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Double VIP Points April 2014

tomasalptomasalp Member Posts: 2
edited April 2014 in Buying & Selling Topics
Just curious since everybody taking advantage of double vip points, what did you buy for personal use not for resale. I bought==

Sydney Opera House 10234

Parisian Restaurant

MetalBeard's Sea Cow

3 Galaxy Squad Swarm Interceptor

which gave me $75.00 not bad, which I was planning to buy these sets this year anyway.



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  • StuckTogetherStuckTogether Member Posts: 42
    Fierce Flyer #31004 - which might have given me 25 cents
  • beabea Member Posts: 227
    I bought the friends penguin animal pack to get the bakery stand poly.

    Since they discontinued to 10% off, it really curbed my spending at the brand stores.
  • madforLEGOmadforLEGO Member Posts: 10,793
    Got a Parisian restaurant.
    Been meaning to get one, decided to strike with double points available.
    indigobox
  • 12651265 Member Posts: 1,156
    Haven't bought nothing yet, however, I plan on buying several large sets I don't have tomorrow.
  • DougoutDougout Member Posts: 888
    edited April 2014
    I got 3 microfighters, Clone Turbo Tank #75028 AAT #75029 and Star Destroyer #75033
  • sweetness34sweetness34 Member Posts: 415
    #10214 tower bridge

    I have a feeling it might not be around too much longer.
  • oldtodd33oldtodd33 Member Posts: 2,696
    Parisian Restaurant and another copy of Pet Shop.
  • Bluefairy_56Bluefairy_56 Member Posts: 320
    I just got VW T1 Camper Van and the Emerald Express. I'm very happy.
  • alijoezacalijoezac Member Posts: 554
    Parisian Restaurant
  • neomonkeyneomonkey Member Posts: 82
    VW T1 Camper Van & Summer Riding Camp
  • AdelecAdelec Member Posts: 171
    I bought the Simpsons house!
  • yuffieyuffie Member Posts: 92
    Parisian restaurant and Simpson's house.

    And I only buy to build not for resale.
  • adello25adello25 Member Posts: 361
    Parisian Restaurant and Tower of Orthanc. Have been waiting for Double VIP to pick them up.
  • Faedian7Faedian7 Member Posts: 50
    I picked up a Horizon Express x2 and everything to get it motorized. It is already built and thundering around the track!
  • ACWWGal2011ACWWGal2011 Member Posts: 534
    Mom let me do an order for just over 100 dollars for some stuff after I'm having to deal with a bunch of dental related stuff at the moment. 2 things down, 2 to go. *UGH* Got a trifecta of reasons that caused all this.

    I got the flying ice cream machine, flying trash chomper, mini technic backloader, mini technic off roader, the series 4 animals, a PAB order for a small amount of stuff, plus the free friends polybag. Still waiting for the PAB get here.

    I got 10 dollars vip and i'm planning on using it towards the summer stuff I want. lego friends series 5 animals, some mixels, and 2 of those lego friends jungle sets.
  • rancorbaitrancorbait Member Posts: 1,842
    Nothing. Yet.
    FollowsClosely
  • OldfanOldfan Member Posts: 706
    #71006 Simpson's House and #70404 King's Castle. Good timing for x2 VIP points, as I had to wait until my bonus came in to pull the trigger on this purchase; and now it did!
  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    edited April 2014
    rancorbait said:

    Nothing. Yet.

    Me neither. Next set on my 'want' list isn't released for another couple of weeks.

    jasorDougout
  • YellowcastleYellowcastle Administrator, Moderator Posts: 5,234
    ^ Flying Dutchman?
  • rancorbaitrancorbait Member Posts: 1,842
    ^ I wish!
  • BrickarmorBrickarmor Member Posts: 1,258
    Like so?
    image
    BrickDancer
  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    Like so.

    image
    YellowcastleMatthewstreekeryys4usoiramJoseph
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    @Legoboy Not gonna lie, I completely don't get that picture.
  • cloaked7cloaked7 Member Posts: 1,448
    Well, let's see. Vader is cheerleading with 1 pompom. There's a goat eating his lightsaber and a minifig is either bowing, crawling or swimming toward him. And, all the while Vader is thinking of C-3PO and a ship.

