77942 - Fiat 500 (Baby Blue)

[MrSam]

1 hour ago, yukmeez said:

Same. The 15% off coupon made it even sweeter..
 

How'd you manage that? I thought their coupons excluded LEGO unless they were for specific sets...

[nolan808]

It's on for pre order now and says it's releasing 30th November. 

Goodbye any chance of this doing well. Considering that was meant to be the end date Lego have probably already decided to release this then to everyone. 

Returns anyone lol?

Edited September 5, 2021 by nolan808

[roxio]

10 hours ago, nolan808 said:

It's on for pre order now and says it's releasing 30th November. 

Goodbye any chance of this doing well. Considering that was meant to be the end date Lego have probably already decided to release this then to everyone. 

Returns anyone lol?

Looks like our £££ should be in the coloured Dinos 

[hushed]

Didn't it previously say it was only available through 11/30 and wouldn't be available after that? Lies and deceit seem to be applicable words to use here.

[Phil B]

Fiat 500 in baby blue arrived today from Zavvi. Ordered on 9/1. Fedex International shipment. Pancaked because they shipped in a larger version of the foldover cardbox Amazon uses when shipping books. Sigh. Luckily I ordered 1 for personal build only.


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[nolan808]

16 minutes ago, Phil B said:

Fiat 500 in baby blue arrived today from Zavvi. Ordered on 9/1. Fedex International shipment. Pancaked because they shipped in a larger version of the foldover cardbox Amazon uses when shipping books. Sigh. Luckily I ordered 1 for personal build only.


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The ones I received were all damaged and I'm in the UK lol. Mine were all in sturdy boxes but still came bashed. I just don't think they care in there warehouses clearly. 

[minicoopers11]

Oh dear, lol. I ordered from Zavvi as well. We'll see. All good from Zavvi so far, but I've probably just been lucky.

[weemsc54]

My Fiat package arrived today from Zavvi in excellent shape...unfortunately they sent the wrong set. 🥸

Edited September 8, 2021 by weemsc54

[KShine]

I don't think that I have ever received a Zavvi that wasn't smashed badly.

Sometimes if I order 3 of a set, the center one will be protected a bit by the other 2 sets taking the hit.

[Shortbus311]

Fiat 500 in baby blue arrived today from Zavvi. Ordered on 9/1. Fedex International shipment. Pancaked because they shipped in a larger version of the foldover cardbox Amazon uses when shipping books. Sigh. Luckily I ordered 1 for personal build only.


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I ordered 3 and mine were all shipped the exact same way, individually. They were all pancaked. Also, one end of each box was sliced open so the set could have just slid out of the box... I am guessing that was from customs inspection.

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[BRIX23]

1 hour ago, Phil B said:

Fiat 500 in baby blue arrived today from Zavvi. Ordered on 9/1. Fedex International shipment. Pancaked because they shipped in a larger version of the foldover cardbox Amazon uses when shipping books. Sigh. Luckily I ordered 1 for personal build only.


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Mine arrived today as well.  Luckily not pancaked, but did have damage on the face at both ends from being squished during shipping.  It was one set in a box big enough for probably five of them along with a ridiculous amount of air pillows.  

[spener90]

13 minutes ago, BRIX23 said:

Mine arrived today as well.  Luckily not pancaked, but did have damage on the face at both ends from being squished during shipping.  It was one set in a box big enough for probably five of them along with a ridiculous amount of air pillows.  

I'll receive my single on later this week, fingers crossed for good condition.

I ordered a Falcon that arrived in perfect condition yesterday, and the Porsche I ordered with the Blue Fiat arrived in perfect condition today.

[CosmicSpeed]

27 minutes ago, Shortbus311 said:

I ordered 3 and mine were all shipped the exact same way, individually. They were all pancaked. Also, one end of each box was sliced open so the set could have just slid out of the box... I am guessing that was from customs inspection.

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HA! That explains why my 42098 from last year arrived in rough shape with a slice in the box and no shipping box. I just completed the build, so all was there, but still. Yikes.

[StLBrian]

Like many, mine also came crushed. I bought it for (eventual) resale. Are those with crushed boxes still planning on holding them, or are you going to try to return them? Has anyone had luck getting a discount from Zavvi for box damage?I’ve had luck getting Amazon and Lego to refund 10%, but this is my first order from Zavvi.


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[BaconBits]

I have had good luck getting a % refund on damaged sets in the past from Zavvi. Use the chat to contact them.

[Gonkalin]

36 minutes ago, StLBrian said:

Good luck on discount. Their customer support is a joke. Once they shorted me a $200 set and the one I did get was crushed. It was all I could do Jyst to have them refund the money fir the missing set.  But besides that one bad experience I’ve had good luck with them as well as with their parent company iWoot.com.  And my 3 blue fiats came today in fine condition. 

Edited September 8, 2021 by Gonkalin

[stuco191]

Preorders seem to be gone from zavvi! Anyone able to find it in stock for preorder anywhere?


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[BrickStanley74]

3 hours ago, stuco191 said:

Preorders seem to be gone from zavvi! Anyone able to find it in stock for preorder anywhere?


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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Zavvi and the UK LEGO site are the only 2 places you can order from?

[gmpirate]

Per Lego Store Manager:  Only Europe has it and Zavvi is the only one delivering here.  The color option thing is something Lego is experimenting with, but the color options should make their way to Shop@Home at some point.

[roxio]

8 hours ago, stuco191 said:

Preorders seem to be gone from zavvi! Anyone able to find it in stock for preorder anywhere?


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It's still available on the Zavvi uk site, maybe they sold out of their allocation. Or Lego told them to stop offering it overseas ?

Edited September 9, 2021 by roxio

[CosmicSpeed]

Mine actually arrived yesterday in nearly perfect shape. Zaavi used a huge box and overfilled it with air pockets, now I wish I would have gotten more than just a personal build but it will still be fun.

[Bold-Arrow]

My sets arrived in great condition for a change. My luck with Zavvi has been poor for the most part. 

On 9/8/2021 at 12:18 PM, weemsc54 said:

My Fiat package arrived today from Zavvi in excellent shape...unfortunately they sent the wrong set. 🥸

what did you get ? 

[Brystheguy]

Five beauties from Zavvi. I've actually had really good luck with them. I got five ocean explorer ships yesterday in the same shape.

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[weemsc54]

2 hours ago, Bold-Arrow said:

My sets arrived in great condition for a change. My luck with Zavvi has been poor for the most part. 

what did you get ? 

Bonsai Tree. A shame it wasn’t baby blue. 
 

 

[Gonkalin]

Just sold one for $170 on eBay. 
Not bad for a 1 day hold. 

Edited September 10, 2021 by Gonkalin