More information about 90th anniversary promotions

I wonder if this is when the rumoured castle is launching? Otherwise, I have about 2 sets on my list I can get this with.

Guess I'll wait a few more weeks before buy Starry Night

Sounds like it’ll finally be time for me to pick up Ninjago City Docks or the Daily Bugle!

Haunted House or Mos Eisley Cantina for me finally. Hopefully they'll be in stock.

@STUNT said:
" @Wake425c said:
"After seeing the modern faces on that forest man promotion it makes me a little worried for set 10497. For all classic stuff I prefer the original smile."

You shoukd be able to buy the original smile directly from Lego as it comes with Assembly Square

I got a few extras just in case Lego releases more colors for the classic space fig xD unfortunatelly I'm missing the torso for the black one and all of it (except head and legs lol) for the green and red ones so.. still far from done with the existing ones."

Yes, I just checked and they are available.

@Hammy_the_horrible said:
" @lessjunkfood said:
"Sounds like it’ll finally be time for me to pick up Ninjago City Docks or the Daily Bugle!"

Ninjago city docks has been discontinued for over 2 years, you will have to get the daily bugle :)"

The Daily Bugle has been out of stock for months in Canada :(

I would love for Optimus to be waiting for me on June 16th to cash in on this GWP, but I know better than that by now.

Damn buy the farm sets and some other stuff to get the forestmen.
Or don't bother and buy the farm sets with some discount later this year, tough choise.
How long are the the more tempting GWP usually available?

@jkb said:
"Unfortunately, I already blew my June budget in May to get the last GWPs =("

i heard about this one and literally called them to cancel my order to avoid that situation...

@eiffel006 said:
"The Daily Bugle has been out of stock for months in Canada :(
"

Wow, glad we grabbed it for 20% off + and extra set from Costco last weekend.

Been holding off on the ideas typewriter. This will be the perfect time to get it! Feels like a dream getting a forestmen set!

@dimc:
I’m pretty sure I just saw the classic smiley on PaB earlier this week.

If you preorder sets, can you get the GWP?

@MLF said:
" @eiffel006 said:
"The Daily Bugle has been out of stock for months in Canada :(
"

Wow, glad we grabbed it for 20% off + and extra set from Costco last weekend.

"

Just checked my own Costco. Not available. It's not online either :(

@lessjunkfood said:
"Sounds like it’ll finally be time for me to pick up Ninjago City Docks or the Daily Bugle!"

Docks is retired

Liking the Lego logo poster. I was hoping the 'vintage' logo tin sign might re-appear as a VIP reward, as nothing I wanted was in stock when it was a GWP.

Nooooo of course the promo is just after my son's birthday and too early for my own! This should be pretty easy to build with what I have though.

@eiffel006 said:
"If you preorder sets, can you get the GWP?"

I’m wondering the same thing! And whether it ships on its own or holds until the preorder ships

@Ryangaff said:
" @eiffel006 said:
"If you preorder sets, can you get the GWP?"

I’m wondering the same thing! And whether it ships on its own or holds until the preorder ships
"
Yes, if you place a pre-order while the GWP is active you qualify. If your order also contains something that isn't a pre-order (e.g. a key ring) the GWP will ship with that. Otherwise it will ship when the pre-order ships.

For those who know the ways of LEGO better than I, what will the $150 USD threshold likely be in Canuck dollars?

I have no purchases planned and already had to scrounge just to scrape up enough to get Cardboard Adventure a month ago. And I don't remember the last time VIP rewards were much more than "huh, that's nice I guess." There are still a lot of nice sets being produced, it's just they're so pricey now.

Did we know this was going to be only GWP? I'm getting pretty tired of this strategy of forcing me to go through their site directly and buy expensive things in order to get things like this. I recognize that's exactly why it's done this way, but pretty much since the big VIP change a few years ago, I've taken to avoiding buying direct from Lego whenever possible. I really hope if the 10497 rumors are true that it's not a GWP.

That catalog just arrived for me today. It’s more of a pamphlet. I think it has a total of 17 products, 5 of which are Dots sets.

@Binary_Code said:
"Yes, preorders and backorders qualify for GWPs, but it doesn't necessarily reserve a GWP for you. The GWP typically won't ship separately, so if it goes out of stock before whatever you bought ships, then you're SOL. The workaround is to order something else that's currently in stock, it can be a CMF or keychain or whatever, so the GWP gets sent out right away instead of waiting for the main purchase to ship."

