Retiring Soon - open speculation

[Crustybeaver]

10218 pet shop is only availabe at SAH.

Is is eol eminent?

I don't think anyone on this site has any inside information on whether the Pet Shop is retiring, however it's quite common at this time of year for stock to sell out at retailers. If it was going I feel it would have been long gone by now, I imagine Pet Ship will end production towards the end of 2015

[rich79]

I called a retailer to order one PS but they didn't had any. I asked when they would get new ones, they looked in the computer and then they said that they would not get any PS anymore and they could look till Deliveries in March.

[Lego-Alex]

A Retailer?

 

Do you have a url?

 

Big or small Retailer?  Where located?

[Bold-Arrow]

Sail Barge oos lego

Oos Amazon

Clearanced at target and Meijer

Oos Kmart

[Grynn]

 Don't start a panic.

 

C'mon, you can't keep all the fun to yourself all the time!

[Shislerocco]

I was at a lego store today in the king of Prussia mall in PA.

Interesting observation.

The shelves were packed full.

Not a single modular. Not one. I even asked.

No Simpson house

No t1 van

No Arkham asylum

They did have:

Tower of orthanc. plenty

Triple E

Red 5 xwing

Tumbler

[GhostDad]

I would guess that the advent of the Kwik E Mart will herald the retirement of the Simpsons house.  The lack of modulars is interesting, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say they probably aren't all being retired this year...

[matt1147]

Stopped by lego store in Kansas City and similar - no modular buildings at all, no T1, no Simpsons House, no Sea Cow. They did have TB, ToO, Ewok V, Sandcrawler, lots of Fairground Mixers, and 2 Tumblers.

[Crustybeaver]

I would guess that the advent of the Kwik E Mart will herald the retirement of the Simpsons house.

I would guess the Simpsons House will sit alongside the Kwik E Mart and not retire anytime soon. I'd imagine it to have a 2-3 year lifespan, not retiring until end of 2015 at the very earliest.

[Ciglione]

If anyone should know when the Simpsons House will be retiring it should be Crusty(beaver).

[Ed Mack]

I would guess that the advent of the Kwik E Mart will herald the retirement of the Simpsons house. The lack of modulars is interesting, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say they probably aren't all being retired this year...

Why? I would think just the opposite. There would be renewed interest in the Simpsons House IMO.

[marcandre]

Why? I would think just the opposite. There would be renewed interest in the Simpsons House IMO.

 

I agree with this. A new set will help sales of the house. 

[Shislerocco]

I would guess that the advent of the Kwik E Mart will herald the retirement of the Simpsons house.  The lack of modulars is interesting, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say they probably aren't all being retired this year...

I would hope the same also just because i haven't gotten a few of the modulars like the palace cinema and parisian thinking they wouldn't be gone. They still have a kragled parisian on display so id hope its coming back. 

 

Stopped by lego store in Kansas City and similar - no modular buildings at all, no T1, no Simpsons House, no Sea Cow. They did have TB, ToO, Ewok V, Sandcrawler, lots of Fairground Mixers, and 2 Tumblers.

 oh yes I forgot about the Seacow. They had a few and a kragled one on display. (im speculating about the kragling)They did have sandcrawler also not sure about TB as the box is always there on display but usually empties. although the investment potential it doesnt interest me to own. 

[Mos_Eisley]

If you're talking about a LEGO Store, the displays are definitely not glued.

[mudcatsfan]

Something i noticed this morning.

 

10225 R2D2 now says "SOLD OUT" on Lego LEGO Shop at Home, where he previously said Temporarily out of stock. This looks like a hint of moving closer to EOL.

 

For comparisson sake, Arkham went straight to, and still is in "Sold Out".

[Crustybeaver]

If anyone should know when the Simpsons House will be retiring it should be Crusty(beaver).

Hey hey hey

[allen9917]

PS is in the new 2015 catalog, along with the other 3 newer modulars. I would bet it is not going any time soon, but could behave like what GE did in 2014 as we go deeper into 2015.

[mscheaf]

PS is in the new 2015 catalog, along with the other 3 newer modulars. I would bet it is not going any time soon, but could behave like what GE did in 2014 as we go deeper into 2015.

 

Saw that. I also noticed TB, SOH, T1, Ewok,  and of course DS were in there. Interestingly gone where R2 and Red 5 X Wing

[Veegs]

Saw that. I also noticed TB, SOH, T1, Ewok,  and of course DS were in there. Interestingly gone where R2 and Red 5 X Wing

Got to make room for Slave 1, Tie Fighter and possible a large Hoth set? I'd be surprised if Red 5 made it to May 4th, and if it does, I think it would be a prime candidate to get a discount.

[aloughner15]

R2d2 is sold out at lego.com this might be then end

[aloughner15]

R2d2 is sold out at lego.com this could be the end

[GhostDad]

Tumbler kicked out AA.  Why shouldn't Kwik E Mart do the same to the Simpsons House?  Most licensed themes (except Star Wars) don't have multiple exclusives at once.

[exciter1]

Tumbler kicked out AA.  Why shouldn't Kwik E Mart do the same to the Simpsons House?  Most licensed themes (except Star Wars) don't have multiple exclusives at once.

 

Do we have a price point on Kwik E Mart yet?  I didn't think it was going to be anything larger than a $100 set?

[jaisonline]

Tumbler kicked out AA.  Why shouldn't Kwik E Mart do the same to the Simpsons House?  Most licensed themes (except Star Wars) don't have multiple exclusives at once.

Jokerland kicked out AA.

[gmontgomery]

Just flipped through the January 2015 catalog and saw the picture with TH, PC, and PR together with the tagline "Combine these LEGO Modular Buildings: Parisian Restaurant, Pet Shop, Palace Cinema, and the New Detective's Office!".

C'mon, Lego! At least get the stupid picture to match what you are selling!