3 minutes ago, ichiroll said:

I know this is the wrong thread but with so many gift cards coming, how does everyone do the accounting?

Does the gift card reduce the purchase price for the item you are buying now, or does it reduce the purchase price of a future purchase.

OR, is it a freebie that you use for personal purposes (i.e. credit card rewards)?

the closest thread I could find was from two years ago, so if anybody can advise or link me to best practices, that'd be great...  thanks!

Pick a method and apply it consistently. But highly recommend keeping business and personal transactions separate.

Edited December 11, 20187 yr by mizeur
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2 minutes ago, NIevo said:

I usually regard gift cards or rewards as ways to reduce the purchase price of the future orders they will be used for to bring down purchase prices. 

Thanks for your reply.  

I tend to think this way as well.

So, do you use your gift cards in little bits, like a $10 card at a time, passing on the $10 gift card to the next transaction kind of.

do you use all 20 gift cards and offset a $200 purchase?

I don't really like the latter because I feel it would screw up your profit % calculation?

Just now, ichiroll said:

Thanks for your reply.  

I tend to think this way as well.

So, do you use your gift cards in little bits, like a $10 card at a time, passing on the $10 gift card to the next transaction kind of.

do you use all 20 gift cards and offset a $200 purchase?

I don't really like the latter because I feel it would screw up your profit % calculation?

 

Honestly I usually just use them all at once if I have them regardless of the purchase.  I think of the profit % as an overall number, not just based on a per set basis.  For instance, $100 off of a $1000 worth of LEGO's is still 10% regardless if it's a certain set or not.

On my orders, Target charges the gift card separately from the Lego sets, effectively reducing the price of the sets.  I think they do this because if you return a set, you don't get the purchase price back, only the price less the gift card.  However, there is no requirement to account for the gift cards the same way.  One option would be to value the Lego sets at full price, and have no cost in the gift card, and then use the gift card(s) for a personal item, Lego or otherwise. 

22 minutes ago, dennugsmello said:

I've been using this if I'm really close to $50. 

https://www.target.com/p/lego--174--city-coast-guard-coast-guard-starter-set-60163/-/A-52092752

I think I got as close to the $50 as possible.  1 of the Vulture sets and 5 of those with the $1 discount for combining orders and including tax it got me to $50.74?

46 minutes ago, mizeur said:

I suggest sorting by price and crosschecking against the retirement thread.

Soooo...Target's site isn't exactly friendly to show all LEGOs by price.  Does anyone have a direct link to all LEGOs that we can sort?

What does everyone think of BH Thanos?  People were ripping those off the shelves on Black Friday.

Thanks.

41 minutes ago, NIevo said:

I usually regard gift cards or rewards as ways to reduce the purchase price of the future orders they will be used for to bring down purchase prices. 

I do the opposite, so as to not have to keep personal/business gift cards separate.

18 minutes ago, mfc90125 said:

Soooo...Target's site isn't exactly friendly to show all LEGOs by price.  Does anyone have a direct link to all LEGOs that we can sort?

What does everyone think of BH Thanos?  People were ripping those off the shelves on Black Friday.

Thanks.

Winner. 

I had no problem sorting by price, although not every set in the deal showed up. 

2 minutes ago, minicoopers11 said:

I do the opposite, so as to not have to keep personal/business gift cards separate.

Winner. 

I had no problem sorting by price, although not every set in the deal showed up. 

 

I never said I mixed personal and business.  I have my own account I use just for business and always use them to re-purchase more product, not personal items.

36 minutes ago, NIevo said:

I think I got as close to the $50 as possible.  1 of the Vulture sets and 5 of those with the $1 discount for combining orders and including tax it got me to $50.74?

Ended up getting 1 Vulture, 3 of the Coast Guard starters and 1 Pizza Van 60150.  Didn't see the $1 shipping discount but is that $1 per item?

5 minutes ago, NIevo said:

 

I never said I mixed personal and business.  I have my own account I use just for business and always use them to re-purchase more product, not personal items.

No worries. I’m only thinking about me here.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Star-Wars-TM-First-Order-Star-Destroyer-75190/951814057

 

star destroyer $119.99

43 minutes ago, Mgip21 said:

https://www.walmart.com/ip/LEGO-Star-Wars-TM-First-Order-Star-Destroyer-75190/951814057

 

star destroyer $119.99

walmart started instantly cancelling orders apparently O.o -Next year is going to beee rough

5 hours ago, landphieran said:

walmart started instantly cancelling orders apparently O.o -Next year is going to beee rough

did that to me before and then a few days later I was back in business...

Brick bank backordered at LEGO shop


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Someone messed up...

LEGO Classic Creative Building Box Set 10704 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XDSN1MB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_OQ7dCb5DWHRB2

 

Gone now, but had 10704 listed at $.38... I ordered max of 3 for $1.14. Guessing someone put the decimal place in the wrong spot. 

Edited December 11, 20187 yr by Shortbus311

20 minutes ago, Shortbus311 said:

Someone messed up...

LEGO Classic Creative Building Box Set 10704 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XDSN1MB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_OQ7dCb5DWHRB2

 

Gone now, but had 10704 listed at $.38... I ordered max of 3 for $1.14. Guessing someone put the decimal place in the wrong spot. 

I was curious about the 2nd photo for the set on that web page - I've never seen instructions for those models, for 10704. What is that?

EDITED - Nevermind, that's 10705. Another screw up for that listing...

 

Edited December 11, 20187 yr by CathyVT

Reindeer ornament now live at LEGO Shop at Home. If only it weren't so ugly

 

Super Heroes
LEGO Super Heroes Corvus Glaive Thresher Attack 76103 Building K... $23.99 [40% off] Dropped 14% on Dec 11 6:30 AM

52 minutes ago, Shortbus311 said:

Someone messed up...

LEGO Classic Creative Building Box Set 10704 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XDSN1MB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_OQ7dCb5DWHRB2

 

Gone now, but had 10704 listed at $.38... I ordered max of 3 for $1.14. Guessing someone put the decimal place in the wrong spot. 

On a similar note...Under 300 sellers on Amazon for the 10704.  Progress.  LOL.

32 minutes ago, MrToes16 said:

Reindeer ornament now live at LEGO Shop at Home. If only it weren't so ugly

 

Jock strap or bikini, very versatile

34 minutes ago, MrToes16 said:

Reindeer ornament now live at LEGO Shop at Home. If only it weren't so ugly

 

Wow, that one is pretty bad! 

5 minutes ago, minicoopers11 said:

Wow, that one is pretty bad! 

Do you folks think "2018" is sticker or print?

8 minutes ago, zmnnch said:

Do you folks think "2018" is sticker or print?

print

Anyone have an inside track on when an eBay bucks offer might be coming?

6 hours ago, Shortbus311 said:

Someone messed up...

LEGO Classic Creative Building Box Set 10704 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XDSN1MB/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_OQ7dCb5DWHRB2

 

Gone now, but had 10704 listed at $.38... I ordered max of 3 for $1.14. Guessing someone put the decimal place in the wrong spot. 

I resemble that remark.

Last month I had some PlayHut Thomas the Tank Engine tents on FBA that I was adjusting from $109 to $98.80 on my phone. I was cooking Thanksgiving dinner at the same time and not paying enough attention.

Someone got some great gifts for $9.80 each. My cost basis on the items was only around $9, but the FBA fees were something like $18 each I think. They were large, so shipping them to the warehouse took up an entire box, so that was probably another $10. The opportunity cost of lost sales hurt a bit.

Lesson learned.

Andy