Conversely... several times I have had a GWP ship much later with a backordered item, after the GWP was no longer available. If it showed up in the emailed order confirmation, it has been shipped (eventually), at least for me. (shrug)

@ra226 said:
"I have no purchases planned and already had to scrounge just to scrape up enough to get Cardboard Adventure a month ago. And I don't remember the last time VIP rewards were much more than "huh, that's nice I guess." There are still a lot of nice sets being produced, it's just they're so pricey now.

Did we know this was going to be only GWP? I'm getting pretty tired of this strategy of forcing me to go through their site directly and buy expensive things in order to get things like this. I recognize that's exactly why it's done this way, but pretty much since the big VIP change a few years ago, I've taken to avoiding buying direct from Lego whenever possible. I really hope if the 10497 rumors are true that it's not a GWP."

The image shows it listed as “not available for sale” so GWP purchase only for this one

@MVives said:
" @Binary_Code said:
"Yes, preorders and backorders qualify for GWPs, but it doesn't necessarily reserve a GWP for you. The GWP typically won't ship separately, so if it goes out of stock before whatever you bought ships, then you're SOL. The workaround is to order something else that's currently in stock, it can be a CMF or keychain or whatever, so the GWP gets sent out right away instead of waiting for the main purchase to ship."

Conversely... several times I have had a GWP ship much later with a backordered item, after the GWP was no longer available. If it showed up in the emailed order confirmation, it has been shipped (eventually), at least for me. (shrug)"

Oh, well maybe I'm wrong then. I always make sure to order something that's in stock so I haven't really tested to see what would happen if I didn't in a while.

For me it's Monkie Kid all the way. MK sets are not sold anywhere in the UK except LEGO.com (plus the extortionate secondary market), so a decent GWP (or double VIP points) is the perfect opportunity for me to buy MK.

Unfortunately I've no interest in the castle GWP. The various castle themes were never my thing, though I have very fond memories of building our original yellow castle many times over. I'm just hoping this GWP ends ups being quite valuable as most GWPs I get are just ways to offset the high RRP cost by reselling them. I understand that's probably not a very popular thing to say, given the likelihood that demand will far outstrip supply for this GWP among AFoLs, but I'm sure others will be buying high-resell value sets like MK just to get the GWP too... it's a funny old system.

Grabbing Grimmauld Place & Ministry of Magic on the 19th...but I’d be surprised if they have any Hideouts left by then.

@eiffel006 said:
" @MLF said:
" @eiffel006 said:
"The Daily Bugle has been out of stock for months in Canada :(
"

Wow, glad we grabbed it for 20% off + and extra set from Costco last weekend.

"

Just checked my own Costco. Not available. It's not online either :("

You can order it from Indigo (Chapters) on-line store. It's in stock now.

@TheAuk said:
"For those who know the ways of LEGO better than I, what will the $150 USD threshold likely be in Canuck dollars?"

$200 CAD, the ones from May were priced that way. Although I did buy a $199.99 set and got both gifts, so I did cheat the system a whole cent.

@B_Space_Man said:
"That catalog just arrived for me today. It’s more of a pamphlet. I think it has a total of 17 products, 5 of which are Dots sets. "
On lego.com the US version is just the first 20 pages of the catalogue whereas the UK version is the full 60 pages. Presumably the US version will be expanded when more sets are released (unless it was an error).

Lego.com is going to have so little in stock that actually getting the Forest Hideout is going to be near impossible.

@Binary_Code said:
" @MVives said:
" @Binary_Code said:
"Yes, preorders and backorders qualify for GWPs, but it doesn't necessarily reserve a GWP for you. The GWP typically won't ship separately, so if it goes out of stock before whatever you bought ships, then you're SOL. The workaround is to order something else that's currently in stock, it can be a CMF or keychain or whatever, so the GWP gets sent out right away instead of waiting for the main purchase to ship."

Conversely... several times I have had a GWP ship much later with a backordered item, after the GWP was no longer available. If it showed up in the emailed order confirmation, it has been shipped (eventually), at least for me. (shrug)"

Oh, well maybe I'm wrong then. I always make sure to order something that's in stock so I haven't really tested to see what would happen if I didn't in a while."

I ordered Mos Eisley Cantina for the May 4th promotion and it was on backorder - it ended up shipping out on May 12 and I got all three GWPs.

Lego know sets like this are going to be popular, so why not just let us buy them direct :(

@ecleme11 said:
"Lego know sets like this are going to be popular, so why not just let us buy them direct :("

Because it's more profitable to make it a GWP

I delayed my 1st of June purchases because I knew the Forestmen hideout would only come on the 15th and I want it.

