May the 4th 2014

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May the 4th 2014

Post by pterribilis » Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:44 pm

So, here's a question for you all...

How big is the in-store deals vs the Shop at Home deals? Is it worth going to the store if I live 2.5 hours drive away? What are your past experiences like and are there any new sets being released on the day? Any inside information?!!?

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by SpaceViking » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:47 pm

typically, may 4th deals are the same in-store and on-line. If you can meet the free shipping threshold, and items are in stock on-line, there isn't much reason to go to the store.

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Post by pterribilis » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:08 am

Ah ok.. I was once told by the staff at the store in Calgary that they sometimes vary and there are sometimes give-aways in the store that aren't offered online.

I wish I knew what was going to be on sale. What do you think about the chances of the SS Destroyer and Death Star going on sale? I'm still wondering if I should get those or maybe the market is already saturated....

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Post by QuagsireQing » Wed Apr 23, 2014 8:15 am

pterribilis wrote:Ah ok.. I was once told by the staff at the store in Calgary that they sometimes vary and there are sometimes give-aways in the store that aren't offered online.

I wish I knew what was going to be on sale. What do you think about the chances of the SS Destroyer and Death Star going on sale? I'm still wondering if I should get those or maybe the market is already saturated....
The in-store deals wouldn't be worth driving so far. I wouldn't expect the SSD or Death Star to be on sale, or if they are it won't be for more than 5-10% off. There will be some other Star Wars sets up to 20% off, and I can see R2-D2 being this year's 50% off clearance item.

Stay at home and do your shopping when the deals go live.

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by kibosh » Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:06 am

Hmmmm. I'd snag that R2 at 50% off for sure.

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by ausone » Thu Apr 24, 2014 6:44 am

Anybody know if Toy R US Canada will have that free x-wing/tie fighter build promotion for May 3 like they have in the US?

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Post by dulait » Fri Apr 25, 2014 4:29 pm

ausone wrote:Anybody know if Toy R US Canada will have that free x-wing/tie fighter build promotion for May 3 like they have in the US?
Call or check your local store, they should have a posting if they do.

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by pterribilis » Fri May 02, 2014 1:45 pm

I sure hope I can get my hands on at least 1 MF and a R2D2...

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by pterribilis » Fri May 02, 2014 9:13 pm

one word.....lame!

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by legome » Fri May 02, 2014 9:15 pm

wow... that was terrible.. Malevolence already sold out.. luckily I got some skiffs in, but those too are now sold out...

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by pterribilis » Fri May 02, 2014 9:17 pm

they were never available at that price anyway...I have been watching it for the past 30 minutes and had the items in my cart...I don't believe they were on sale at all for the may 4th promotion.

so lame..and so dissapointed. I was ready to spend 600$ or more not including the !00+ in vip points i have.

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by Hoth-Wampa » Fri May 02, 2014 9:18 pm

For sure, very disappointed
Going to toy's r us tomorrow to get 7 sets at 25% off but i won't get Darth Revan
Maybe i can find it on craig list for $20

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by legohunter » Fri May 02, 2014 9:33 pm

9496 Desert Skiff sold out, too. I think the Skiff is the best deal among all the lame deals. I am glad I didn't have a high hope on this sale, in which these deals were not upset me.
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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by kevinzz » Fri May 02, 2014 9:38 pm

First time posting, first time buying lego online, I wasn't sure what I was expecting, Was deciding if i should order 2 of each 9525 Pre Vizsla's Mandalorian™ Fighter and 9496 Desert Skiff and then realized that 9496 Desert Skiff disappeared from my cart :(
Those skiff went fast!

Anyone wanna let go one Desert Skiff? If you ordered multiples?

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by Blacknight » Fri May 02, 2014 11:18 pm

kevinzz wrote:Anyone wanna let go one Desert Skiff? If you ordered multiples?
Disappeared from my cart too, but the skiff set is too small to bother getting off someone even with no markup unless it was someone local. By the time you paid shipping, you could pretty much just buy it full price in any store. If you have one nearby, try your local Toys R Us or Mastermind Toys @20% off.

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by malteselegacy » Sat May 03, 2014 9:30 am

Lego store at Sherway in Toronto already sold over 20 Sandcrawler's this morning including mine.

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by PalaceBrother » Sat May 03, 2014 3:37 pm

malteselegacy wrote:Lego store at Sherway in Toronto already sold over 20 Sandcrawler's this morning including mine.
They also had none of the three 50% sets to begin with. The staff was perplexed.

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by StClair » Sat May 03, 2014 4:05 pm

kevinzz wrote:First time posting, first time buying lego online, I wasn't sure what I was expecting, Was deciding if i should order 2 of each 9525 Pre Vizsla's Mandalorian™ Fighter and 9496 Desert Skiff and then realized that 9496 Desert Skiff disappeared from my cart :(
Those skiff went fast!

Anyone wanna let go one Desert Skiff? If you ordered multiples?
I missed the Desert Skiff also. I had it in my cart and was searching to see if there were any items discounted from other themes and not showing up in "sales and deals". Minutes later the Desert Skiff was sold out. That was at 12:20am. Crazy. I agree with others.. the sale was lame. Only 3 were actually discounted to a decent price and even they were old set and sold far to quickly.

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by StClair » Sat May 03, 2014 4:08 pm

I placed an order of $79 and didn't get the Revan figure.

I emailed customer service and received a reply in regards to Revan not appearing in my "Thank you for your order email"

According to LEGOshop@home $75 of your purchase must be Star Wars related items to qualify for the Revan minifigure. I'm bummed but not horribly upset bc they were items that I had planned to purchase in the near future anyway.

Just wanted to be sure that others don't make the same mistake of ordering non-star wars items while expecting to receive Darth Revan.

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Re: May the 4th 2014

Post by grymg » Sat May 03, 2014 5:36 pm

Was the clone lt. the same way? Because I remember only ordering $65 worth of SW stuff for that one.
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