10218 - Pet Shop

[Crustybeaver]

This will be the first modular to go I think.  I had my fill when I was first told that these were going first.

 

This is the friend at Legoland that also said the Campervan will be sticking around for another year and a half right? I don't know if he genuinely has inside info but it's still pretty decent of you to share it with everyone on this site. What's your honest opinion on the likelihood he genuinely is in the loop?

[Guest TabbyBoy]

This is the friend at Legoland that also said the Campervan will be sticking around for another year and a half right? I don't know if he genuinely has inside info but it's still pretty decent of you to share it with everyone on this site. What's your honest opinion on the likelihood he genuinely is in the loop?

TBH... it's difficult to say but they're not the sort of person to feed me BS. If the PS does go early, I may ne tempted to pass them a few quid ;-)

[cladner]

2 from amazon arrived in great condition - 38R4.

backordered PS from shop at home also shipped.

Edited October 14, 2014 by cladner

[xRebirthed]

LEGO Shop at Home - Out of stock, will ship in 30 days

[meowsmeowsmeows]

Amazon has also been out of stock the last few days and you can only get it from other sellers, just like a couple of weeks ago. 

 

So, the only place to get one immediately right now is Target.  Interesting...a side effect of 2x VIP or people buying them up because of what's happened with Town Hall?

[marcandre]

If it goes sold out on LEGO Shop at Home the target stock will vapotize

[Neosphinx]

Hoard, but hoard carefully, we don't need another GE.

[mscheaf]

Hoard, but hoard carefully, we don't need another GE.

 

That's like asking Mongols to pillage responsibly.

[beatpoppa]

That's like asking Mongols to pillage responsibly.

Ants devouring game carcasses, large and small.

[Cross]

This is an epic seller and epic set. The TH is a retail shelf space killer with slow sales. The PS is a heavyweight for TLG. If this is gone within the foreseeable future,it would be very surprising.

[Ed Mack]

This is an epic seller and epic set. The TH is a retail shelf space killer with slow sales. The PS is a heavyweight for TLG. If this is gone within the foreseeable future,it would be very surprising.

Really? I always thought the Pet Shop was a poor man's Green Grocer.

[Cross]

I am the man you refer to.

[Cross]

Plus, with the GG's costs skyrocketing, the pet shop may be able to provide supper for the family at a more reasonable price point.

[biniou]

This is an epic seller and epic set.

 

"Epic" ? Pets included are parrots, frogs, a dog, a cat, a fish... I can't see any phoenix, unicorn or dragon. ^^

[stephen_rockefeller]

Yeah sorry but The PS and epic don't belong on the same sentence. It's a nice set but nowhere near epic IMO.

[jaisonline]

Would either of you consider any post 2011 Lego set epic?

When I create that ten most iconic lego set thread, I don't recall modulars on lists except maybe cafe corner.

While not epic generally speaking, I do think the cinema set has the "epic" look.

[jaisonline]

This is an epic seller and epic set. The TH is a retail shelf space killer with slow sales. The PS is a heavyweight for TLG. If this is gone within the foreseeable future,it would be very surprising.

I dunno. You kinda read like a pet shop homer or maybe upset at missing the town hall (if you did). None of us know which sets are slow sellers except maybe when visiting Walmart since dust sometimes collects.

Actually, I think most exclusive sets are epic sellers for Lego especially since other retailers don't discount anymore. Nice markups.

[rcdb1984]

Imperial flagship

[Ed Mack]

Honestly, up until about three weeks ago, nobody cared about the Pet Shop. It is a nice set, but it really just blends. It will do well after retirement, but it will exhibit the weakest growth IMO of all the current Modulars.

[CNH1974]

Of course all things are relative. The weakest performing modular will probably still give good returns. :)

[Ed Mack]

Of course all things are relative. The weakest performing modular will probably still give good returns.

Yes. Very good.

[mscheaf]

"Epic" ? Pets included are parrots, frogs, a dog, a cat, a fish... I can't see any phoenix, unicorn or dragon. ^^

 

unikitty would look great in the pet shop

[Darth_Raichu]

"Epic" ? Pets included are parrots, frogs, a dog, a cat, a fish... I can't see any phoenix, unicorn or dragon. ^^

LEGO is smart. They want you to BUY the Lonely Mountain, new Chima, and the new elf line to make PS epic ;)

[Cross]

I have 6 Town Halls. Will pick up four more to make my goal, from B&M stores, as they are still receiving TH shipments. Am good to go there, but thank you for your literary critique and insinuation.

I do nearly all my purchasing from multiple Lego stores in Southern California (6 total) and two in Arizona, and though it is the often-critiqued "heard it from a store employee" - I see these folks nearly weekly and have a good pulse on what is happening, at least, in the stores. The managers of these stores speak very highly of PS sales, and speak about the slow-movement of the TH. Three managers that I highly trust and respect feel this is the very basic reason for the TH retiring out of order. It takes up a lot of shelf space. It is expensive. It isn't selling nearly as much as the other modulars. That is the basis of my opinion. I know nothing of internet sales and trends; My opinion of what is happening at Lego B&M's is qualified.

Until six weeks ago, in the B&M stores, the TH was still warming shelves, as it has done for a long time. The PS has been a consistent seller. More so than PC still, less so than PR.

[zskid00]

"Consistent seller" does not equal "epic seller" or "epic set" in my opinion.  I just think your first post was laying on the praise for PS a little too much.  Comparing it to the TH, which could be retiring early due to slow sales, is not exactly the best way to make your case for this being a "heavyweight" for LEGO.