03R5 from amazon ordered this week.  bricks so fresh they were still warm.

03R5 from amazon ordered this week.  bricks so fresh they were still warm.

I'm not the only one a little turned on by this, right? Right?

"Mine" being the Potomac Mills, VA store, where 2 clerks last week swore it was on the discontinued list. 4 PCs right above them too

That store is the nicest one i been in so far. It's big and laid out well.  I was in there a few weeks ago with my daughter. She had a cheer competition and on the way back to PA, we stopped in there. Spent some $$$ in there.. lol  

Plenty of these at my local brand store today all 03R5. Same goes for PC and the rest of the current lineup. 

Looks like this will be hanging around awhile longer.

Yep...same seal codes for me.  Order placed last sat from Lego, delivered today. 

 

I couldn't take it.  I popped the seals and we are going to build it tonight.  Very excited!

found a pet shop at ToysRus a few days ago... it was 190$ though... lol

found a pet shop at ToysRus a few days ago... it was 190$ though... lol

So make them price match. If they want to play the price hike game.....

Went to local LEGO store today and saw couple Pets Shop on the shelve with seals 03S5

Yeah, it was definitely in production worldwide in January (going by reported seal codes).  Sigh.

 

@Lego: How 'bout you show your love for the investor community by offering a PS for TH trade-in program...  I mail you a PS + $50; you mail me a TH.  Sounds fair, no?  And it would be a classy way of apologizing to your friendly neighborhood Lego investor for the out of order retirement.

newbie question: If Shop at Home says it is available to ship February 15th, is that fairly accurate? Do they ever take your order and then cancel because they ran out?

newbie question: If Shop at Home says it is available to ship February 15th, is that fairly accurate? Do they ever take your order and then cancel because they ran out?

They have cancelled orders.

They have cancelled orders.

Bummer. I wanted to get the vip points by ordering through the site. Should I just jump on the first set I see available through any retailer then?

I think you're pretty safe ordering from LEGO Shop at Home at this point in time. And in my experience, the items usually ship soon than their estimated date.

I think you're pretty safe ordering from LEGO Shop at Home at this point in time. And in my experience, the items usually ship soon than their estimated date.

 

With the 2015 seal codes I'm pretty sure that backorders are going to get filled. Isn't it still limit 5, too?

Mine i ordered last week from lego shipped today, about 4 days earlier than stated

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I expect the Pet Shop to be this year's Grand Emporium.  Available most of the year and drying up late summer with sporadic F5s through the end of 2015.  Then it will be time to start all over again.  You should be fulfilled by LEGO Shop at Home without issue.

Edited February 4, 201510 yr by Brickerbrack

I'm just starting my stash of these and PC, I'll rotate buying the two until no longer able to

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Fulfilment date is quite soon so I would avoid taking shop stock until there are clearer signs of SOLD OUT pre EOL.

Edited February 4, 201510 yr by valenciaeric

Fulfilment date is quite soon so I would avoid taking shop stock until there are clearer signs of SOLD OUT pre EOL.

 

One of the biggest signs (at least to me) will be when it switches to limit 2. I'm happy to get a couple during double VIP in the spring, and as long as it stays limit 5 through the rest of the year I'll hold off.

In the UK, PS and TB are nearly the only sets that are still out of stock after everything else got replenished to 'available now in the last couple of weeks and post-Christmas.

Just saying, they've both been out a while....

Interesting to see what happens if and when it does come back into stock. Both this and red 5 are now prime horde targets so I wonder how long it will take them to move back to OOS. 

Bummer. I wanted to get the vip points by ordering through the site. Should I just jump on the first set I see available through any retailer then?

Do you have a Lego store near you?  I went to my local store today and they had 5 on the shelf.  I snagged one and the code indicated it was made in 2015.  I don't think you need to be worried about an order getting cancelled from LEGO Shop at Home.  They are still cranking these out.  Put in an order through LEGO Shop at Home, use your VIP points and then wait.  You should be okay.  I am going to do the same thing for another Pet Shop.  The four other boxes they had at the store were damaged a bit.

I think the jury's out on whether the limit is a useful indicator.  It was with TH, but lots of exclusives start their lives at limit 2 or even 1, and others drop from limit 5 to limit 2 without going anywhere (see DS).  Then there's the timing issue.  By the time Lego dropped SSD below limit 5 last year, it was way to late to buy them without playing the F5 game.  Ditto for GE, except for buying them two at a time from LEGO Shop at Home.  Non-exclusives usually sell out and retire without ever dropping below limit 5.  I do watch the limits for what you might call research purposes, but I don't bank on them.

Edited February 5, 201510 yr by GhostDad

I agree with this. Just over last year we've seen lower limits on sets even from other retailers and well before eol.