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Sorry.... I couldn't resist.
The colouring sheets have no product names on the UK VIP amusingly.
I am so glad I didn't bother trying to collect the coins.
(I also immediately recognised it. Anybody using MSN in the early 2000s should!)
If the point is to provide rewards for brand loyalty, in exchange for devalued coupons for items worth below the cash-in price for a credit voucher... these items should be perpetually available...
Thanks to @brickedin posting here I looked and got it and it even left me feeling upset at Lego so can't image how I would have felt if I missed it. Didn't care too much about the coins but when you have the frame and 3 others already you are kind of in aren't you. Not looking forward to the 5th one now.
However I do have all the other coins either right now or in the pipeline as a redemption for a future order and it now feels like I have 1.) been very lucky and 2.) given myself the regular worry of checking the VIP site particularly near the end of the month to get rewards before they sell out.
I do check TLG’s VIP rewards page excessively, and that is no understatement. Possibly triggered by the original Bat Pod furore. It does help acquire some things before they sell out, but not always and it’s probably an unhealthy obsession to have!*
* Side note - I also kept obsessively refreshing GAME.co.uk’s website last year just after their big global reveal stream. I was one of the lucky few that chanced on the fact that PS5s has suddenly been made available for a 30 minute period just before midnight and got my order in. Hopefully living like this just to make orders for things I really want before they go out of stock (Lego or not) won’t be a permanent habit going forward.
Silliness. Definitely learned my lesson by paying attention to how the Black VIP card was completely botched.
When I saw the first coin and 5-way holder, I thought, "What the f**k do I want with that?" and walked on. Had no idea or cared about the rarity of them, or what would become.
I hope this debacle isn't foreshadowing some future promo for a truly desirable set that everyone wants. The seven minute window isn't even the worst part as I guess you could argue that those willing to do the research and being organised enough to set their alarms etc would be successful (as I was getting a PS5 on day one after knowing the day and time they would go on sales months in advance). The worst part is the fact that some people had access to it while most didn't, and also that they became available at a totally random, unpredictable time.
This has led me to believe it is down to pot luck and not worth the effort of educating myself or losing sleep over.
I get it, you guys decoded the minds of the Collector...the type of personality that lives for the chase, that feel compelled to acquire the whole set, the type that lines up at the Apple Store 3 days in advance of a new phone model, etc... I'm not knocking the Collector necessarily, but rather frowning upon the froth and frenzy these scarce collectibles create.
I never regarded my fellow LEGO enthusiasts as crazed 'Beanie Baby' people. And for the most part, they AREN'T...but dang, it seems like LEGO almost wants this type of furious clamoring. It reeks of exploitation...now for a cheap pot metal shiny object.
Well, LEGO, I love ya...truly. But you can take yer coins, put 'em in your hat, poop in your hat, then pull it down tight. EFF YOU.
They sold out of...sales. Control and manipulation is all this could be. They're growing tired of loyalty, I guess.
Seriously though, there's some bad coding happening behind the scenes on Lego's site. My guess is that marketing makes decisions that these poor coders then have a limited amount of time to implement and that rush results in mistakes
In this case, they likely adapted some system for selling physical goods to sell these digital rewards and put in some crazy limit like "999999". ...and then someone finally hit that limit.
I can't see anything that suggests you can't, but just wanted to confirm it before I go and redeem a bunch of points. You can do multiple vouchers on one order, right?
Ta!
Triff! Thanks very much.
Just a quick note to say that money off vouchers have to be entered on the payment page when you get to the payment method, not in the promo code box in your basket. Found that out after a rather embarrassing ten minutes of profanities aimed at S@H for how useless they are only to find out of was actually me.
Glad I'm not the only one.