Now...this release window? Yeah, in typical LEGO Group fashion, is beyond stupid. This is the type of GWP that we should get with the 90th Anniversary Castle.

Which makes me wonder if we'll get ANYTHING worthwhile with that Castle at all.

I'm absolutely willing to spend $150 to get the Forest Hideout, but in Australia, it's gonna be closer to $300, which sucks. But I still really, really badly want the Forest Hideout set, so I'm just gonna have to bite the pillow and brace myself.

That got more x-rated than I'd intended.

@djcbs said:
"I delayed my 1st of June purchases because I knew the Forestmen hideout would only come on the 15th and I want it.

Now...this release window? Yeah, in typical LEGO Group fashion, is beyond stupid. This is the type of GWP that we should get with the 90th Anniversary Castle.

Which makes me wonder if we'll get ANYTHING worthwhile with that Castle at all."

There might not be a GWP available on day one but I'm sure that if you're patient there will be quite a few worthwhile GWPs available at various points throughout the castle's lifespan.

@Binary_Code said:
" @djcbs said:
"I delayed my 1st of June purchases because I knew the Forestmen hideout would only come on the 15th and I want it.

Now...this release window? Yeah, in typical LEGO Group fashion, is beyond stupid. This is the type of GWP that we should get with the 90th Anniversary Castle.

Which makes me wonder if we'll get ANYTHING worthwhile with that Castle at all."

There might not be a GWP available on day one but I'm sure that if you're patient there will be quite a few worthwhile GWPs available at various points throughout the castle's lifespan."

Oh I know that.
My point was that if they're making a Castle remake set as a GWP, the logical thing to do would be to tie it with the big Castle set they're releasing, instead of just throwing it randomly at the middle of a month.

But to launch the Castle without a significant GWP attached to it just doesn't make sense. You'd imagine they want people to get excited and buy it ASAP. But no. By skipping any special offer with it (like they did with the Colosseum, for example) they're just incentivising people to leave the purchase for later...or for when they find it with a discount at another retailer (In some European countries "Lego Store Exclusives" normally make it to normal retailers like Toys R Us. Specially in countries where LEGO Stores don't exist).

"Animal Free Builds" ?? They're literally 100% animals... how are they animal free, Lego? Interesting...

Can anyone with past experience tell me what time of day the GWP generally goes live? Is it midnight? If so, what time zone is the Lego website on?

@djcbs said:
" @Binary_Code said:
" @djcbs said:
"I delayed my 1st of June purchases because I knew the Forestmen hideout would only come on the 15th and I want it.

Now...this release window? Yeah, in typical LEGO Group fashion, is beyond stupid. This is the type of GWP that we should get with the 90th Anniversary Castle.

Which makes me wonder if we'll get ANYTHING worthwhile with that Castle at all."

There might not be a GWP available on day one but I'm sure that if you're patient there will be quite a few worthwhile GWPs available at various points throughout the castle's lifespan."

Oh I know that.
My point was that if they're making a Castle remake set as a GWP, the logical thing to do would be to tie it with the big Castle set they're releasing, instead of just throwing it randomly at the middle of a month.

But to launch the Castle without a significant GWP attached to it just doesn't make sense. You'd imagine they want people to get excited and buy it ASAP. But no. By skipping any special offer with it (like they did with the Colosseum, for example) they're just incentivising people to leave the purchase for later...or for when they find it with a discount at another retailer (In some European countries "Lego Store Exclusives" normally make it to normal retailers like Toys R Us. Specially in countries where LEGO Stores don't exist)."

But it’s not that complicated. You are going to buy a big castle without gwp too. Then why they should give you one? If you want this castle gwp then spend more money. On costumer side this doesn’t make any sense but Lego is for making money and not only for you sorry.

And this is not “white Knighting” I hate what Lego is doing in the last couple of years, but i hope the people will realize soon, they shouldn’t buy everything in the first minute just because it’s released, they should wait for good gwps and spend their money when they can get something extra too.

@drewtstew said:
"I'm surprised that no one has noticed what Lego does with desirable GWP sets. They have them available when they know the most popular retail sets will be sold out, so you'll buy something you don't want to get the GWP. "

They 100% did this when they were doing the Vintage Car GWP

Di we know if this is available in store or online or both?

@JQAForPresident said:
"Can anyone with past experience tell me what time of day the GWP generally goes live? Is it midnight? If so, what time zone is the Lego website on?"

Depends which part of the world you are in as different regions have totally separate stores. The European store is on Central European Time and recent GWP the offer has shown on the store at midnight CET but doesn't go live until 01:00 CET when it's midnight in the UK

@JQAForPresident:
Since the entire US is a single nation using a single online storefront, the entire nation (50 states + DC) gets access at the same time. Typically this takes place as soon as it’s midnight on Eastern.

