weakside Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Tower bridge and more grand emporiums. I agree about the Martian man hunter vs double VIP. The first few days of March are going to be expensive. yes, March looks like an expensive month... yeah I'll probably buy my first GE for that ploybag anyway and then another GE(plus TB) when 2x pts rolls around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickLegacy Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Guys, is there ever an inexpensive month? I've been doing this since November and it's been crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emazers Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 double VIP points is April,every 6 months. October was the last time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njseale Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Guys, is there ever an inexpensive month? I've been doing this since November and it's been crazy. No, sometimes there are inexpensive weeks though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinothegeeko Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Guys, is there ever an inexpensive month? I've been doing this since November and it's been crazy. Never. Just gotta be choosy. Choosy moms choose Jif. YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjasnake1337 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'll target DS and VW for sure. Depending whether I can liquidate some of my assets in time, I'll also jump on HH and maybe SSD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weakside Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Jan/Feb have been good selling months...so I'm ready for buying in Mar/Apr Would just like to have a GE and TB or two tucked away in the closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legone Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm a bit confused here: Isn't it better to take the Walmart $40 gift card on Tower Bridge, $30 on Haunted House deals right now than the extra 5% in POINTS? For me I have to pay tax on both. Am I missing something? TIA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weakside Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 legone, yeah...if I was in the US I would take the Walmart deal on TB for sure. I (stubbornly) only buy domestically here in Canada and there's never a sale on big sets like TB and GE. 20% off HH a few times last yr was available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinemaps Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm a bit confused here: Isn't it better to take the Walmart $40 gift card on Tower Bridge, $30 on Haunted House deals right now than the extra 5% in POINTS? For me I have to pay tax on both. Am I missing something? TIA. I'm with you on that. Plus, no buying limits or concerns about banning that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weakside Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 I jumped the gun Couldn't resist so I purchased my first modular today, the GE naturally since I wanted the Martian Manhunter too. Used $50 in vip pts to lessen the damage. Can't wait to get it...the one Lego store I went to had only ONE left and the corners/sides were bit beat up. Hopefully the shipped set will be in better condition. For April's 2x pts event I'm aiming for TB and another GE...space my purchases out. Than use those few vip pts towards another GE later. Love to get a Petshop but can probably pick that up next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ph4tb0i Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I jumped the gun Couldn't resist so I purchased my first modular today, the GE naturally since I wanted the Martian Manhunter too. Used $50 in vip pts to lessen the damage. Can't wait to get it...the one Lego store I went to had only ONE left and the corners/sides were bit beat up. Hopefully the shipped set will be in better condition. For April's 2x pts event I'm aiming for TB and another GE...space my purchases out. Than use those few vip pts towards another GE later. Love to get a Petshop but can probably pick that up next year. Check to make sure that they have all the parts for the third floor (when I bought mine the entire bag was missing. I think there's a thread on here about it ). Congrats on the first modular. Now you're going to be on a slippery slope of trying to collect all of them hahaha. I just picked up a parisian restaurant with my vip points last week. Will be picking up sopwith camels for investing and maybe a simpsons house (mom wants one LOL) with my points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weakside Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Check to make sure that they have all the parts for the third floor (when I bought mine the entire bag was missing. I think there's a thread on here about it ). Congrats on the first modular. Now you're going to be on a slippery slope of trying to collect all of them hahaha. I just picked up a parisian restaurant with my vip points last week. Will be picking up sopwith camels for investing and maybe a simpsons house (mom wants one LOL) with my points. Yeah, I know...I haven't built any large or med Lego set for that matter before. Love the look of GE. The PR might be my favourite, A1 or A2 next to GE actually. Need to find a trading partner so I can have the FB at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seapotato Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I'm looking to pick up a TB. I wish I could drive down to the states to get it though. The price difference is pretty significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ph4tb0i Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I'm looking to pick up a TB. I wish I could drive down to the states to get it though. The price difference is pretty significant. You should probably do it right at the next VIP too since our dollar has been slowly eroding against the USD (I've pretty much stopped buying Lego from the US because of the exchange rate difference). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ph4tb0i Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Yeah, I know...I haven't built any large or med Lego set for that matter before. Love the look of GE. The PR might be my favourite, A1 or A2 next to GE actually. Need to find a trading partner so I can have the FB at least lol i wish i bought 10 of them when they were 110USD in Nov 2012 on Amazon. (that's when I pickecd up my FB) It was literally at that price for weeks... T_T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seapotato Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 You're probably right, with the crappy exchange it is hardly a deal anymore. Sent from my iPod touch using Brickpicker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weakside Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 I'm looking to pick up a TB. I wish I could drive down to the states to get it though. The price difference is pretty significant. with the exchange rate now...the savings is not as much as before, plus gas...probably best to buy in April as ph4tb0i mentioned. lol i wish i bought 10 of them when they were 110USD in Nov 2012 on Amazon. (that's when I pickecd up my FB) It was literally at that price for weeks... T_T damn, I was going to buy it at a local store in Jan for $250...thought about it for a week and by the time I went back the two sets were gone Missed out, I still have the picture on my phone teasing me lol. I took a STUPID Lego break from Sept-Dec and totally missed out on the FB! Give/trade me your used one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ph4tb0i Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 No way, it's nicely nested in between my GE and Cafe Corner (still need to build my green grocer, pet shop, town hall and parisian restaurant lol). still need to get the palace cinema. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binici Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 SSD is the most logical choice for me! It should be fun next month. Hoping that either on exclusives or not, that I can stack that deal with my buddies 10% discount from Disneyland, but I guess we'll see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Guapo Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 SSD is the most logical choice for me! It should be fun next month. Hoping that either on exclusives or not, that I can stack that deal with my buddies 10% discount from Disneyland, but I guess we'll see... They (Downtown Disney Legostore) have pretty much done away with the 10% discount on exclusives. Still works on all other non-sale items though so there is still value there, but all the cashiers don't budge on the big ticket items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakinisvader Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 LEGOLAND discovery centers have 10% off on exclusives for annual pass members all the time. Then you pay tax and its pretty much a wash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegoSteve Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 3 Grand Emporiums, 3 Haunted houses, 3 VW Buses, and 2 Tower Bridges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbrickman Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Benny's Spaceship, Spaceship, SPACESHIP!! If available. Is it even going to be around before May/June? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weakside Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Just watched a review of Petshop...awesome, didn't know the two buildings can separate. Looks great, will pick this up in April to go with my GE and FB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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