PotC and Duplo Cars sets at Target stores (Australia)
Posted by jpmanalo,
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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Methinks it's time to grab my Target discount card, accept the inevitable and sally into Target for some overpriced POTC LEGO...
YEah, my order was cancelled. :( I'm going to order them at Lego.com now.
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.
They'll be on sale at Target from Thursday. The QAR is a much more bearable $150 for the sale.
Heading out tomorrow, I'll check Target then. But I suspect the sheer price of the PotC sets will be too prohibitive.
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.
Latest Big W Catalog advertises LEGO Cars 2 sets in their stores on May 11.
@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
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.
Toysrus have these too now, and it's currently 20% off the Australian RRP.
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.
Thanks for the mention in the edit, jpmanalo! My first mention in a news article!
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.
Took a pit stop at Big W on Wednesday and came home with Flo's V8 Cafe!