@PluffTed:

They 100% did _NOT_ do this when they were doing the Vintage Car GWP. Vintage Car launched at midnight on 01-01-2021, which is one of the biggest launch days of the year. This is the day they launched the 2021 Modular, a new wave of CMFs, and large batches of about half a dozen themes. Now, a lot of that stuff went on backorder before the sun came up, but Vintage Car also sold out in about 36 hours because the threshold was still pretty low. Vintage Car is probably the single GWP that triggered rising thresholds on future GWPs like the sailboat, and staggered releases of new product vs new GWPs because they get tons of complaints when they burn through their entire supply of choice GWPs in a matter of hours when they’re advertised to be available for several weeks.

@elangab said:
" @alfadas said:
"There is literally nothing on the lego shop right now that I want that I don't already have. So that means either I don't get this set which I really want. Or I'd have to get it second hand for, I assume, not too much under the 150 euro you need to spend to get it. Decisions, decisions...

Why on earth is this set not a get with purchase when you buy the 90 year anniversary castle set?"

Get a popular item, sell for $20-$30 less of retail and keep the GwP (Basically the opposite of what most are doing, with selling the GwP and keeping the set that they wanted to get). You'll get both VIP points and the GwP set for the amount you discounted the popular new set."

Or buy a large set that's past the threshold, get the GWP, and then return the large set later. Your return will be docked the "retail value" of the GWP - usually $10-20 - but you'll get to keep it plus most of your money.

@ForestMenOfEndor said:
" @elangab said:
" @alfadas said:
"There is literally nothing on the lego shop right now that I want that I don't already have. So that means either I don't get this set which I really want. Or I'd have to get it second hand for, I assume, not too much under the 150 euro you need to spend to get it. Decisions, decisions...

Why on earth is this set not a get with purchase when you buy the 90 year anniversary castle set?"

Get a popular item, sell for $20-$30 less of retail and keep the GwP (Basically the opposite of what most are doing, with selling the GwP and keeping the set that they wanted to get). You'll get both VIP points and the GwP set for the amount you discounted the popular new set."

Or buy a large set that's past the threshold, get the GWP, and then return the large set later. Your return will be docked the "retail value" of the GWP - usually $10-20 - but you'll get to keep it plus most of your money."

This is much better, but is it possible? Never thought about that option...

@elangab:
It…can. The value of the set is stated, so if you do return the qualifying purchase without the GWP, they absolutely will nick you for the GWP on your return. I did have to return something once (I think it was damaged), and there are a few issues I remember from rhe experience. I think you get store credit if you return an online purchase to a physical store. They may refuse to accept the return (not sold in stores, suspicion of abusing the system - like if you do this _every_ time there’s a choice GWP), and I believe they only accept in-store returns of online purchases of sets costing more than $100 USD (obviously, this will change based on the native currency).

Of course!! I had planned to buy something those days to be given the 40567 Forest Hideout. However, after seeing the price increase of another article, I will buy more things, so, perhaps 2 sets can be obtained ;-)

@PurpleDave said:
" @elangab:
It…can. The value of the set is stated, so if you do return the qualifying purchase without the GWP, they absolutely will nick you for the GWP on your return. I did have to return something once (I think it was damaged), and there are a few issues I remember from rhe experience. I think you get store credit if you return an online purchase to a physical store. They may refuse to accept the return (not sold in stores, suspicion of abusing the system - like if you do this _every_ time there’s a choice GWP), and I believe they only accept in-store returns of online purchases of sets costing more than $100 USD (obviously, this will change based on the native currency)."

Yes, you certainly have to be careful not to abuse the system. I only know this because I returned a duplicate set that my son had been gifted, and because I had recently purchased the same set and received a GWP, it docked me the cost of the GWP. Now, technically, it shouldn't have happened that way, because I did not return the actual set that netted the GWP, but there you go. Sometimes things don't work out. I didn't realize the situation until it was basically too late.

@ra226 said:
"I have no purchases planned and already had to scrounge just to scrape up enough to get Cardboard Adventure a month ago. And I don't remember the last time VIP rewards were much more than "huh, that's nice I guess." There are still a lot of nice sets being produced, it's just they're so pricey now.

Did we know this was going to be only GWP? I'm getting pretty tired of this strategy of forcing me to go through their site directly and buy expensive things in order to get things like this. I recognize that's exactly why it's done this way, but pretty much since the big VIP change a few years ago, I've taken to avoiding buying direct from Lego whenever possible. I really hope if the 10497 rumors are true that it's not a GWP."

