The current promo is quite nice but I´d prefer a meatier direct discount.

Expect this to be readily available for at least 33% discount when it becomes freely available after 6 months. I got the Porsche from Smyths a year after the launch for £135. My aim is to get this for sub £200 for personal build.

5 hours ago, Cheese said:

Expect this to be readily available for at least 33% discount when it becomes freely available after 6 months. I got the Porsche from Smyths a year after the launch for £135. My aim is to get this for sub £200 for personal build.

in europe  maybe but here in canada, or USA IMO, never  seen any discount on this,(porsche)

Edited June 4, 20187 yr by TargetZero

6 hours ago, Cheese said:

Expect this to be readily available for at least 33% discount when it becomes freely available after 6 months. I got the Porsche from Smyths a year after the launch for £135. My aim is to get this for sub £200 for personal build.

 

13 minutes ago, TargetZero said:

in europe  maybe but here in canada, or USA IMO, never  seen any discount on this,(porsche)

I can't speak of the discounts in the USA but the largest discount in Canada for the Porsche was 18.5% which was very short lived.

I forgot about the error TRU had for 20%? off anything but it wasn't supposed to include many sets.

Edited June 4, 20187 yr by lego rules

I can't speak of the discounts in the USA but the largest discount in Canada for the Porsche was 18.5% which was very short lived.
I forgot about the error TRU had for 20%? off anything but it wasn't supposed to include many sets.

20% off the standard RRP is the ave price for the Porsche in the U.K.

40 minutes ago, lego rules said:

 

I can't speak of the discounts in the USA but the largest discount in Canada for the Porsche was 18.5% which was very short lived.

I forgot about the error TRU had for 20%? off anything but it wasn't supposed to include many sets.

Yes, rarely any discounts in Canada.  The TRU 25% off error is the only discount I have ever seen here.  Lasted for like an hour....

2 hours ago, Cheese said:

20% off the standard RRP is the ave price for the Porsche in the U.K.

way lower.

35% off is the real RPP of this set in UK across the board.

3 hours ago, lego rules said:

 

I can't speak of the discounts in the USA but the largest discount in Canada for the Porsche was 18.5% which was very short lived.

I forgot about the error TRU had for 20%? off anything but it wasn't supposed to include many sets.

I don't think there were ever any discounts on the Porsche here in the USA.  I'm in the San Diego area and never saw anything like that on that specific set.  I'm also not thinking this is going to happen any time soon on the Bugatti set either; especially since it just got launched and they made a big deal out of it...

More to think about and in the back of my head; what is LEGO going to do when this set fails to sell as well as the Porsche did ?  Will that be the end of the Technic UCS line right away ?...

The only "deal" for the Porsche I can remember was the eBay 20% off that initially applied to everything, and was taken down quickly and replaced with specific vendors.

Used to be you could get amazon.de or uk to ship to North America. What’s with the no discounts here but easy 30% off there on large technic recently. No way demand is that high.


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On 6/2/2018 at 7:29 PM, Wimmer said:

So, now this set is out there, is it too early to start wondering about what the next one will be ?...

+1 for a Ferrari.

It will be hard for them to innovate more unless they make a new engine or include PF.

Arrived today.

1 hour ago, melting said:

Arrived today.

Very nice, with the HCA ? now available here in the US; I’ll most likely will get mine this weekend,... and maybe even Friday afternoon !

Im not sure if that is the  crease (in the middle of the bottom edge at the top picture). but if it is.. I would certainly request immediate replacement for such money.. 

3 hours ago, crayxlp said:

Im not sure if that is the  crease (in the middle of the bottom edge at the top picture). but if it is.. I would certainly request immediate replacement for such money.. 

Agreed.  It looks like the box took a minor hit there and it bend the edge.  I would definitely replace it too.

In fact; when I'm getting mine this weekend, I'm unpacking in the store and checking the box for anything like that. If I find anything, I'm on to the next box until I get a perfect one...  Too expensive and upscale and UCS to have "flaws"...

9 hours ago, crayxlp said:

Im not sure if that is the  crease (in the middle of the bottom edge at the top picture). but if it is.. I would certainly request immediate replacement for such money.. 

 

5 hours ago, Wimmer said:

Agreed.  It looks like the box took a minor hit there and it bend the edge.  I would definitely replace it too.

In fact; when I'm getting mine this weekend, I'm unpacking in the store and checking the box for anything like that. If I find anything, I'm on to the next box until I get a perfect one...  Too expensive and upscale and UCS to have "flaws"...

Yes I will be contacting them today. also make sure you pull out the individual boxes because they may be creased as well.

Edited June 6, 20187 yr by melting

Does the crease in the outer box affect the build?

9 minutes ago, gregpj said:

Does the crease in the outer box affect the build?

If it was a backordered UCS Falcon, the owner would be suing for PTSD.

2 hours ago, Val-E said:

If it was a backordered UCS Falcon, the owner would be suing for PTSD.

Hah, yep. I think they are going to have problems with these the same way as they did with the Porsche. The boxes they ship in are not sturdy enough.

2 hours ago, gregpj said:

Does the crease in the outer box affect the build?

No it would not, but the whole lid of the box was creased at the top and dented on the bottom. For $350 I want something better.

Edited June 6, 20187 yr by melting

2 hours ago, gregpj said:

Does the crease in the outer box affect the build?

Heck yeah, u sit there and build all pissed at the messed up box  

Replacement arrived. Looks like sending it Fedex Overnight was a worse option.

At any price for a new item, a damaged box is unacceptable.

52 minutes ago, melting said:

Replacement arrived. Looks like sending it Fedex Overnight was a worse option.

Are they using original Lego shipping boxes?

20 minutes ago, Val-E said:

Are they using original Lego shipping boxes?

Mine came in double boxed with the first box a perfect fit.  The small dent posted a few comments ago was not worth returning IMO.

Edited June 7, 20187 yr by lego rules

1 hour ago, Val-E said:

Are they using original Lego shipping boxes?

Yes, Fedex is definitely doing a number on the boxes probably because they are standing them on end. I knew when I saw the pillow pack on the outside of the box it was not going to be good.

 

Edited June 7, 20187 yr by melting