@PocasNuckie said:
"With such discount for such low points, I suppose i can only apply one right?"

I'd think so too, but it doesn't say that in the small print does it...

What it does say is that you have to include the Ferrari Daytona SP3 in your basket though... ?!?!

Actually, I'd imagine that you can only redeem the offer once.

Althought when checking it out, they seem to have an error

"The code is valid until the 30th of September 2022 and must be entered during checkout in the field labelled "Enter Promo Code". Discount will only apply when Item 42143 Ferrari Daytona SP3 is included in order. "

and thats for the Lion Castle VIP redeem voucher

@maffyd said:
"Here's the small print:

The code is valid until the 30th of September 2022 and must be entered during checkout in the field labelled "Enter Promo Code". Discount will only apply when Item 42143 Ferrari Daytona SP3 is included in order. Shipping fees may apply. You can only use one promotion code per order. This reward is limited for the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand.

It definitely says only once. It also definitely says Ferrari Daytona SP3, but I imagine that's a typo."

Hungary misses this one too...

@maffyd said:
"It also definitely says Ferrari Daytona SP3, but I imagine that's a typo."

A typo must be, spanish version small print writes the same set number that voucher does.

I'm confused... Can they be used on top of regular VIP discount ? It says only one promotion code can be applied per order but but the discount codes aren't mentionned as promotion, so...

10305 Lion Knights' Castle is a redeem once only in Australia, and a three day window to do so. $45 (7.5% discount) for 100 points is surprisingly good. I believe it remains a LEGO Exclusive here for the time being too! An additional 40578 Sandwich Shop is always welcome, my minifigs gotta eat after all.

Nothing on the US website at 6:15 am CST. Any confirmation or word on if and when this might be coming to the US?

@Maxentius said:
" @maffyd said:
"Here's the small print:

The code is valid until the 30th of September 2022 and must be entered during checkout in the field labelled "Enter Promo Code". Discount will only apply when Item 42143 Ferrari Daytona SP3 is included in order. Shipping fees may apply. You can only use one promotion code per order. This reward is limited for the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand.

It definitely says only once. It also definitely says Ferrari Daytona SP3, but I imagine that's a typo."

Hungary misses this one too..."

So much for no regional discrimination regarding offers. Shame on LEGO again.

@PocasNuckie said:
"With such discount for such low points, I suppose i can only apply one right?"

Yes, I've just seen that in the conditions.

£20 discount on Optimus Prime isn't over generous as it's already £30 off on Amazon!
So, even with the VIP points gained vs spent, it's only a bargain on lego.com if you particularly want the GWP.

@yellost said:
"I'm confused... Can they be used on top of regular VIP discount ? It says only one promotion code can be applied per order but but the discount codes aren't mentionned as promotion, so..."

I'd also like to know this.

This reward is limited for the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand.

What’s wrong with Poland?

In some cases: spend your hard earned points to buy off the price increase.

I'll give LEGO credit for testing a new type of VIP reward, the idea of a very good value discount on specific sets compared to usual VIP points redemption is a interesting one. However it's hard not to feel a little irked when this comes within days of a price rise which makes it "feel" like only half the advertised discount and worse still when at least one brick-and-mortar store is selling it for 10% less than the discounted price. Obviously I'm thinking of the Optimus prime set in my figures, but looking to the Knights' Castle... well something is better than nothing I guess but a rather megre % discount. Am I expecting too much?

@Yellow said:
" @Maxentius said:
" @maffyd said:
"Here's the small print:

The code is valid until the 30th of September 2022 and must be entered during checkout in the field labelled "Enter Promo Code". Discount will only apply when Item 42143 Ferrari Daytona SP3 is included in order. Shipping fees may apply. You can only use one promotion code per order. This reward is limited for the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand.

It definitely says only once. It also definitely says Ferrari Daytona SP3, but I imagine that's a typo."

Hungary misses this one too..."

So much for no regional discrimination regarding offers. Shame on LEGO again."

Switzerland also where we have to pay the most expensive price for the 10305 Lion Knights' Castle with 439,00 CHF

@yap said:
" @Yellow said:
" @Maxentius said:
" @maffyd said:
"Here's the small print:

The code is valid until the 30th of September 2022 and must be entered during checkout in the field labelled "Enter Promo Code". Discount will only apply when Item 42143 Ferrari Daytona SP3 is included in order. Shipping fees may apply. You can only use one promotion code per order. This reward is limited for the following countries: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Portugal, Estonia, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Australia, New Zealand.

It definitely says only once. It also definitely says Ferrari Daytona SP3, but I imagine that's a typo."

Hungary misses this one too..."

So much for no regional discrimination regarding offers. Shame on LEGO again."

Switzerland also where we have to pay the most expensive price for the 10305 Lion Knights' Castle with 439,00 CHF"

Maybe just Euro countries get the offer...

