The Lego store currently has the new holiday train available to VIP members before it goes on general sale on 1st October. However they also have a £10 off £40 spend with the code GB10 so can get it for £59.99 rather than £69.99
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Grumpy_womble
16 Sep 166#1
Lego and Christmas two of my favourite things.. Thanks heat added
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Grumpy_womble
16 Sep 166#1
Lego and Christmas two of my favourite things.. Thanks heat added
efc1888
16 Sep 161#2
Just need to find the power pack at a reasonable price and this will be rolling round my tree this year - Lego seems to be the cheapest for that too
owllee
16 Sep 161#3
What parts are needed, is it better to buy pack? Amazon currently £24.25, cheaper than Lego store
efc1888 to owllee
16 Sep 16#4
I think you need 88002 which is the motor and 8878 which is the battery pack - unless you have another powered Lego train. But I'm just going off what I've briefly read. You may be able to find a different power solution - if it's cheaper let me know
Nujol
16 Sep 161#5
Oohhhhh yeeeaaaahhhh!
Thank you OP a million times for the heads-up. Used GB10 and £10 VIP points to take it to £50 which I think is excellent for what surely will be a sell-out item this Christmas. Plus all that extra track woohoo it's my Christmas present and the kids will love it too.
Thanks OP BRILLIANT!! :smiley::smiley::smiley: what a cracking set
doggboy10
16 Sep 161#6
What is this vip business?
parabootz to doggboy10
17 Sep 16#11
you can just sign up on the site, its free
Nujol to doggboy10
17 Sep 161#18
Loyalty card similar to Tesco Clubcard or Nectar.
Lego's way of encouraging purchases direct from their site, which 9 times out of 10 is more expensive than the items can be found elsewhere. BUT for exclusive sets, less mass-market items and their sales which sometimes include different sets to sales elsewhere, the points add up with occasional purchases.
It's a pretty good conversion rate. £1=1 point and then 100 points = £5 off. So effectively a 5% return which makes the Lego shop cheapest for sets that are not discounted anywhere.
mateus
16 Sep 161#7
Thanks - although the Mrs will no doubt wonder why....!
KazzyD
16 Sep 161#8
Thanks, just ordered, used my £5 in VIP points too, was going to wait till October 3rd to get the London Bus free, but can't pass up £10 off
KazzyD
16 Sep 161#9
Almost £50 for the rechargeable battery pack :confused:
Would 88000 not be better (though you have the cost of batteries on top), only £11.99 for this one ?
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Thank you OP a million times for the heads-up. Used GB10 and £10 VIP points to take it to £50 which I think is excellent for what surely will be a sell-out item this Christmas. Plus all that extra track woohoo it's my Christmas present and the kids will love it too.
Thanks OP BRILLIANT!! :smiley::smiley::smiley: what a cracking set
Lego's way of encouraging purchases direct from their site, which 9 times out of 10 is more expensive than the items can be found elsewhere. BUT for exclusive sets, less mass-market items and their sales which sometimes include different sets to sales elsewhere, the points add up with occasional purchases.
It's a pretty good conversion rate. £1=1 point and then 100 points = £5 off. So effectively a 5% return which makes the Lego shop cheapest for sets that are not discounted anywhere.
Would 88000 not be better (though you have the cost of batteries on top), only £11.99 for this one ?