    It's obviously a riddle that will lead us to pirate (sailing ship) treasure/gold (C-3PO).

    Who am I kidding? I don't get it either.
    Kanohipharmjod
  • Mandalorian_BuilderMandalorian_Builder Member Posts: 197
    I got 10240

    I have had my eyes on this for a while :)
  • MommaLaMommaLa Member Posts: 21
    Tower of Orthanc.
    I don't sell, just buy for myself and the kids.
  • XefanXefan Member Posts: 1,148
    The revelation to me from that picture is that there are Lego goats. I did not know this.
    scrumperpharmjod
  • scrumperscrumper Member Posts: 317
    I thought it was a caption competition.
    "ON YOUR KNEES! Tell me where C-3PO has sailed to with my other pom-pom or the goat gets it"
    cloaked7pharmjod
  • Lego91Lego91 Member Posts: 86
    Maersk Ship! (Shipping date is May, so I hope everything goes well).
  • SchwallexSchwallex Member Posts: 121
    Oh my. I'm not typing that list. A picture is worth a thousand numbers:

    image

    15% AFOL discount + double points on the rest + three minifigs for free with a coupon from the Easter catalog. (And I'm only just noticing I paid 614 bucks, but they gave me double points for 617 for whatever reason.) Not too shabby.

    I would have bought more, but a) they didn't have the Winter Village Market or the Maersk Triple-E, and b) the night before this Amazon's prices plummeted, so I got a dozen sets there instead, like the Mirkwood Elf Army, the Cargo Plane, and almost the entire Princess lineup.

    Anyway, I am especially excited about getting the Parisian Restaurant (which already is a bargain at RRP) at what amounts to about 23% off. The Simpsons House and the Cloud Cuckoo Palace are close contenders, both parts-wise and PPP-wise.

    Most to the point perhaps, I am now pretty much done with LEGO for this year. Only need to get the next Mixels series now. And the Friends animals, and the Simpsons CMFs. And the WVM, and the next Modular... and Ghostbusters of course. And perhaps a Milano Spaceship here or a Sea Cow there. Oh well, you know how it works.
    KanohiYellowcastleCosworth3dindigobox
  • ChiefCubbyChiefCubby Member Posts: 10
    I bought Pet Shop, Palace Cinema, and Heart Lake News Van for my daughter. Still thinking about Town Hall and Parisian Restaurant.
  • cloaked7cloaked7 Member Posts: 1,448
    I'm going to wait until May The Force to make my next LEGO purchases. It's not double VIP pts, but there's usually a nice minifig involved.
    Pitfall69
  • RonyarRonyar Member Posts: 373
    I cheaped out and got two Friends Series 4 bags and the Easter Bunny set. Not exactly thrilling...
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    edited April 2014
    ^That is my logic. Darth Revan will be a nice addition to my collection. Was it just last year that the B-Wing was 50% off? Surely we won't see something like that this year...or maybe we will :)

    I'm just wondering if it has to be Star Wars only? I heard of people getting the give a way by not purchasing Star Wars.
  • TheLoneTensorTheLoneTensor Member Posts: 3,937
    tomasalp said:

    Just curious since everybody taking advantage of double vip points...

    Not everybody.

    binaryeye
  • LegoboyLegoboy Member Posts: 8,827
    pharmjod said:

    @Legoboy Not gonna lie, I completely don't get that picture.

