jaisonline Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Hello Lego fans, link = https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072MHYHXJ/ As reported by members this morning and online discount sites, Amazon.com has an EXCELLENT sale today on Lego's Creator Expert Carousel set. It is also likely a set that will be retiring soon so buy it while still available. 35% off $129.99. (Retail Price is $199.99) Like many AFOLs, I purchased one set today along with both optional Power Function parts (88000 and 8883) for automatic play. The kids will love this, As some folks may remember, 10257 was somewhat of a refresh for the hugely popular 10196 Grand Carousel from 2009 . View full blog article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martae54 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Better act fast Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppsagehen Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Frustration free packaging shows $129 but changes to $179 in cart. Frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 Sale price has been changing back and forth from $129.99 and $177.20 for "frustration free packaging" price. The standard packaging price remains at $199.99. I just checked again and it appears both packaging prices are $199.99. Has a good chance to change again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppsagehen Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 What do you think frustration free packaging means in this case? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, ppsagehen said: What do you think frustration free packaging means in this case? that's amazon's way of usually just slapping your shipping label onto lego's shipping box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickStanley74 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 I'm somewhat hesitant to buy from Amazon anymore since my last 3 orders arrived with just shipping labels slapped onto the product box. The sets were naturally damaged and had packing tape wrapped all over them. I've ordered LEGO from Amazon for well over a decade, and never had this problem until recently. I'm hoping this is not the new norm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yukmeez Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Was there a limit on this, ordering from Amazon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martae54 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Was there a limit on this, ordering from Amazon?NoSent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yukmeez Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Just now, Martae54 said: No Sent from my iPhone using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Oh boy...I'm curious what some of the max orders were from people on here. I managed to get 6 at Target the other day and was happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusiKyle Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 47 minutes ago, ppsagehen said: What do you think frustration free packaging means in this case? Whenever I've gotten frustration free packaging it was the set inside the Lego brown shipping box which was then shipped inside an Amazon box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaisonline Posted September 15, 2019 Author Share Posted September 15, 2019 24 minutes ago, MusiKyle said: Whenever I've gotten frustration free packaging it was the set inside the Lego brown shipping box which was then shipped inside an Amazon box. nice of amazon to be consistently inconsistent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortbus311 Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 This is what I get everytime from "frustration free" packaging. This is from this morning... same day delivery for free!Sent from my SM-G960U1 using Brickpicker Forum mobile app Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legopocalypse Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 frustration free arrived minty in the lego shippers and an outer shipping box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusiKyle Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 This promotional price was there and gone rather quickly, I'm curious what drove this particular sale (as opposed to so many others) to get posted to the main BrickPicker homepage, especially as quickly as it was gone. Seems like most of the homepage posts are about reviews or releases. I realize the post about 25% off the USC millennium falcon is still there but that is the largest Lego set to date. A sale (25% off) against a set with such notoriety is easier to rationalize it getting homepage attention. In comparison, 35% off a $200 set, even with it being Creator Expert... isn't quite apples-to-apples. I miss the BrickPicker investing videos, we haven't had one in a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphoid Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 7 hours ago, legopocalypse said: frustration free arrived minty in the lego shippers and an outer shipping box mine were received with the label smacked on the Lego display box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legopocalypse Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 1 hour ago, zaphoid said: mine were received with the label smacked on the Lego display box Did you select “ship in an amazon box” at checkout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphoid Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 32 minutes ago, legopocalypse said: Did you select “ship in an amazon box” at checkout? I did not , and there in lies the lesson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan0521 Posted September 25, 2019 Share Posted September 25, 2019 I ordered a bunch (but less than 20) of these from Amazon and I got a whole variety of shipping methods... Most came in their outer LEGO box and 3 of them inside a larger Amazon shipping box. One package I got had 3 loose not in the LEGO box and one in the outer LEGO box all packaged in one larger Amazon box. Then, I had 1 where they just slapped the shipping label on the outside of the LEGO box and sent it. It was torn, crushed, destroyed, etc. Amazing that nothing (as far as I can tell anyway) fell out of the box. So, it really is just a crap shoot with how Amazon decides to ship them. Frustration Free got me all 3 shipping options. Although, I also didn't choose at checkout to have it shipped in a separate box. I'm not even sure I know where that setting is, but I'll be looking for it from now on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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