PotC and Duplo Cars sets at Target stores (Australia)

 

  • PotC and Duplo Cars sets at Target stores (Australia)

    Posted by jpmanalo, 08 May 2011 06:08. Filed under Shopping (Australia/NZ).

    4195: Queen Anne's Revenge
    Pirates of the Caribbean, 2011
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    ©2011 LEGO Group

    Several people have reported seeing new sets from the Pirates of the Carribean range and the Duplo Cars range on shelves at Target stores.

    Prices at Target are currently at LEGO Australia's RRP, so it is still much cheaper to source these sets from the US - if you can find them online! Apparently, Australian customers who placed orders with Barnes & Noble for LEGO PotC sets recently have all had their orders cancelled, due to "no stock available".

    Thank you to Brickset members shokwave2 and Dr. Rod and also toDinkums-Dazza (via Facebook) for your information.

    Edit: Just in the mail today, and also as noted by Brickset member, TinyTurbosCityAndToyStory, was a catalogue from Big W advertising that they are now carrying the new Cars (non-Duplo) sets also. More details in the comments.


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Posted by Brickman193 in Australia, 08 May 2011 07:37

Methinks it's time to grab my Target discount card, accept the inevitable and sally into Target for some overpriced POTC LEGO...

Posted by spency13 in United States, 08 May 2011 12:16

YEah, my order was cancelled. :( I'm going to order them at Lego.com now.

Posted by duilim in Australia, 08 May 2011 18:22

Some of the "regular Lego" Cars sets have also been released in Target stores - in particulat, Classic Mater, Classic Ligtening McQueen, Mater's Spy Zone and Escape at Sea, 3 of which I noticed have been labelled as "Not Yet Release" on this site.

Posted by hewman in Australia, 08 May 2011 20:50

They'll be on sale at Target from Thursday. The QAR is a much more bearable $150 for the sale.

Posted by Zordboy in Australia, 08 May 2011 21:44

Heading out tomorrow, I'll check Target then. But I suspect the sheer price of the PotC sets will be too prohibitive.

Posted by DrOrrery in Australia, 08 May 2011 23:09

Thanks for the heads up, and Hewman, thanks for the sale info. I would never pay full retail for these, especially with the big Aussie toy sales set to start at the end June. All of the majors have 20% off or more with selected sets even cheaper. Just check out the Aussie Shopping section here on Brickset and go back to the sales last year. Back then Myer even had the Imperial Flagship for $200.

Posted by CharlieTheFunEngine in Australia, 09 May 2011 02:26

Latest Big W Catalog advertises LEGO Cars 2 sets in their stores on May 11.

Posted by jpmanalo in Australia, 09 May 2011 06:22

@TinyToysCityAndToyStory: Thank you for your comment - I actually received a copy of the Big W catalogue in my mail today, just before I read your comment!

For those who haven't seen the Big W catalogue, these are the prices advertised for the new Cars 2 (non-Duplo) sets at Big W in their catalogue (All prices AUD):

8423 World Grand Prix Racing Rivalry – $23.00
8424 Mater’s Spy Zone – $23.00
8484 Ultimate Building Lightning McQueen – $48.87
8486 Mack’s Team Truck – $64.92
8487 Flo’s V8 Cafe – $97.00

Posted by shokwave2 in Australia, 09 May 2011 06:35

I won't be waiting for any sales, i'll be snapping up Ultimate Build McQueen (or Mater if available) from Big W on Wednesday. Anyone think that this theme will last longer than a year? I hope they release some more Ultimate Builds. I'd like to see Doc and maybe the Tractors.

Posted by hanzocloud in Australia, 09 May 2011 06:46

Toysrus have these too now, and it's currently 20% off the Australian RRP.

Posted by DrOrrery in Australia, 09 May 2011 07:05

Further to Hewman's comment, the Target catalogue is up. The sale starts thursday 12th for one week. They have:

4195 Queen Anne's revenge - $149
4193 London Escape - $79
4181 Isla de la Meurta - $29
4191 Captain's cabin - $19

As well as Duplo Cars sets.

Posted by CharlieTheFunEngine in Australia, 10 May 2011 02:22

Thanks for the mention in the edit, jpmanalo! My first mention in a news article!

Posted by anthony82 in Australia, 11 May 2011 02:16

Just thought I'd add that Target have more than just those 4 sets in store. I'm guessing that those are the only ones on sale though. I'll be in there at 9.00am tomorrow.

Posted by CharlieTheFunEngine in Australia, 12 May 2011 02:19

Took a pit stop at Big W on Wednesday and came home with Flo's V8 Cafe!

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