LEGO VIP Insiders/GWP Discussion

[keymomachine]

43 minutes ago, KShine said:

Any suggestions at some good buys - for some reason, I just feel at a loss.

I went for the Chinese New Year ice skating rink.

[cladner]

1 hour ago, Pseudoty said:

Countach is back in stock, unfortunately the Mercedes 2 pack is not that thing is gold. 
Medieval Castle, Fish Tank (Walmart exclusive and possible early exit), Mini Vespa, Stranger Things BHZ  

Other possibilities:

Pickup Truck, Medieval Blacksmith, Space Shuttle Discovery, Home Alone, and Thor’s Hammer. 
 

I didn’t do any SW waiting for May 4th promo Commander Cody Polybag  

did not realize the aquarium was walmart exclusive.  my 72 yo mom was visiting last week and gave it to her to build with my daughters  pretty cool looking set.

[scratchdesk]

5 hours ago, Pseudoty said:

2X VIP

Jane Goodall 

10/3% exclusives CB 

Assume the CB is expired?  Rten shows 2.5/1.5

[Pseudoty]

1 hour ago, cladner said:

did not realize the aquarium was walmart exclusive.  my 72 yo mom was visiting last week and gave it to her to build with my daughters  pretty cool looking set.

I think all the Walmart exclusives have the new speed build and play feature on the Walmart listing. 

51 minutes ago, scratchdesk said:

Assume the CB is expired?  Rten shows 2.5/1.5

It still shows “up to” 10/3 for me but others have reported it is not for them as well. 

[gmpirate]

Stopped by one of my Lego stores today and was informed of a new Lego policy.  They are now going to enforce the same limits in stores as they do online.  GWP's will have a limit of two.  Set limits will reflect what is online.  For 2x VIP weekend there are extra limits (1 or 2 depending on the set).

It's not hard-coded into anything, so YMMV depending on how often you go, same stores, same staff, etc.  Reason given was to counter supply shortages.  My guess if the reason really is because of supply, it's more that they don't want people buying from the stores and selling online while their retail partners are shorted.  Lego stores themselves have not had supply issues in my experience.

[Pseudoty]

Jane Goodall finally gone they must have made a lot of these. 

[BricksBrotha]

1 hour ago, Pseudoty said:

Jane Goodall finally gone they must have made a lot of these. 

Think it will be back again like Amelia EH?

Edited March 15, 2022 by BricksBrotha
Typo

[HollyS]

2 hours ago, Pseudoty said:

Jane Goodall finally gone they must have made a lot of these. 

I thought it was supposed to go until the 15th.

 

[Pseudoty]

1 hour ago, BricksBrotha said:

Think it will be back again like Amelia EH?

It seems like they all come back in one way or another anymore just not another production run. 

41 minutes ago, HollyS said:

I thought it was supposed to go until the 15th.

 

Or while supplies last. Which seems contradictory to me previous statement, Ya Lego. 

Edited March 15, 2022 by Pseudoty

[bonusbrick]

On 3/14/2022 at 5:07 PM, Pseudoty said:

Jane Goodall finally gone they must have made a lot of these. 

Local store had about 20 Jane Goodalls left this afternoon.

[46andTWO]

Anyone know when the next 2x VIP points will occur?

[$20 on joe vs dan]

3 hours ago, 46andTWO said:

Anyone know when the next 2x VIP points will occur?

next time LEGO Shop at Home is out of stock on 90% of their popular sets

[eliminator]

3 hours ago, $20 on joe vs dan said:

next time LEGO Shop at Home is out of stock on 90% of their popular sets

There was pretty decent stock last time. Titanic, Modulars, Disney Castle, SW UCS...

[Lordoflego]

Get your money ready, 2 Easter promos start on Friday (so probably Thursday night on line)

[Captain_Obvious]

Is the juice worth the squeeze?

Not available for purchase, but may be a future throwaway McDonald's esque GWP that's available in-store.

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/pineapple-photo-holder-and-mini-board-30560

https://www.lego.com/en-us/vip/rewards-center/rewards

[Pseudoty]

10 hours ago, Captain_Obvious said:

Is the juice worth the squeeze?

Not available for purchase, but may be a future throwaway McDonald's esque GWP that's available in-store.

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/pineapple-photo-holder-and-mini-board-30560

https://www.lego.com/en-us/vip/rewards-center/rewards

Wait 2 more hours and buy the Bookshop or any of the other current Modulars and they are throwing in 3 subpar GWP. 

[ponderingzissou]

2 minutes ago, Pseudoty said:

Wait 2 more hours and buy the Bookshop or any of the other current Modulars and they are throwing in 3 subpar GWP. 

3? I thought it was 2 Easter gwp. Is one in store only?

[Pseudoty]

13 minutes ago, ponderingzissou said:

3? I thought it was 2 Easter gwp. Is one in store only?

Vintage Taxi returns with purchase of any modular which will also qualify for the 2 Easter GWP chicks and poly. 

[keymomachine]

10 hours ago, Captain_Obvious said:

Is the juice worth the squeeze?

Not available for purchase, but may be a future throwaway McDonald's esque GWP that's available in-store.

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/pineapple-photo-holder-and-mini-board-30560

https://www.lego.com/en-us/vip/rewards-center/rewards

I'm gonna. Dots for the win over here.

[ponderingzissou]

I forget... can I use $200 of VIP points in the same purchase? 

To redeem points for an online purchase the highest increment is $100. I can't remember if one can use TWO redemption VIP codes in the same purchase. I'm guessing it's only one per purchase

[My_own_2_bricks]

Two VIP codes will work. I used a $50 and a $20 on my 5 clone army packs.

[LegoTriathlete]

Am I missing something, only 1 Easter gwp appears to be live now?

[ponderingzissou]

17 minutes ago, LegoTriathlete said:

Am I missing something, only 1 Easter gwp appears to be live now?

I'm guessing the polybag with Easter Bunny is IN STORE only but I'm often wrong 🤷‍♂️ 

[Captain_Obvious]

3 hours ago, ponderingzissou said:

I'm guessing the polybag with Easter Bunny is IN STORE only but I'm often wrong 🤷‍♂️ 

My friend, I would hate for you to be really, really wrong. Sounds like you're sitting on 26k in points. It's not worth trading them for $200 in credits. It's been a while since we've seen a big Loyalty Reward drop such as the Batpod (15k points, sold for $3k originally on eBay, now $1,500). Even some of the lesser rewards such as the LEGO x Adidas shoes (13k points), Pooh print collection (4k points), and the coin collection (7k points) will fetch at least $200+.

I'm getting the feeling we're going to see something big in May that will cost 15k in points. At minimum, keep 15k in your piggy bank.

HOLD!

[ponderingzissou]

6 hours ago, Captain_Obvious said:

My friend, I would hate for you to be really, really wrong. Sounds like you're sitting on 26k in points. It's not worth trading them for $200 in credits. It's been a while since we've seen a big Loyalty Reward drop such as the Batpod (15k points, sold for $3k originally on eBay, now $1,500). Even some of the lesser rewards such as the LEGO x Adidas shoes (13k points), Pooh print collection (4k points), and the coin collection (7k points) will fetch at least $200+.

I'm getting the feeling we're going to see something big in May that will cost 15k in points. At minimum, keep 15k in your piggy bank.

HOLD!

Thanks! I always appreciate good advice! I have learned to keep some VIP points in reserve for such opportunities.