Video: LEGO's biggest store opens in London LEGO open their flagship store in Leicester Square, London. It's the 37th store in Europe, will cover 914 sq m over two floors and will be the largest Lego Brand Retail store in the world. The store will hope to captivate visitors young and an old with hands-on building areas, building demonstrations, a Pick & Build Brick Wall and new iconic Lego experience. Live: Northern Ireland Assembly election 2017 - SDLP leader Colum Eastwood... Watch live: Man buried alive at Belfast church Northern Ireland Assembly Election 2017: Everything you need to know - when do... Peter Robinson: How I warned Arlene they'd come for her - and why Mike... Election: 70% surge in viewers for BBC leaders' debate fuels high turnout... Store Calendar for europe and promotions on new lego S@H @LuMull @keithsimpson October usually. So far confirmed for S@H EU this year:22 Sept - 04 Oct: EUR10 off when spending EUR40 or more (code LU10/FR10/...)
30 Sept - 02 Oct: Triple VIP points on all Star Wars purchases and free #30602 First Order Stormtrooper polybag03 Oct - 22 Oct: Free #40220 London Bus when spending EUR55 or more14 Oct - 31 Oct: Double VIP points23 Oct - 10 Dec: Free #40222 Holiday Countdown Calendar when spending EUR65 or moreStill TBC for Europe:#40223 Snowglobe#5004420 Toy Soldier Ornament There was an error/change on the online newsletter - the Duplo promo isn't the puzzle set listed but is the My First set #40167.Magda(?) at CS very kindly looked into it for me & saved me a wasted trip or two this weeken. Updated and corrected list:03 Oct - 22 Oct: Free #40220 London Bus when spending EUR55 or more 10 Oct - 22 Oct: Free #5004390 Nexo Knights Kings Guard minifig when buying any Nexo Night product; no minimum purchase14 Oct - 31 Oct: Double VIP points 23 Oct - 20 Nov: Free #40222 Holiday Countdown Calendar when spending EUR65 or more#40223 Snowglobe probably 25-28 Nov That's exactly my plan.Although I already made sure to buy something earlier to get the London Bus.
Didn't want to risk waiting for the 14th only to miss out if stocks ran out. Updated list and reminder that tomorrow is the last day for London Bus: 03 Oct - 22 Oct: Free #40220 London Bus when spending EUR55 or more10 Oct - 22 Oct: Free #5004390 Nexo Knights Kings Guard minifig when buying any Nexo Night product; no minimum purchase (keychain does not seem to qualify)14 Oct - 31 Oct: Double VIP points23 Oct - 20 Nov: Free #40222 Holiday Countdown Calendar when spending EUR65 or more 12 Nov - 24 Nov: Free #5004420 Toy Soldier ornament when spending EUR30 or more25 Nov - 28 Nov: Brick Friday en Cyber Monday; 20% of selected sets25 Nov - 10 Dec: Free #40223 Snowglobe when spending EUR65 or more11 Dec - 22 Dec: Free #5005156 Gingerbread Man when spending EUR30 or more11 Dec - 31 Dec: Free #5004408 Rebel A-wing Pilot when spending EUR30 or more on Star WarsThat doesn't sound very British ;-) (I know, I know, you are not from the UK)+ it makes me think of all these characters in the town Sweetwater, and very impatient to see the next episode of Westworld.Anyway, back on topic, I chucked a set in my basket, and everything seems fine here.
However if you want the snowglobe #40223 you have to spend €65, so forget about that €35 free shipping deal, cause it won't get you the Christmas gift.ps.Are there really people here on BS who are not a VIP? We are all VIP's aren't we?! @TheBigLegoski That's why I specifically referred to the Gingerbread Man/Rebel A-wing Pilot promotions starting on Dec 11 - those require only a EUR30 purchase ;)Yes, I noticed, but I thought it could not hurt to reiterate that fact.Nonetheless thanks for providing all this useful info, I am very grateful you did so, otherwise I had not known about the A-Wing pilot poly so far in advance.ps.I did not turn that word 'sweetwater' into a hyperlink, I don't know what feature on this site prompted it to get turned into one, as I did not even know there was a website bearing that name! S@H is out of Gingerbread Man, but starting tomorrow you get double VIP points on all purchases. Promo runs until December 26.#5004408 Rebel A-wing Pilot when spending EUR30 or more on Star Wars is also still available.
