Border's in-store only coupon roundup (33-50% off)

sidersdd · Post by **sidersdd** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:48 pm

Man, we were spoiled by the barrage of 40% and 50% coupons in the last couple of months. Seems like ages since there has been one. However, dunno about everyone else's Borders, but around here there isn't much left. Been wondering when they'll get new inventory with new sets.

GuaranteedUnity · Post by **GuaranteedUnity** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 10:54 pm

While my local Borders keeps their LEGO shelves fairly well stocked, it's very much a crapshoot as to which sets they have available. Lately, it's been mostly Atlantis, PoP and Toy Story, along with more OT SW battle packs than you can shake a stick at ... none of which are all that tempting to me at 33% off.

dvsntt · Post by **dvsntt** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 11:44 am

Thanks for posting these. I used one yesterday along with a $5 reward to obtain the Creator Fire Truck for a little less than 50.00 OTD.

GuaranteedUnity · Post by **GuaranteedUnity** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 8:00 am

33% off - http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/20110114sa33.html, exp 01/17
- Effectively 39% off with a personal shopping day or a Rewards Plus account.
- Effectively 45% off with a personal shopping day AND a Rewards Plus account.
- Usable online (for non-sets) as promo code BVF6368Y

atmail35 · Post by **atmail35** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 2:03 pm

still waiting for a 40%!

http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/201101 ... L_20110118, exp 1/20

Online code: BJR7588N

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So have your Borders stores been restocking their shelves? Ever since I read the article that they haven't been paying their publishers I haven't seen any of the toy/Lego stock replenished.

lady_bricker · Post by **lady_bricker** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:22 pm

and a second 33%-off coupon, also good till the 20th:

http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/20110118sm33.html

GuaranteedUnity · Post by **GuaranteedUnity** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:04 pm

atmail35 wrote:So have your Borders stores been restocking their shelves? Ever since I read the article that they haven't been paying their publishers I haven't seen any of the toy/Lego stock replenished.

Mine appears to be, notably the first wave of Bionicle 2.0-- sorry, Hero Factory sets last time I went in.

toystest · Post by **toystest** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 6:17 am

atmail35 wrote:still waiting for a 40%!

http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/201101 ... L_20110118, exp 1/20

Online code: BJR7588N

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So have your Borders stores been restocking their shelves? Ever since I read the article that they haven't been paying their publishers I haven't seen any of the toy/Lego stock replenished.

Thanks used the coupon yesterday :)

However I went in wanting to buy lego, but my local Borders marks everything up by what seemed at least 20%

However i got a nice book 33% off :)

GuaranteedUnity · Post by **GuaranteedUnity** » Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:20 pm

toystest wrote:my local Borders marks everything up by what seemed at least 20%

That's actually a chain wide thing, with the typical mark up on LEGO being 15-25%.

But don't let the higher prices fool you: in most cases, using the 33% coupon will still beat MSRP by about 20%. Similarly, the 40% coupons -- which have sadly turned into a rarity lately -- work out to be about 28% savings over MSRP.

Speaking of coupons... guess what time it is?!

33% off - http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/20110121sa33.html, exp 01/24
- Effectively 39% off with a personal shopping day or a Rewards Plus account.
- Effectively 45% off with a personal shopping day AND a Rewards Plus account.
- Usable online (for non-sets) as promo code BLR9131V

GuaranteedUnity · Post by **GuaranteedUnity** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:52 am

Noticed that the email I received from Borders this AM lists an interesting exclusion:-

Borders Rewards wrote:33% Off the List Price of Any One Item, Excludes Toys and Games (Borders Rewards Members):
http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/20110121sa33.html

(Emphasis mine.)

The coupon it links to is the same one I posted yesterday, which doesn't list Toys and Games as an exclusion, so curious to see if anyone does runs into problem using this coupon for a LEGO purchase.

ThunderFighter · Post by **ThunderFighter** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:05 am

In the coupon, it doesn't say exclude toys and games.

sidersdd · Post by **sidersdd** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:14 pm

GuaranteedUnity wrote:Noticed that the email I received from Borders this AM lists an interesting exclusion:-

Borders Rewards wrote:33% Off the List Price of Any One Item, Excludes Toys and Games (Borders Rewards Members):
http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/20110121sa33.html
(Emphasis mine.)

The coupon it links to is the same one I posted yesterday, which doesn't list Toys and Games as an exclusion, so curious to see if anyone does runs into problem using this coupon for a LEGO purchase.

Yeah, I got a similar variation of that coupon in email before as well. IIRC it actually had a different promo code. I noticed the exclusion statement while standing in line about to pay. I just used the one linked from this forum instead (luckily they accept the coupon if you show them from your mobile device). I had no problems with it.

