sure.  They're just over there - buy as many as you like." 

I bought 64 in the end, although when the girl counted them out at the till, she said there were 65.  Given the length of the queue, and the fact that - judging by the look of intense concentration on her face, counting to 65 had been pushing the limits of her mental arithmetic skills - I wasn't about to make her do it again.  Besides, they threw in a few #30478 Santa's for free, so I wasn't going to quibble.  And it's not every day you can say you spent £390 on minifigs!

The guy on the next till over asked me if I was selling them on, and he seemed genuinely surprised when I said I was just passing them on at cost to people who couldn't get to the store, so maybe they've had resellers in already.

I also managed to pick up a few Lesters, but didn't escape without picking up a #21306 Yellow Submarine at 30% off!

So - this is how it's going to work.

I've ordered a box of padded envelopes which ought to arrive in the next few days, and they work out at about 10p each.  Including postage, I reckon the cost will be somewhere between £6.75 and £7.00 for someone buying a single fig.  I'll get in touch with all the UK forum members and any mainland Europe members if there are any, and sort out addresses and Paypal details. 

Because sending lots of packages across the Atlantic doesn't make sense, cost-wise, @SumoLego has kindly agreed to buy a bunch from me and I can send them to him as one parcel - he will then organise the money / postage arrangements for the North American contingent.

If you just want what you've asked for, then I should be able to post them soon after the envelopes arrive.  If you want more than your original request then you may have to wait until I can make a second visit, but it certainly doesn't look like there's a problem picking them up.  (The Lesters are different - I still have to buy three downstairs and three upstairs, so I can't bulk purchase them yet.)

I shall be in touch soon!

:o)

LostInTranslation

Bravo, Boo! Excellent job.

I missed the original list but if anyone happens to pop into Hamley's and picks some figs up I would be interested in 2 or 3 - brother in law randomly asked me to get him one after seeing me retweet the article about it! - and I don't know when I might be in London with the opportunity to pop in myself. 

scottwb2010

Well done Boo

BooTheMightyHamster

@LostInTranslation

No worries Lost - I'll see if we have any left over, and I can always go back tomorrow if not.

thebeermonkey

Thank you Boo the Mighty Shopper

Bricklover18

Thank you Boo! 

davetheoxygenman

Thanks a bunch @BooTheMightyHamster!!

LostInTranslation

BooTheMightyHamster said:

@LostInTranslation

No worries Lost - I'll see if we have any left over, and I can always go back tomorrow if not.

Thank you Boo, that would be much appreciated if you can. 

TheFew

Top Job @BooTheMightyHamster

iso3200

Awesome Bricksetter :-)

HangedSanchez

Fantastic, thank you Boo!

If there's a Santa polybag going spare, I'd be interested...

mdtvandy

Hi @BooTheMightyHamster , if you're going back to the shop with Lester, can you add one of those to my order to be sent to @SumoLego ?

Thanks!

Kokkie20

All Hail @BooTheMightyHamster thank you again my sir! You realy are a wonderfull guy as you helped me in the past, and now you helped a lot more people!
Like i said before, thank you for helping out this community so good!

BooTheMightyHamster

@HangedSanchez

Sorry!  I kept one for myself and gave the rest to people in the office for their kids.  If I go back for more guards and they're still giving them away I'll put one aside for you. 

@mdtvandy - I'll see what I can do, but that should be ok.

MegtheCat

@BooTheMightyHamster Awesome job & obviously a stellar chap to help us all out!

@SumoLego Standing by to make payment once the figures arrive on U.S. soil.

davetheoxygenman

@BooTheMightyHamster - If any Lester are available to send over the pond, I would be in for 2 if possible.  Thanks again for your help in organizing this!!

Kokkie20

i realy would love to see the face of the shop counter person who saw you caming with all those figures :D 

kwkw

@BooTheMightyHamster if it's not too much trouble I'd like a lester added to Sumo's package  if possible. Thank you very much for helping us all out!

SumoLego

Geez, I put my phone down for ten minutes!

Yes, thank you @BooTheMightyHamster.  You are worthy!  

I'll keep everyone on the US/NA side apprised of developments.  I will do the distribution in the same manner - only the postage, acquisition cost and a marginal amount for the padded envelopes.

rawbob

If there is a spare guard polybag going can I put my name down for one please? 

Muftak1

If there are any spare Lesters, I'd love to get one please

Speedman29

You absolute star @BooTheMightyHamster

HangedSanchez

BooTheMightyHamster said:

@HangedSanchez

Sorry!  I kept one for myself and gave the rest to people in the office for their kids.  If I go back for more guards and they're still giving them away I'll put one aside for you. 

@mdtvandy - I'll see what I can do, but that should be ok.

Don’t worry about it, they’re not exactly hard to get! I just thought if there was one handy...

BooTheMightyHamster

Ok, with the latest requests, I make that:

UK / Europe : Hamley's Guards

@Muftak1 x 2 

@TheFew x 2

@Speedman29 x 2

@alexwil x 1

@Kokkie20 x 3

@TommyF x 1

@William_Townsley x 1

@Covi x 2

@stlux x 2

@CoolLegoGuy x 2

@Legoboy x 2

@thebeermonkey x 2

@colay x 3

@SeanTheCollector x 2

@HangedSanchez x 1

@LostInTranslation x 3

@rawbob x 1

Americas : Hamley's Guards

@Bricklover18 x 1

@SumoLego x 2

@Russell844 x 2

@gmonkey76 x 1

@flord x 1

@77ncaachamps  x2

@ravot x2

@davetheoxygenman x 2

@kwkw x 2

@SeijiAmasawa x 1

@MegtheCat x 1

@vwong19 x 2

@norm103 x 3

@mdtvandy x 2

@jmeninno x 1

@minicoop4 x 2

@kiki180703 x 1

UK / Europe : Lesters

@Muftak1 x 1

Americas :  Lesters

@vwong19 x 1

@gmonkey76 x 1

@jmeninno x 1

@kiki180703 x 1

@mdtvandy x 1

@davetheoxygenman x 2

@kwkw x 1

I make that 60 Guards & 9 Lesters, so there are a few spares going if there are any other takers.

scottwb2010

Hi @BooTheMightyHamster, I see my message at 1.14pm has a bit missing where I typed requesting 1x Hamleys and 1x Lester if you had any left, so re-doing that request now.

BooTheMightyHamster

@scottwb2010

No problem - we can do that.

@SumoLego is taking the other two Lesters