    :-) Just goes to show how successful the forum is with how many 'new' members there are. :-)

    What would be interesting is to see just how many recall (without revealing) the meaning of @Matthew's efforts.
  • DougoutDougout Member Posts: 888
    I remember seeing the lightsaber goat with Mattew, I don't remember the meaning. Did it have something to do with a certain someone from the forum?
  • BuriedinBricksBuriedinBricks Member Posts: 1,367
    I wish I could pick up some stuff, but money is tight right now with a new baby arriving any day. Everything I want right now is too expensive.
    Yellowcastle
  • jlbbluejlbblue Member Posts: 54
    Not buying anything. Now that they charge tax it is cheaper to buy elsewhere, even with double VIP. Do need to use a gift card and VIP points though. Guess it can wait.

    Seems those that bought came away with some fantastic sets.
  • Pitfall69Pitfall69 Member Posts: 11,454
    iccarus said:

    I wish I could pick up some stuff, but money is tight right now with a new baby arriving any day. Everything I want right now is too expensive.

    Congrats!!!

    If you think they are expensive now, you are in for a rude awakening my friend :)

  • BuriedinBricksBuriedinBricks Member Posts: 1,367
    Pitfall69 said:

    iccarus said:

    I wish I could pick up some stuff, but money is tight right now with a new baby arriving any day. Everything I want right now is too expensive.

    Congrats!!!

    If you think they are expensive now, you are in for a rude awakening my friend :)


    I already juggle my "hobby" with one kid in the house and still manage to do ok. I'm helped by the fact that I'm starting to work on MOCs a lot more, so it's easier to build with the parts I have. Of course, the downside to that is most of my LEGO budget gets shifted towards BL so I can get specific parts.
  • LegobrandonCPLegobrandonCP Member Posts: 1,917
    I can't decide if I want to buy the VW Van or not...
  • madforLEGOmadforLEGO Member Posts: 10,793
    I plan on buying stuff fo May the Fourth as well to get the figures, as long as they do ont make it only if you buy something that is SW related.
  • Rainstorm26Rainstorm26 Member Posts: 1,013
    There is nothing that will EOL that I am interested before Oct. I won't have time to build until then anyway. Why keep my money tied up?
  • pharmjodpharmjod Member Posts: 2,916
    Legoboy said:

    pharmjod said:

    @Legoboy Not gonna lie, I completely don't get that picture.

    :-) Just goes to show how successful the forum is with how many 'new' members there are. :-)

    What would be interesting is to see just how many recall (without revealing) the meaning of @Matthew's efforts.
    Also not sure what your definition of "new" members is. I've been on the forum for 2 years and still have no idea what it is.

    binaryeyeYellowcastle
  • yys4uyys4u Member Posts: 1,093
    I had about $300 in my account cause I just came back from a birthday weekend getaway that I spent way too much money on, checked my email and saw it was the last day, went to the store hoping to spend 20-60 on some super hero sets.
    Ended up leaving with MetalBeard's Sea Cow.

    At least it was double VIP points, I used 30 bucks I had on my VIP card, 2 bucks store credit lol, and they gave me 500 bonus VIP points cause the box was dented at the top.

  • MatthewMatthew Administrator Posts: 3,714
    edited April 2014
    Legoboy said:

    pharmjod said:

    @Legoboy Not gonna lie, I completely don't get that picture.

    :-) Just goes to show how successful the forum is with how many 'new' members there are. :-)

    What would be interesting is to see just how many recall (without revealing) the meaning of @Matthew's efforts.
    I'd forgotten how abysmal those photos were actually, I've got a feeling they may have been edited in MS paint :-)
    (Incidentally I can't help remembering that that one caused a 'ridiculous' amount of trouble last time it was posted - J should get the reference...)

    Here are the other two photos, do they jog anyone's memory? The one above is definitely the most cryptic though.
    Brickish

    LostInTranslation
    Legoboy
  • FollowsCloselyFollowsClosely Member Posts: 1,332
    ^ private, can't see.
  • MatthewMatthew Administrator Posts: 3,714
    That's the new flickr for you... Now fixed.
  • YellowcastleYellowcastle Administrator, Moderator Posts: 5,234
    British humor
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