What is the most thoughtful LEGO gift you've ever received?

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• paul_merton Member Posts: 2,967

  October 2016

  If I ever have kids and sufficient space and money to allow it, I would buy two of every birthday/Christmas present and put the spare one in a secret storage place. So on their 18th birthday I would give them a brand new copy of every toy they had ever received in the past. I know I would have loved that kind of surprise, especially as most of the toys I wish I still had either broke, got lost or were foolishly sold by me so I could buy Amiga games.
  
  Hmm, buying two of everything... yes, I admit it, I'm a polybag collector too :)

  

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• ryjay Member Posts: 1,009

  October 2016

  @paul_merton...my wife has done that with many of our kids favorite toys.  Although I'm sure it will be way past their 18th when they receive the boxes labeled, "rediscovery your youth"

  

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• flord Member Posts: 797

  October 2016

  The most thoughtful Lego gift I've ever received was was when I thoughtfully bought myself the Slave I UCS back in the spring.
  
  But actually it was pretty thoughtful of my wife to allow me to keep it.

  

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• mustang69 Member Posts: 544

  October 2016

  I'd have to say my most thoughtful gift was probably #6866 . It was a birthday present from my brother-in-law and his family. Thoughtful mostly considering how much the Deadpool is worth now :) Though I have no plans on selling it.
  

  

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• monstblitz Member Posts: 653

  October 2016

  My mom bought me Ewok Village for Christmas last year. 
  
  Backstory:  I begged for #6285 for years and never received it.  I got mostly Tyco Blocks and other knock off brands. 
  
  Fast forward to last year and my mom harps on me for a Christmas list every year.  I'd rather she just spend money on the kids and not worry about me, but she is retiring soon and wanted to spend money on her kids while she can still afford to.  I told her any Lego set would be awesome and she got me EV. 
  
  I still haven't opened it yet, but it's probably the best Christmas gift I've ever received, second only to maybe the He-Man toys I got as a small child, specifically the one Christmas when I got Castle Greyskull and Skake Mountain in one Christmas! 
  
  Better late than never!  I still want #6285 though...
  

  

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• datsunrobbie Member Posts: 1,832

  October 2016

  Best LEGO gifts I have received since getting back into LEGO has been when my wife will send me out for a loaf of bread or something else we don't really need and suggest that I should drop by my favorite local thrift store while I'm out.

  

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• Vortex Member Posts: 342

  October 2016

  My birthday a couple days back and my lovely wife did this for my cake :)

  

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• Vortex Member Posts: 342

  October 2016

  Thank you , I hurried through the cake though because if and more importantly when my wife finds out athar I've treated myself to over 1k worth of Lego ...that cake may likely be on my face :p

  

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• Scott1 Member Posts: 48

  October 2016

  For me, definitely the modulars my parents gave me. At first they complained at the price, but once Grand Emporium and Fire Brigade had been discontinued and I told them how much they are worth, now they have no problem buying me a modular each year for Christmas.

  

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• VaderFan2187 Member Posts: 15

  October 2016

  Maybe Battle at the Black Gate... It was my first set in a long time... I still feel excited whenever I build it...
  

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• Redbullgivesuwind Member Posts: 2,142

  October 2016

  Scott1 said:

  For me, definitely the modulars my parents gave me. At first they complained at the price, but once Grand Emporium and Fire Brigade had been discontinued and I told them how much they are worth, now they have no problem buying me a modular each year for Christmas.

  
  I made that mistake and came home to find my mum laughing, shouting something about money and packing all my lego into a large box.

  

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• legomental Member Posts: 371

  October 2016

  This from my motherMight not have cost a lot but means a lot more than just a normal lego set to me

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• TheOriginalSimonB Member Posts: 1,795

  October 2016

  ^Might have to copy that.

  

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• Steve_J_OM Member Posts: 999

  January 2017

  I wanted to give this thread a bump, because I've only recently been able to photograph the gift in question. It's a fitting time to post, because it was a somewhat prescient gift from my significant other; before there was the #40223 Snowglobe, there was my homemade (and functioning!) snowglobe:
  
  
   
  My girlfriend at the time (now fiancée) and I met, we were both pretty poor students, which meant that many of our gifts at Christmas were homemade (thankfully we haven't completely lost this knack). She came up with the idea of a LEGO snowglobe, but because she didn't have easy access to seasonal minifigures (and this predated the Elves from Series 11) she decided to go the custom route. Series 2 CMFs were on the shelves at this time, so a maraca and karate champion became Santa and Elf respectively. 
  
  I think I might have fallen over with laughter and joy when I got this - and to this day it still works!
  
  
  

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• MrJackson Member Posts: 454

  January 2017

  My wife got me framed prints of the patents for minifigures and 2x4 bricks for christmas. They're really really cool and will look great in the basement amongst all the actual Lego. 

  

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• AllBrick Member Posts: 1,497

  January 2017 edited January 2017

  I've not been in the game as long as most so bricky gifts only happened on the crimbo / birthday (28th) of 2016.
  
  I thoughtfully bought myself #70327, #70325, 2 mini figures cases, Star Wars build your own adventure, great sets and the book of knights.
  
  My family and friends got me #60102, #60129 and a 2x1 brick LED torch.
  
  But, by far, the most thoughtful Lego gift came from a super secret Santa from this very forum. A custom made set which is set in a similar setting to where I work and, incorporates one of my Lego loves, monster fighters.
  
  Its called "Fun in the Derelict Park...
  
  
  
  
  
  Very thoughtful, even my family couldn't believe it.... I believe though, in Lego loonies.

  

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• PatsyWalker Member Posts: 83

  January 2017

  For my birthday this year, my parents surprised me with the Sanctum Santorum, which I had no idea they even knew was a thing, and the 2010 Hogwarts Express. The Sanctum is special because they know comics are my living and life, but the Hogwarts Express was solely because my mom remembered Ginny and Luna were my favourite Harry Potter characters when she found this set cheap at a mom and pop.
  
  

  

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• Stuart9 Member Posts: 27

  January 2017

  Custom made Lego figures representing my wife and myself from one of my daughters for our 30th Wedding Anniversary ( 2014 ), stood on a cake of course.

  

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• iso3200 Member Posts: 2,065

  January 2017

  AllBrick said:

  
  But, by far, the most thoughtful Lego gift came from a super secret Santa from this very forum. A custom made set which is set in a similar setting to where I work and, incorporates one of my Lego loves, monster fighters.
  
  Its called "Fun in the Derelict Park...
  

  You work in a derelict park? Sheesh...
  

  

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• AllBrick Member Posts: 1,497

  January 2017

  ^^ I did say similar. My park isn't derelict, but you do get the odd zombie.

  

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• Robbzy88 Member Posts: 20

  January 2017

  My girlfriend bought me the Corner Deli for christmas, That's one set I'll never let go of .

  

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