Hi- I am new around here, mainly a lego collector for my son and I for sets we want. I like to buy sets on sale more than anything when I find them...however have enjoyed reading recent posts about TH, GE, HH etc.

 

The thrill of the chase is so exciting indeed.

 

Today I went to Legoland Florida with my family, here is a synopsis of some of their inventory:

 

HH- in stock but has its own place behind the counter, very low supply.

TH- tons of them in every store, lots of stock per employee.

SC- had two in the stores only- great seller for British visitors, we're expecting many more to come

T1- tons

Tumbler- tons, slow seller (prob because of price)

GE ( I think I have that abbreviation right)- tons

HE- tons

Mersk- I counted 10

 

The lego employe I spoke to for a while ( we met most, my son was mini fig swapping all day) was a manager and we discussed business for a little bit. The big sets are slow sellers as most people who come are reluctant to buy a big set, because of the pricing and the large box for traveling home with. He also said that as long as a product was not retired, Legolands In general will have it, they are committed to carrying every product until it is retired- so as not to disappoint any customer and giving everyone the opportunity to purchase something that they want...

 

With that being said- the hint was that HH was about to be retired first out of the sets mentioned, it had lost shelf space and they were placing behind the counter to actively clear their stock. He thought SC wouldn't retire anytime soon, he hoped it wouldn't as it was a great product for military enthusiasts and Brits.

 

 

Legoland does not honor VIP and outs no limits on quantities.

 

Interesting to point out that there were no Delorians, Exo Suits or RI's, when I asked he said he will get more in, the price point is so good that they sell really fast and in large quantities.

 

All this info may have been covered elsewhere, I resisted the urge to buy anything my friend however got 2 TH's, 3 SC's, 2 HH',s with no sales tax and shipping to DC. My son raked up on mixels and my daughter mini figs- my wife was in shock that I did not buy any more than that.

 

Thanks for this great resource, I love this website, may the lego gods be good to you all.!

 

Cheers

This may be a stupid question, but do you get VIP points at legoland/discovery centers? Can you redeem them there? And finally, do they offer deals like the GBH? Thanks!

Sorry-

I missed the part about VIP earlier somehow.

11 minutes ago, 2x4 said:

This may be a stupid question, but do you get VIP points at legoland/discovery centers? Can you redeem them there? And finally, do they offer deals like the GBH? Thanks!

No is the answer to most of those questions.  They may still be giving a slight discount in lieu of the VIP points, but I'm not sure because the 10% passholder discount is greater and can't be combined so I never use that smaller discount.  I think Florida and some of the Discovery Centers do Gifts With Purchase from time to time, but I haven't seen any type of GWP at LEGOLAND California in years.  When they do offer a GWP, it's usually some type of polybag.  They don't get the Gingerbread House type sets that are exclusive to S@H and brand retail stores.

Mos_Eisley is correct.  Your best bet is to get an annual pass, which will gives you 10% off merchandise every day.  You can flash your VIP card, but they will only give you 5% off, and they do not stack the discounts.  Occasionally, they will have some stuff on sale (Ultra Agents stuff is on sale right now), or they have damaged box items out on the floor, but only offer 15% off on those (and again, no stacking of discounts).  In December, LL California will do a 20% off week for annual pass holders (going on right now in fact).

They never have the Nov/Dec GWP sets.  And rarely do they have the polybags that LEGO Shop at Home has at the same time.  And they don't often do a GWP on those. 

Thanks!

They recently announced that they are opening a discovery center near me. 10% off all the time sounds good to me, and looking at the pass cost seems like it should pay for itself pretty quickly.