The 2017 wave 1 SW sets are now also available to order, except #75175 A-wing Starfighter for some reason. Updated list and reminder that there's just 5 more days left for the A-wing Pilot:11 Dec - 31 Dec: Free #5004408 Rebel A-wing Pilot when spending EUR30 or more on Star Wars03 Jan - 05 Feb: Free #30378 Shrunken Headquarters with any Nexo Knights purchase06 Feb - 26 Feb: Free #30607 Disco Batman - Tears of Batman when spending EUR55 or moreNo #30524 Mini Batwing like the US (yet?).Also still 30% off any Retiring Soon labelled sets they have still available. Except BE/FR due to (TLG's interpretation of) local laws. No exclusives though, so you can likely find these cheaper elsewhere anyway.I like the German name for #30378 better: "Donner-Quad", i.e. Thunder-Quad ;) TLG seems to have run out of the Disco/Clown Batman poly.However the March-April calendar is now available, so at least we now know the upcoming promotions:07 Mar - 13 Mar: Free #5004468 Iconic Easter Minifigure with calendar voucher 3 (Store only)13 Mar - 28 Apr: Free #30352 Police Car with any CITY purchase04 Apr - 20 Apr: Free #40252 Mini Volkswagen Beetle when spending EUR40 or more (any theme)15 Apr - 27 Apr
: 100 bonus VIP points when spending EUR20 or more with calendar voucher 4 (Store only) Looks like we are getting double vip March 6th to 16th?Saw this tweet by LCC Builders rlug when I was checking out Rock The Block event that @Huw linked to the other day: Same site as above: http://www.lcc.builders/shopping/pick-a-brick/ LEGO Store Display Figures Worth Their Weight in Gold? I think I know the listing you are referring to. It has been up for many months. It is definitely a nice collection, but the price the person is asking for is ridiculous. Probably the reason it is not selling. BTW, the figures are also in the BrickLink Catalog. Some are listed by sellers more frequently than others. Prices range anywhere between around $300-$2000, depending on rarity. You might luck out and find the one you are looking for. Or at least put it on your Wanted List, so you are notified when it becomes available. These have been in US stores in the past, but I haven't seen any in the last 10-or-so years.
They used to be at Toys R Us and other places-- and a lot of Toys R Us locations gave them away or sold them at dirt cheap prices to whoever thought they were neat. I was told once by a fellow hobbyist that they weren't supposed to be sold by stores, although I don't really know the details.A store near us had some and sold theirs when they went out of business around 2008-- I think they sold for about $50 per figure. We bought ours for considerably more in 2009, I think-- somewhere in the $300-$600 ballpark, but I can't recall exactly. At the time, I remember there were others that were much cheaper (about $100), but they weren't ones that we wanted, since they were a less generic theme (Johnny Thunder or something).As I recall, the same is roughly still true. For a generic looking display figure, they're more expensive, and for the less in-demand items (like, say, Ninjago figures), you can get them for less.Anyway, suffice to say, they used to be relatively cheap, but hard to find, because they weren't sold at retail.
But nobody that sold them knew they were worth anything, and there was a smaller LEGO hobbyist community. Now they've probably gotten relatively rarer (since retail stores don't seem to have them at all), and more in demand with more hobbyists out there. So... now they're very expensive.If you want them cheap, you'll have to basically get lucky. Watch eBay, Craigslist, BrickLink, etc, and see if you can connect with anyone locally that might have them floating around in storage (people who owned small toy stores in the 1990s, for instance). Chances are slim that you can find one this way, but you can give it a go. I think that's a good plan of action. The seller may very well be willing to sell individually, especially considering how long the listing has been up. The price you mention is reasonable for these figures, although you may want to start with a lower (but still reasonable) offer to get a good deal (maybe 500?), so the seller understands that you are serious, but also won't overcharge you.