40252 - Mini Volkswagen Beetle

[LeiaOrgana]

I bought a few of these from Legoland on our recent family trip. They all have a nasty little price sticker that tears up the box print when trying to remove it. 

@donbee did you have this issue? 

[exciter1]

6 minutes ago, LeiaOrgana said:

I bought a few of these from Legoland on our recent family trip. They all have a nasty little price sticker that tears up the box print when trying to remove it. 

@donbee did you have this issue? 

Have you tried using a hot hair dryer or heat gun to remove the stickers?

[LeiaOrgana]

1 minute ago, exciter1 said:

Have you tried using a hot hair dryer or heat gun to remove the stickers?

No, but I sure will. Thanks!

[ravenb99]

LL FL is known for there stickers.  Even when ordering by case most of time they have been preopened with stickers applied.  The hair dryer and a scotty peeler takes them off fine.

Still have nightmares of the 250 Birthday Cakes that had them.  

[donbee]

Price will drop for 4 week or so to around 20.00 and will come back that level of 30sh...and rise more later on...

I'll quote you on that. If your wrong I'll off load my inventory on you for $25 each.

I bought a few of these from Legoland on our recent family trip. They all have a nasty little price sticker that tears up the box print when trying to remove it. 
[mention=64929]donbee[/mention] did you have this issue? 

Yes. I stopped peeling them off after the second try. I would black out with a marker on single orders, send as is for bulk.

[brickolodon]

Interesting, but say what you going to do if i am right...

[Phil B]

Beetle promo is over on US LEGO Shop at Home .... back to the police helicopter.

[fuzzy_bricks]

7 minutes ago, Phil B said:

Beetle promo is over on US LEGO Shop at Home .... back to the police helicopter.

Really thought this one would make it considering you can buy them at LL.

[TANV]

This seemed to be an appropriate response right now:

http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

[nolanfan34]

1 hour ago, fuzzy_bricks said:

Really thought this one would make it considering you can buy them at LL.

$50 threshold must make a big difference. I finally picked up one today at the Lego Store.

[SLL]

59 minutes ago, nolanfan34 said:

$50 threshold must make a big difference. I finally picked up one today at the Lego Store.

it looks like LEGO Shop at Home replaced 40252 with 30351. it ran out pretty fast.

[cladner]

32 minutes ago, superlegolover said:

it looks like LEGO Shop at Home replaced 40252 with 30351. it ran out pretty fast.

Not a replacement.  I got both promos on my order earlier today.  They just ran out of beetles.  That stinks.  I only got 5

Edited April 7, 2017 by cladner

[Pebble&Park]

Is there precedent for them running out of a promo only halfway through the period? Either they did a super short run of this item or there is crazy demand.

[exciter1]

Is there precedent for them running out of a promo only halfway through the period? Either they did a super short run of this item or there is crazy demand.

They sent most of them to Legoland.

[Pebble&Park]

Just now, exciter1 said:

They sent most of them to Legoland.

True, they might have lasted longer if donbee hadn't sold a few hundred... ?

[Starkthunder]

It's still listed on the u.k. shop as free with £ 35 purchase 

Edited April 8, 2017 by Starkthunder

[Phil B]

7 minutes ago, Starkthunder said:

It's still listed on the u.k. shop as free with £ 35 purchase 

Promo also started 4 days later in the UK.....

[ravenb99]

Wouldn't be surprised if they are eventually sold in stores.  

[Pseudoty]

1 hour ago, Pebble&Park said:

Is there precedent for them running out of a promo only halfway through the period? Either they did a super short run of this item or there is crazy demand.

Yeah happens all the time. Darth Revan lasted less then 4 hours so when people on PST woke up he was OOS. But then they brought him back. 

[exciter1]

Wouldn't be surprised if they are eventually sold in stores.  

KMart - PEE, VW and Icee please

[Alpinemaps]

Yeah happens all the time. Darth Revan lasted less then 4 hours so when people on PST woke up he was OOS. But then they brought him back. 

And there were a LOT of pissed off west coasters. (Not me, I stayed up late)

[bagalux]

Still available at LEGO Shop at Home in EU

[Guest TabbyBoy]

My 21035 Guggenheim Museum just arrived with NO Beetle, but a Batmobile polybag and that sodding parrot! ;-(

Back it all goes!

I could buy a 21035 from Tesco, but I've already bought the presents I need.

14 minutes ago, bagalux said:

Still available at LEGO Shop at Home in EU

Is it? I didn't get one!

[Shewie]

It doesn't sound good, I piled up myself yesterday for 1000GBP with 6 seperated purchases to get extras. I will report it here once I receive items.

[Cheese]

First time I've ordered in a while. I got my order today and I didn't get anything. Not even a blooming parrot!