Two GWPs return to LEGO.com
Posted by Huw,
Two previously offered gifts with purchase are available again at LEGO.com this week:
- 41960 Big Box is free with purchases of City, Disney Princess, DOTS, Friends and/or Harry Potter exceeding £65 / $70 / €70 / AU£110
- 40590 Houses of the World 2 is free with orders over £220 / $250 / €250 / AU$400
Additionally, a third one is available to those of you in Australia and New Zealand: 40588 Flowerpot is available again, free with orders over AU$240.
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Fairly unimpressed with the selection. A £220 threshold should have given 3 non theme or location restricted GWPs.
With House 1 the £220 threshold also gave the Year of the Rabbit and the VIP Lunar add-on pack.
Was at least hoping for 30657, as the Speed Champions polybags have been June GWPs every year.
Well, it'll do for a Pac-man order, but could have been a lot better.
Just let me buy the Houses of the World Range!!!
Yet again proving how OTT the price threshold was for Houses of the World. Have Lego got to make this mistake another two times for the remaining sets?
@lost_scotsman said:
"Just let me buy the Houses of the World Range!!!"
Just order for 250$, send your whole order back and only keep houses of the world. You will not be returned your full 250$, just 250 minus the set you kept, but at least you didn't pay 250$.
@lost_scotsman said:
"Just let me buy the Houses of the World Range!!!"
Approx £25-£30 each on BL and ebay.
@CCC said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
"Just let me buy the Houses of the World Range!!!"
Approx £25-£30 each on BL and ebay.
"
Weirdly the Lego Shop lists a price for this one as £17.99 but as GWP. Why tell me the price if I can't buy it?
https://www.lego.com/en-gb/product/houses-of-the-world-2-40590
That big box isn't going make me run to the shop...
I would get this if there was a double vip point event going on, but its way too much for me to spend just for 1 gwp..
@PjtorXmos said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
"Just let me buy the Houses of the World Range!!!"
Just order for 250$, send your whole order back and only keep houses of the world. You will not be returned your full 250$, just 250 minus the set you kept, but at least you didn't pay 250$. "
How much they'd deduct for the set you think?
@SwingTop said:
" @PjtorXmos said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
"Just let me buy the Houses of the World Range!!!"
Just order for 250$, send your whole order back and only keep houses of the world. You will not be returned your full 250$, just 250 minus the set you kept, but at least you didn't pay 250$. "
How much they'd deduct for the set you think?"
£17.99 in the UK as thats what it is listed as “worth”
@SwingTop said:
" @PjtorXmos said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
"Just let me buy the Houses of the World Range!!!"
Just order for 250$, send your whole order back and only keep houses of the world. You will not be returned your full 250$, just 250 minus the set you kept, but at least you didn't pay 250$. "
How much they'd deduct for the set you think?"
I believe that’s why they list the price on the website, as @lost_scotsman mentioned above. So my guess is they’d deduct £17.99 (or equivalent).
I don't see why so many people are complaining. This set goes for around $50 USD on the aftermarket. I look at it as getting almost a 20% discount off a $250 set (plus the original 5% VIP points). 25%~ is a lot better than 10% 2x VIP.
@Eaglefan344 said:
"I don't see why so many people are complaining. This set goes for around $50 USD on the aftermarket. I look at it as getting almost a 20% discount off a $250 set (plus the original 5% VIP points). 25%~ is a lot better than 10% 2x VIP."
Youre definitely right, but its the fact that some of the sets i wouldve liked to buy for the 250 dollar threshold arent out yet. So if they just delayed it by a few days-weeks i wouldve been more ecstatic for it.
@PjtorXmos said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
"Just let me buy the Houses of the World Range!!!"
Just order for 250$, send your whole order back and only keep houses of the world. You will not be returned your full 250$, just 250 minus the set you kept, but at least you didn't pay 250$. "
Stay classy, San Diego.
@SwingTop said:
" @PjtorXmos said:
" @lost_scotsman said:
"Just let me buy the Houses of the World Range!!!"
Just order for 250$, send your whole order back and only keep houses of the world. You will not be returned your full 250$, just 250 minus the set you kept, but at least you didn't pay 250$. "
How much they'd deduct for the set you think?"
About 20$, take a look at the store page of the set. The price listed there, is there for this exact reason.
Should've brought back the flower pot also for the US
The 2023 GWPs have been pretty subpar for me. Only one that was enticing at all was the flower/pot one.
@Eaglefan344 said:
"I don't see why so many people are complaining. This set goes for around $50 USD on the aftermarket. I look at it as getting almost a 20% discount off a $250 set (plus the original 5% VIP points). 25%~ is a lot better than 10% 2x VIP."
It goes for that price on the aftermarket -because- of the high purchase threshold.
So easy pass for me. After collecting around 15 years, the next choice is easier. Time to start enjoying what i have.