@Igloo said:
" @mediAFOL said:
" @yellost said:
"I'm confused... Can they be used on top of regular VIP discount ? It says only one promotion code can be applied per order but but the discount codes aren't mentionned as promotion, so..."

I'd also like to know this."

I just ordered one. Only this discount code can be used - there's no way to enter an additional code for a VIP discount redemption."

Ah, thanks for the info. Then I guess I'll just wait for a 2x VIP points event, then...
(They're still making those, right ?)

@yellost said:
" @Igloo said:
" @mediAFOL said:
" @yellost said:
"I'm confused... Can they be used on top of regular VIP discount ? It says only one promotion code can be applied per order but but the discount codes aren't mentionned as promotion, so..."

I'd also like to know this."

I just ordered one. Only this discount code can be used - there's no way to enter an additional code for a VIP discount redemption."

Ah, thanks for the info. Then I guess I'll just wait for a 2x VIP points event, then...
(They're still making those, right ?)"

If it's one of these sets that you're after then double points is a worse deal. Spending £345 on 10305 would get an additional 2760 points and that's only worth £17.25. 100 points here gets you £25 discount. You still earn points on the £320 spent after the discount. All in £ and not € but the result's going to be similar...

" @Maxentius said:
Switzerland also where we have to pay the most expensive price for the 10305 Lion Knights' Castle with 439,00 CHF"

Yeah, you even have to pay more than us here in Norway. The Norwegian price would be something like 415,5 CHF. It seems like we are getting the Castle for free :) No offer her in Norway either...

PLEASE be available for all sets in the US

Canada isn't on the list, however I just checked "Prices" tab on10305 and looked at the "CAD equivalent" and Canadians get this for the lowest cost compared to most everyone else ($521.21 CAD).

So essentially the 100 points is letting you get it for a little less than what Canadians pay ($499 CAD)

Would be nice if this came to the US. I was not even thinking about buying the castle, but this would maybe change my mind.

Gee, thanks for nothin' I guess. Full price for me, guess I'll keep waiting. I'll 3rd/4th/whatever the idea that things have gotten too expensive. My wants have never been a whole lot, but I can no longer keep up with what I want (partly because of price, but also partly because of so many great sets). A discount like this would have encouraged me to buy one of those that made the cut now. WIthout that, I will continue waiting for Black Friday or some such. Alternatively, I would have bought Optimus Prime today and likely bought something else on Black Friday.

Yeah, there was a great sweet spot for a while but they’ve made a money grab and got themselves in to a muddle and ended up annoying some fans. However I have noticed that purchases for my children at birthdays etc won’t stop. So they’ll still make money at the higher prices. Hopefully they see the acceptable price ceiling was a year or so ago and adjust accordingly. I fear they may not be able to however due to shareholder demands and these price hikes being built in to future earnings forecasts for the company. Maybe a drop in profits and share price for a few quarters might wake them up. That’s the only place they will learn from their greediness.

Trying to do the maths for the castle, if you wait for double VIP points you would get about 5,500 which would be roughly £35 cash back. So is it worth getting £25 off now or hoping that it stays in stock for double points?

@KaiserCoaster said:
"Would be nice if this came to the US. I was not even thinking about buying the castle, but this would maybe change my mind."

Same here. I misread the discounts at first and thought it was a $45 US discount (not $45 AU) and was thinking how I was on the fence about it, but would have jumped on it for that price.

Now it just goes very far back down my list in order of priority. Will I ever get that deep into the list before it's discontinued? Who knows?

@KCLegoman said:
"Lego realising they may have over crowded and over priced the AFOL market finally. I have stopped buying at these new prices. Lego must be seeing this from others in their data. It has just got too expensive."

Same here. I even mentioned it during my last time in store and have followed suit since then. Just buying sets in places that don't benefit Lego. Successfully got the Bookshop 10270 - which price was raised here in Canada by a ridiculous amount - at a lower price than it used to sell (and with a bunch of extra parts).

Well, I quess as a Polen I can take my 100 points and go to hell...

@MainBricker said:
"Obviously these sets are not as popular as AFOLs claim."

Maybe kids do like them, but it's to not a set I would buy for a child.
A little smaller would have been nice, I bought but still am puzzeled with how to display it.
I doubt €30 off will do the trick in europa we could still pull the forest hideout as a GWP.
That, Vip discount and VIP Pack made me buy it

@KaiserCoaster said:
" @dja said:
"Trying to do the maths for the castle, if you wait for double VIP points you would get about 5,500 which would be roughly £35 cash back. So is it worth getting £25 off now or hoping that it stays in stock for double points?"

Well, you'd still get 2,560 points now, minus 100 points for the redemption, roughly £15.67 cash back. (calculating using the numbers you gave since I don't know the point conversions for pounds) That's just over £40 saved total, so it's still better to buy with this deal. "

That’s makes sense, always someone better at maths! The wife might get annoyed with me now!

