brandon90820 Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 Does anyone know what the limit is for LEGO Shop at Home when ordering 41999? Thanks. I suspect half a set per family, and you will need to mail them an original copy of your family tree before they let you order....SMH lego, these limits are starting to get out of hand. 1 Quote
Lateral-G Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 Why do I have this image of hundreds (if not thousands) of brickpickers hunched over their keyboards at 11:59am EST on August 1st waiting to push the "add to cart" button....... I would laugh my arse off if you crashed the Lego LEGO Shop at Home server....... Quote
chironex Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 I can't actually believe a company would do something so ludicrous... Why did they need your last name? This all started when I asked if they had the special edition crawler in stock... me: Do you have the 4x4 special edition in stock? clerk: (stares at me blankly)...yes...(long pause) me: can I buy one? clerk: (looks at me, long pause): have you bought one before? me: (I'm kinda confused at this point): No... clerk: Are you sure? me: Pretty sure I haven't... clerk: ok...(leaves to go get one) I go to pay and he asks clerk: do you have a VIP card? me: nope clerk: do you want to sign up for one? me: no, I'm in a hurry I go to hand him my credit card and he looks at it and says, "I"m sorry but your wife was in here earlier and bought one of these, it's one set per family per day." At this point things were just getting weird and there was a line behind me so I was like "um...ok...I'll have to check with my wife..." Just to make me feel better, he said "You can come back next week and if we have any left you can get one." I was thinking "but you said it was per family per day..." I guess if they think you're a criminal you're banned for at least a week. Quote
spener90 Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 This all started when I asked if they had the special edition crawler in stock... me: Do you have the 4x4 special edition in stock? clerk: (stares at me blankly)...yes...(long pause) me: can I buy one? clerk: (looks at me, long pause): have you bought one before? me: (I'm kinda confused at this point): No... clerk: Are you sure? me: Pretty sure I haven't... clerk: ok...(leaves to go get one) I go to pay and he asks clerk: do you have a VIP card? me: nope clerk: do you want to sign up for one? me: no, I'm in a hurry I go to hand him my credit card and he looks at it and says, "I"m sorry but your wife was in here earlier and bought one of these, it's one set per family per day." At this point things were just getting weird and there was a line behind me so I was like "um...ok...I'll have to check with my wife..." Just to make me feel better, he said "You can come back next week and if we have any left you can get one." I was thinking "but you said it was per family per day..." I guess if they think you're a criminal you're banned for at least a week. Is this the culprit? I've been after him for too long! Quote
anon33 Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 Has Lego ever produced a set which wasn't sold online only in stores? Quote
M4x18 Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 I don't know but I sure hope that this one is not the first. And of course, I'll be up. What worries me is the fact that no new Technic set has been listed in Spain's LEGO Shop at Home site. Quote
M4x18 Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 I don't know if I should be worried. LEGO Shop at Home sites for DE and GB have the new Technic sets listed, IT, SP, FR and others don't. Hope this clears out and I'm allowed to buy it tomorrow. Quote
Guest ph4tb0i Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 I suspect half a set per family, and you will need to mail them an original copy of your family tree before they let you order....SMH lego, these limits are starting to get out of hand. don't forget about the self addressed stamped envelope for Lego to mail you back the pieces. Quote
cambridge02138 Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 LEGO Shop at Home US site also has 41999 listed. Quote
Guest ph4tb0i Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 looks like Aug 1, 12:00AM EST. Sucks that LEGO Shop at Home doesn't allow deliveries to third party shipping now... I'm wondering if the exclusivity of this set is worth the $50 Canadian premium... Quote
boxofcorey Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 Why do I have this image of hundreds (if not thousands) of brickpickers hunched over their keyboards at 11:59am EST on August 1st waiting to push the "add to cart" button....... I would laugh my arse off if you crashed the Lego LEGO Shop at Home server....... Won't happen, large retail sites are made to handle massive amounts of traffic simultaneously, and on a MUCH higher level than this. On certain release Saturdays the Nike and Foot Locker sites are overrun with hundreds of thousands of people trying to get a ridiculously limited run. Still haven't made up my mind about this purchase. I'm sure there will be a restock before Xmas, but it should lose the 'Exclusive Edition' tag, right? Quote
