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Cool, my son will love the Batmobile....oo bad no minifigure comes with it..

I think Target may have the POTC Black Pearl as part of its Black Friday sale because my local store just got a shipment of them...months after they clearanced out the rest of the line.

Originally Posted by 180husher I think Target may have the POTC Black Pearl as part of its Black Friday sale because my local store just got a shipment of them...months after they clearanced out the rest of the line.

That would be sweet, always did want to grab that set ... might still be too much for me to justify since its been on clearance a few times now

Originally Posted by etcrane That would be sweet, always did want to grab that set ... might still be too much for me to justify since its been on clearance a few times now

Just saw the BF Target ad...Black Pearl for $75...and a motorized Duplo train.

Hmmm, yeah $75 feels too high, for me at least ... hoping B&N runs a 50% off toys which I believe they did for BF last year

Originally Posted by Diggeh Hey guys, you might want to check the Christmas isle of your nearest Target. They finished setting up all the decorations and toys and I found this beauty! There was also an empty bin for a Christmas LEGO Creator set (possibly the rocking horse or toy train announced earlier this year).

Yup, picked this up this morning in the XMas section. DPCI is 204-00-0557

Originally Posted by 180husher Just saw the BF Target ad...Black Pearl for $75...and a motorized Duplo train.

Yeesh, what a rip. I paid $29.98 + tax - redcard for them in the first Target clearance of them around this time last year. Gimme one of the newer sets for $75, say Jabba's Palace or the Malevolence or the Battle of Helm's Deep...

Yeah. 25% off is a joke. Whatever happened to the days of 50% off? It's Black Friday!

Days of milk and honey and a good economy made 50% possible. Bad economy make for deals that aren't as attractive. Walmart has a nice 650pc bucket for $15.

Originally Posted by brock Samson Days of milk and honey and a good economy made 50% possible. Bad economy make for deals that aren't as attractive. Walmart has a nice 650pc bucket for $15.

That doesn't even make sense!

If the economy is bad then shouldn't it be 50% off because no one has the money to spend on a box of plastic?

I think the thing was $70-$80 on Amazon, with no tax, or lines, or crazy people.

Originally Posted by bigdaddy That doesn't even make sense! If the economy is bad then shouldn't it be 50% off because no one has the money to spend on a box of plastic?

The thing is, people are still buying Lego. In the last two years, two Lego stores opened up in my area. The last time Jabba's Palace was on sale at Target, it sold out of every Target in the area. I was at TRU today [*] and people were snapping up Lego sets that were on sale, most of which were only modest values because of TRU's markups.

So they don't need to discount 50% off, so long as people are still throwing money at them.
[*] Today and tomorrow at TRU, the Star Wars planet mini-vehicle sets are on sale for 7.97. I quite like these, and it's a decent price.

Any word when the hobbiton set is supposed to come out?

Originally Posted by chubbyninja1319 Any word when the hobbiton set is supposed to come out?

The official release date is 1 December, but expect that TRU will put them on the shelves before Thanksgiving. They usually ignore the release date and put them out early.

Originally Posted by fizicyst The official release date is 1 December, but expect that TRU will put them on the shelves before Thanksgiving. They usually ignore the release date and put them out early.

Sweet, thanks!

Originally Posted by fizicyst The official release date is 1 December, but expect that TRU will put them on the shelves before Thanksgiving. They usually ignore the release date and put them out early.

Doesn't mean you can buy them. I worked out TRU, we stuck out the then brand new Ninjago sets too early. If you tried to buy them the computer system wouldn't let you.

Like Chima, don't expect it until after Christmas but City and such will be out soon.

Originally Posted by bigdaddy That doesn't even make sense! If the economy is bad then shouldn't it be 50% off because no one has the money to spend on a box of plastic? I think the thing was $70-$80 on Amazon, with no tax, or lines, or crazy people.

Sure it does, when you have a good economy, you need to make things attractive to draw buyers in since they're going to spend money and you can take the hit on your loss leaders.

If you don't have a good economy, people aren't spending like they used to and you won't make up that huge discount form your loss leader so you have to reduce the discount.

The discount is to draw consumers to the store to generate sales, not discount items because the economy is bad.

Originally Posted by chubbyninja1319 Any word when the hobbiton set is supposed to come out?

I got a new LEGO catalog in the mail today and it has the Hobbit sets in it with a note that they will be available for purchase November 27th.

40 % off legos in BF TRU preview ad ...

fyi for everyone

Originally Posted by scp89 40 % off all legos per BF TRU preview ad ...

Hardly....they have about ten sets listed under the 40% off banner and they are all only about 25% off MSRP at best. Nowhere does it say all. They have 3 different sections listed with lego, none are good deals as the stuff marked down the most has been available for further discounts since last year....meh TRU this is the worst BF LEGO offering to date!

Originally Posted by scp89 so u have inside info??? as ad states '40% Lego!' - it shows some sets yes - and everyone knows TRU markup - but nowhere does it list it does not apply to all lego

Speaking of stupid things I've seen/read today, check out what Best(worst)-Lock finally managed to score a license to:







Almost kinda neat, VERY timely , but why so many dogs???

I think I want a Black Pearl now. If anyone has a spare (still-sealed, I don't want one with dirty bath water corrosion) that they'd like to sell for $70 shipped, I'll gladly buy it now rather than try to get one at Target on BF.

Originally Posted by scp89 so u have inside info??? as ad states '40% Lego!' - it shows some sets yes - and everyone knows TRU markup - but nowhere does it list it does not apply to all lego

I think they pulled this ruse last year or the year before.

They listed sets, and didn't have exclusions but when you went to the store, it was only a handful of their most OUTRAGEOUS priced sets, and you'd only save around 15-20%.

So yeah... BF + TRU = A huge HELL NO.