I find it really annoying for Lego to offer discounts like this just a few weeks after a set has released.
It seems a really counterproductive strategy - I end up feeling like I’ve lost out if I’ve bought the set already. It makes it much more likely that I’ll wait on purchases until there’s a really good offer from Lego or another retailer.

@PDelahanty said:
"Now it just goes very far back down my list in order of priority. Will I ever get that deep into the list before it's discontinued? Who knows?"

This is me, too. I have a prioritized list. It used to be I could keep up. Now I'm at risk of things simply being pushed back until they're discontinued. I can't -exactly- complain because part of the reason the list is so long is that there've been such neat sets made lately. Still, price is also part of it.

@Buku said:
" @Harmonious_Building said:
"Well all of us in the US are now incentivised NOT to buy it in case we get a similar promotion. "

This is why I didn't buy it (in Australia) upon release after being geared up for a day one purchase. I saw other countries with GWPs like Forest Hideout and decided the tote bag offered here was poor relative value. Now with this promotion I will buy due to the (perceived) value. Unfortunately the website says "We're currently in the process of building new rewards. Stay tuned for more soon!" so hoping they fix and the offer is actually real. If not, I will again wait...."

Don’t use the links huw provided for the Australian store - it gives that error. Go to the site normally and rewards centre, grab the promotion and then use huws link so he gets the commission when you buy

Do you also get the €30 discount when you buy the Castle set in a Lego store?
Or is it only when you order it online via the Lego Shop @home website?

Honestly I would rather have spent money in a bunch of small~medium size castle sets to build armies and so on than have to spend almost 500$ in a giant castle.

@Lego_Farieval said:
"Well, I quess as a Polen I can take my 100 points and go to hell...
"

Or to North America, purportedly not the same place.

@Igloo said:
" @mediAFOL said:
" @yellost said:
"I'm confused... Can they be used on top of regular VIP discount ? It says only one promotion code can be applied per order but but the discount codes aren't mentionned as promotion, so..."

I'd also like to know this."

I just ordered one. Only this discount code can be used - there's no way to enter an additional code for a VIP discount redemption."

Oh, that's a shame. Would have made this an extremely tempting option if I could use the £25 plus my points.

Probably for the best, I've got nowhere to put a set that big.

£25 isn't enough to tempt me, it would need to be more than that to make this an attractive offer. I have more than that in points at the moment, although I have a lot more than 100 points to reach it. It would be a good offer on a lower priced set. I also don't like the way Lego deduct points when you use points to buy a set, it doesn't make it worthwhile to use your points on an expensive set, instead it feels like a better deal to go for a lot of cheaper sets where the point deduction doesn't matter because you don't get a lot of points back if you hadn't used the discount.

@MainBricker said:
" @maffyd said:
" @MainBricker said:
"Obviously these sets are not as popular as AFOLs claim."

Would love to see your metrics on that, unless you are solely basing it on this one promotion. In which case, I'd be more hesitant in using the word 'obviously'. Or that whole statement, to be honest."

People are oddly defensive about it. Lego haven't done offers on other sets that are selling well, and stuff like Optimus Prime didn't go on back-order on release, even though even on here was claiming that it would.

Not sure why it's hard to accept that these aren't as popular as people would've thought, and perhaps now we know why Lego don't keep producing castles, because they're not the big sellers."

You're basing this on ONE rather small offer. Your whole argument is dangling by that thread and by your own suppositions/assertions. I'm not saying that this Castle is a fantastic success yet, but you've got to base your negative view on a lot more than this piece of news.

For a higher cost set I'd be looking for a higher threshold GWP. A £90 GWP threshold doesn't make the castle appeal to me at the moment, even with a few quid off.

@paalrise said:
"Yeah, you even have to pay more than us here in Norway. The Norwegian price would be something like 415,5 CHF. It seems like we are getting the Castle for free :) No offer her in Norway either..."

Has there ever been a VIP offer in Norway? I've been a VIP member for years now and the offer page has always been empty with nothing to spend my points on.

@TheBigLegoski said:
"Do you also get the €30 discount when you buy the Castle set in a Lego store?
Or is it only when you order it online via the Lego Shop @home website?"

I just called customer service. You can only get the discount when you order it online, not when you buy it in the Lego store. Bummer!

@Dylan_farrow said:
" @Buku said:
" @Harmonious_Building said:
"Well all of us in the US are now incentivised NOT to buy it in case we get a similar promotion. "

This is why I didn't buy it (in Australia) upon release after being geared up for a day one purchase. I saw other countries with GWPs like Forest Hideout and decided the tote bag offered here was poor relative value. Now with this promotion I will buy due to the (perceived) value. Unfortunately the website says "We're currently in the process of building new rewards. Stay tuned for more soon!" so hoping they fix and the offer is actually real. If not, I will again wait...."

Don’t use the links huw provided for the Australian store - it gives that error. Go to the site normally and rewards centre, grab the promotion and then use huws link so he gets the commission when you buy"

No matter whether I use the link or go to the site from scratch it still it still gives the same result i.e. Rewards centre is completely empty.