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 looks like Aug 1, 12:00AM EST. Sucks that LEGO Shop at Home doesn't allow deliveries to third party shipping now... I'm wondering if the exclusivity of this set is worth the $50 Canadian premium... Tough to tell - I am wondering what the only 20K will do Quote
TheOrcKing Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 Does anyone know what the limit is for S@H when ordering 41999? Thanks.I believe the ordering limit would be "1" for such a limited run exclusive.Apparently Lego is not being consistent with their exclusion policies. Apparently at my local store the limit is one set per FAMILY. So someone else with the same last name bought a set and I wasn't allowed to.Oh brother, talk about grabbing at straws. That is simply just ludicrous. Quote
anon33 Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 The other wild card is the regular crawler... will people pay a premium for a license plate and the color blue? If this sells out people looking for a crawler can just buy the regular set. Perhaps this is what Lego is looking for to prop up sales of the regular crawler. Any heavyweights weigh in? Quote
Guest AnnexBrett Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 Talked to the sales people at my neighbourhood store and they should be getting these in tomorrow night, weekend latest. I asked to have one put on hold for me as well as a Delorean. One of those rare times I feel so excited buying a Lego set that's not for sale. haha. I ordered a Delorean from mastermind toys yesterday and received it TODAY! MINT box...free shipping! I want a crawler too! Quote
Guest ph4tb0i Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 I ordered a Delorean from mastermind toys yesterday and received it TODAY! MINT box...free shipping! I want a crawler too! oh right. completely forgot mastermind has that. Thx! Quote
Guest ph4tb0i Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 Won't happen, large retail sites are made to handle massive amounts of traffic simultaneously, and on a MUCH higher level than this. On certain release Saturdays the Nike and Foot Locker sites are overrun with hundreds of thousands of people trying to get a ridiculously limited run. Still haven't made up my mind about this purchase. I'm sure there will be a restock before Xmas, but it should lose the 'Exclusive Edition' tag, right? You'd think so, but up here in the great white north Best Buy (A North American Electronics retailer), which also runs Futureshop, has never managed to get this concept of ecommerce right. we have check out lines online where we have to leave our browser window open for 30 minutes during the busiest shopping day of the year in order to check out! Quote
anon33 Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 I don't really see lego being overwhelmed. The set Hans't bern advertised much. Quote
Sauromosis Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 The other wild card is the regular crawler... will people pay a premium for a license plate and the color blue? If this sells out people looking for a crawler can just buy the regular set. Perhaps this is what Lego is looking for to prop up sales of the regular crawler. Any heavyweights weigh in? I'm starting to wonder as well. My lego store told me that the demand for big technic sets isn't very high. Quote
Guest ph4tb0i Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 Lego store at Troy Michigan (somerset collection) has them in and are already selling them. Got them to hold one for me for Saturday. (I'm 300 miles away LOL). Good thing my wife wanted to take a roadtrip down to do some outlet mall shopping in the Michigan area. Now if only I can convince her that we absolutely HAVE to go to Cedar Point.. Quote
DoNotInsertIntoMouth Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 I'm starting to wonder as well. My lego store told me that the demand for big technic sets isn't very high. the TRU in my area never sells any of the ones they have. No one else carries them. Quote
TheDarkness Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 This isn't going to be a US only thing is it? The product page isn't up for me yet...... Quote
boomzoom Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 went to the lego mini-build tonight. Both the back to the future car and 41999 are in stock on the shelf. did not say anything about the limit. did not see anyone around them neither. 1 Quote
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