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When's the sale start?

FYI shop at home stock all ships from denmark, so at this time of year it could take a while to arrive.

Picked up weathertop and the uruk army from Myer Adelaide yesterday. The girl behind the counter said they're expecting to get plenty of the other sets before their big sale at the end of the month.

Have they really increased it, or is it just that you only get the choice of express for the bigger sets?

I think it might still work if you get them to purchase the items for you, though honestly haven't tried it for quite a while

https://twitter.com/#!/LEGO_Group/status/200531903718232065

Apparently due to scammers shop@home no longer ship to freight forwarders.

The levers & the big dish are no longer in stock, so if that was the main part of your order then it may not be worth resubmitting it.

Myer Adelaide CBD had one or two, I think the price was around $320.

Faked parts?

Remember it's designed primarily for kids to play with. While needing to remove tiles to pull the droid out may satisfy OCD AFOLs, it's just going to irritate everyone else. Anyway, nothing stopping you changing it yourself afterwards.

Argh the order I thought would be hassle-free has turned out to be the only one I've had issues with. Just received my lego replacement parts package, with a huge tear in the back which has been re-taped. Naturally I didn't notice until after I'd signed for it, when I was walking back inside and noticed a part on the outside of the package stuck to the tape they'd used to repair it. Open it up, and half the parts are gone, including one whole bag and most of the smaller bits :( At least I had this one insured, so here's hoping that there's no hassles with the claim.

Taking one sale price hardly gives a fair picture of what most people in Australia would have paid for it. Neither of my local kmarts had any at all, let alone for $750.

I think your definition of 'full price' and the TRU one might differ slightly. You're welcome to try, but I'd wager minifigs will still be 3 for $10, the only change will be that they're $4 each individually.

Look how much people are willing to pay for collectable minifigs. Now add licensing costs that are inevitably paid for anything star wars related, and you're pretty much up to that sort of price point.