The way I look at it as if it is a price reduction. Whatever value you place on the GWP, does it make it worthwhile to buy the $150 of Lego?

For example, this looks like a $20-25 set to me. So, that makes it an 18-22% discount (combined with the 5% for VIP).

That puts me on the fence, until you add in that incredible, priceless, 16-piece bit of celebratory yellow mayhem! Of course, I'm down. That faux-wooden duck will go perfectly with my Ferrari!

@ForestMenOfEndor said:
" @PurpleDave said:
" @elangab:
It…can. The value of the set is stated, so if you do return the qualifying purchase without the GWP, they absolutely will nick you for the GWP on your return. I did have to return something once (I think it was damaged), and there are a few issues I remember from rhe experience. I think you get store credit if you return an online purchase to a physical store. They may refuse to accept the return (not sold in stores, suspicion of abusing the system - like if you do this _every_ time there’s a choice GWP), and I believe they only accept in-store returns of online purchases of sets costing more than $100 USD (obviously, this will change based on the native currency)."

Yes, you certainly have to be careful not to abuse the system. I only know this because I returned a duplicate set that my son had been gifted, and because I had recently purchased the same set and received a GWP, it docked me the cost of the GWP. Now, technically, it shouldn't have happened that way, because I did not return the actual set that netted the GWP, but there you go. Sometimes things don't work out. I didn't realize the situation until it was basically too late."

I've never had a problem. Then again, they throw a 'we're going to hit our sales target' party every time they see me come in the store!

In other words, I always spend more in the store than the value of my return.

Do you guys know if GWPs are attainable by purchasing enough pieces via Pick a Brick? I saw a post saying they don't, and another saying it did.

@djcbs said:
" @Binary_Code said:
" @djcbs said:
"I delayed my 1st of June purchases because I knew the Forestmen hideout would only come on the 15th and I want it.

Now...this release window? Yeah, in typical LEGO Group fashion, is beyond stupid. This is the type of GWP that we should get with the 90th Anniversary Castle.

Which makes me wonder if we'll get ANYTHING worthwhile with that Castle at all."

There might not be a GWP available on day one but I'm sure that if you're patient there will be quite a few worthwhile GWPs available at various points throughout the castle's lifespan."

Oh I know that.
My point was that if they're making a Castle remake set as a GWP, the logical thing to do would be to tie it with the big Castle set they're releasing, instead of just throwing it randomly at the middle of a month.

But to launch the Castle without a significant GWP attached to it just doesn't make sense. You'd imagine they want people to get excited and buy it ASAP. But no. By skipping any special offer with it (like they did with the Colosseum, for example) they're just incentivising people to leave the purchase for later...or for when they find it with a discount at another retailer (In some European countries "Lego Store Exclusives" normally make it to normal retailers like Toys R Us. Specially in countries where LEGO Stores don't exist)."

Agreed. This should have been released with the upcoming Castle set. If there's not a GWP with that set, I'll be mighty mad - similar to how there was no GWP with the Boutique Hotel on Jan. 1.

It's a pretty big slap in the face to the diehard fans.

So glad they left in the "not available for sale", because they're TOTALLY not gonna sell them on their site if they have surplus like previous GWPs. Or months from now in retailers and LDCs. Or as a VIP reward.

@MarcusDewaine said:
"Do you guys know if GWPs are attainable by purchasing enough pieces via Pick a Brick? I saw a post saying they don't, and another saying it did.
"

It depends. I've done it before. But, you obviously can't do it for GWPs that require a theme-based purchased.

@ComfySofa said:
"For me it's Monkie Kid all the way. MK sets are not sold anywhere in the UK except LEGO.com (plus the extortionate secondary market), so a decent GWP (or double VIP points) is the perfect opportunity for me to buy MK.

Unfortunately I've no interest in the castle GWP. The various castle themes were never my thing, though I have very fond memories of building our original yellow castle many times over. I'm just hoping this GWP ends ups being quite valuable as most GWPs I get are just ways to offset the high RRP cost by reselling them. I understand that's probably not a very popular thing to say, given the likelihood that demand will far outstrip supply for this GWP among AFoLs, but I'm sure others will be buying high-resell value sets like MK just to get the GWP too... it's a funny old system."

I have no problem with people selling GWPs. It makes them available to people who can’t or won’t spend for the main purchase. It’s the scalpers and resellers (purchase multiples immediately to exhaust supply and create scarcity) that annoy me.