Mantisking · Post by **Mantisking** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:14 pm

Has anyone here upgraded from the free membership to the pay version? What's the coupon book like?

GuaranteedUnity · Post by **GuaranteedUnity** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 2:43 pm

Mantisking wrote:Has anyone here upgraded from the free membership to the pay version? What's the coupon book like?

The only coupon in there worth anything is the $10 off, but it's $10 off a $30 purchase (and that's $30 after any x% off coupons have been applied -- so a $50+ set with a 33% coupon), has a bunch of exclusions (gift cards, etc. don't count towards the $30) and can only be used during a specific time frame (currently, the last week of February).

All the other coupons are next to useless (x% off a specific series of books; a free cafe drink; etc.).

If you're seriously thinking about the upgrade, I'd do it online as they give you $10 in Borders Bucks instead.

Like the $10 off in the coupon book, the Borders Bucks are only valid for the last week of February, but there are no other restrictions on how you use them (no exclusions, no minimum purchase), which means you also have the option of using them to buy a non-expiring gift card.

atmail35 · Post by **atmail35** » Fri Jan 21, 2011 6:12 pm

Mantisking wrote:Has anyone here upgraded from the free membership to the pay version? What's the coupon book like?

I got suckered into upgrading back in October, I think. It was when I was buying the Lego Advent calendar with a coupon. Anyway, I was only offered another $5 in Borders Bucks and I did it. I've definitely broken even/made money.

It's nice on the clearance and sale stuff that you want and don't use coupons for since you get another 10%, you also get 10% off at the cafe so I'll go there and get a coffee instead of Starbucks.

It really depends on if you think you spend enough to cover the $20 (or $10 since you get 10 in BBs). I normally don't "believe" in paying for these kinds of things (i.e. like at Barnes & Noble), but in this case it was worth it for me.

GuaranteedUnity · Post by **GuaranteedUnity** » Mon Jan 24, 2011 6:08 pm

It's 33% coupon time!

33% off - http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/20110125sa33.html, exp 01/27
- Effectively 39% off with a personal shopping day or a Rewards Plus account.
- Effectively 45% off with a personal shopping day AND a Rewards Plus account.
- Usable online (for non-sets) as promo code BLG6976F

For additional savings, try PlasticJungle.

They resell gift cards at discount, and with the news about Borders likely heading for bankruptcy, more and more people are trying to unload their Borders gift cards at a very favourable discount to you.

As of posting, that's up to 15% of the gift card's value, which would effectively boost that 33% coupon to 43% off (48.7% for Rewards Plus members).

If you've got your eye on some big sets, it might be a risk worth taking...

bouchj45 · Post by **bouchj45** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:17 pm

I stopped at borders today and noticed they had restocked a bunch of new sets. They had some NinjaGO, Pharoah's Quest, some new city Police stuff, new Creator, and a couple of the Star Wars sets. Just thought some of you might want to know because I think there is also a 33% coupon flying around as well. The bad news is they all have their normal Borders markups so beware of the prices.

sidersdd · Post by **sidersdd** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:00 pm

bouchj45 wrote:I stopped at borders today and noticed they had restocked a bunch of new sets. They had some NinjaGO, Pharoah's Quest, some new city Police stuff, new Creator, and a couple of the Star Wars sets. Just thought some of you might want to know because I think there is also a 33% coupon flying around as well. The bad news is they all have their normal Borders markups so beware of the prices.

Awesome. What area are you in? Do you have any specific sets and prices? Thanks.

GuaranteedUnity · Post by **GuaranteedUnity** » Fri Jan 28, 2011 6:41 pm

33% off - http://www.bordersmedia.com/coup/20110128sa33.html, exp 01/31
- Effectively 39% off with a personal shopping day or a Rewards Plus account.
- Effectively 45% off with a personal shopping day AND a Rewards Plus account.

GuaranteedUnity · Post by **GuaranteedUnity** » Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:02 pm

bouchj45 wrote:I stopped at borders today and noticed they had restocked a bunch of new sets.

sidersdd wrote:Do you have any specific sets and prices?

8803 CMFv3 $3.99
2141 Surge 2.0 $9.99
2142 Breez 2.0 $9.99
2063 Stormer 2.0 $9.99
2065 Furno 2.0 $9.99
5929 Knight and Castle Building Set $11.99
5930 Road Construction Building Set $11.99
7287 Police Boat $44.99
7288 Mobile Police Unit $54.99
2504 Spinjitzu Dojo $62.99
7930 Bounty Hunter Gunship $62.99
21005 Fallingwater $129.99

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