Best Place to Live When it Comes to Buying Lego?

[Nashblue]

People seem to complain about Lego prices all the time.  This is especially true in some countries where the prices can get pretty outrageous like Australia.  In other countries Lego has very limited availability.  I know a lot of people think the U.S. has it best when it comes to Lego due to the cheaper prices on sets and wide availability, but what benefits do other countries have?  Are they actually better?

For instance in the U.K. they seem to have relatively equal pricing to the U.S. (for the most part, on non-licensed themes..), but then they have the free Lego polybag give away with the news paper.  Half a pound for a Lego set that should cost $4?  Yes please!  Meanwhile some other countries seem to stock sets much longer than in the U.S. so you can get a set cheaper when it has long been sold out elsewhere.  It seems like on BrickLink sets and minifigures can usually be founder cheaper from other countries than from people selling in the U.S. too (which makes little sense if the U.S. has the best prices, but that's another discussion in and of itself...).

So with all of that in mind, my question is what benefits do other countries have when it comes to Lego?  Is the United States really the "best" place to live when it comes to Lego, or are there other countries that actually have it better?  

[steelmelt]

Even within the US the geography changes the pricing of legos a fair amount.  US states with lower incomes, lower populations,  and or low/no sales taxes are going to be the best places in the world to buy legos.  By far.  You can read some of the people getting crazy sale deals in rural/low income states.  Combine that with some low sales taxes and they are paying half as much as places like NYC and California, or other metropolitan areas.  My guess would be Oregon as the best place in the world to buy legos.  No sales tax and plenty of places to buy from, and some rural areas where merchandise might not move as much (leading to discounts).

Edited May 17, 2015 by steelmelt

[asharerin]

I like Vancouver, WA in the USA. No state income tax, and tax free shopping just over the bridge in Oregon. Easy to get a mailing address in Portland. Sure the weather sucks, but it rains money.

Edited May 17, 2015 by asharerin

[Bold-Arrow]

Emazer's house hands down .