GI blockage

So, Target has 25% off at the moment. TRU and DJs have 20% off at the moment. And I found my Tie Fighter at my local Big W for $68 regular price (24.5% off RRP). Don't miss out on it, imho this is one of the best-looking sets ever.

David Jones has 20% off Lego until 9th April.

Battle of Hoth is actually scanning at $34 at Target - they have 30% off board games until the 14th. Add 15 cents if you would like to buy a bag. And tomorrow (Saturday) only, DJs Sydney Elizabeth St store has 20% off toys. According to a flyer advertising a baby expo there tomorrow.

S@H currently has Altantis theme sets for 50% off RRP. In addition they have double VIP points til 15 March, and free mini tie fighter with $90 SW spend. Also a raft of new sets are now available including Friends and 2012 Cars sets, modular Town Hall, and Sydney Opera House.

Seems it has disappeared now - it wasn't up there for long at all. I got one on order, I hope it ships..

6860 Batcave has just become available on bn.com for $US62.95 before shipping/discounts. And I believe the previously mentioned coupon code U7K4X3B would work for 20% off. But, like me, if you've already redeemed that one, then A4L3E8W will be good for 15% off 'til the 20th.

I scored my Pet Shop at DJs Parramatta on Wednesday. They didn't have any on display, but a lady on staff produced one from beyond a magical doorway, seemed to know the drill. Unfortunately neither of us were aware of the bonus snowman deal with $50 Lego purchase. At DJs I also scored a Lego "Brick Storage Carry Case" which I never knew existed, they are rather cute yet useful. $35 pre-discount and they come in red & yellow. There seems to be quite a few discounts going around at the moment.

Hmm. I received a package HK->Sydney via UPS this week that had been opened by quarantine & taped up again, without any appreciable delay in shipment. I was intrigued cos I've had packages opened up by customs before but never by quarantine, and it's not like there was any organic/electronic/suspicious material in there.. Maybe they've uncovered a Lego-importing drug ring or something. How odd.

...So it's ticked over to midnight in the States and there are indeed no surprises on the bn.com website. When they said "50% off Any one educational toy or game" what they meant was "50% off Any one educational toy or game that we include in the sale". Includes rival-brand sets but no Lego sets. There is, however, assorted Lego-branded merchandise included in the sale, eg watches & Minifigure alarm clocks.

The BN site is advertising "50% off ANY one educational toy or game" for Black Friday. Presumably this includes LEGO - I can't see anywhere that specifies one way or the other, but the ad banner shows a pic of a clone brand that shall go unnamed. What's intriguing is that the "countdown" page shows the countdown to Friday in my timezone - I wonder if this is means those in an Aussie timezone could access the sale 15 hours before the States?? They also show the coupon code E7U4N9X which is currently good for 30% off, presumably off any non-LEGO item but I haven't bothered to check. Also, BN seem to have complicated their BN Kids Club 30% coupons nowadays.. They still provide them, but none of them work during checkout - you have to make the undiscounted purchase and then contact cutomer service to get the refund. Not that I even know of any LEGO items that currently qualify for this discount.

Big W have a "Cyber Sale" for 3 days ending Sunday 20 November, with the online only deals: 8547 Mindstorms NXT 2.0 $348 *** 7956 SW Ewok Attack $34 7957 SW Sith Speeder $39 *** 5766 Creator Log Cabin $34 *** 3839 Games Race 3000 $18 and for what it's worth I've summarised their current catalogue instore-and-online sales, ending Wednesday 23 November: 5767 Creator Cool Cruiser $55 5770 Creator Lighthouse Island $55 5771 Creator Hillside house $68 4865 HP Forbidden forest $19 4866 HP Knight Bus $45 4867 HP Hogwarts $74 *** xxxx Games Hogwarts $35 *** denotes free shipping when buying online. Not sure what happens if you combine free & non-free shipping items.

Myer "Super Saturday" this weekend - the usual 3 for 2 deal on toys, in-store & one day only. (Edit:) They also have 30% off books - last time I went they had a "Essential Collection" box set with 3 downsized sticker books + X-Wing polybag 30051 for $20 pre-discounts. This one can also be found at Costco for $13.

Something else I just remembered - Kinokuniya in Sydney City Galeries Victoria had some Lego Architecture sets built & on display in a glass cabinet, including Fallingwater, the White House, John Hancock Centre and Seattle Space Needle IIRC. I've agonised over this theme but never purchased, so it was nice to get to finally see these sets in the flesh (i.e. ABS). You'll also laugh out loud when you see how much they're charging.

Spotted: ToyRUs Parramatta flaunting shiny new boxes of Unimog goodness on their shelves. At the RRP of $330, they can now be picked off by Sydney's wealthy elite. And by lowly, helpless addicts. You know you love me xoxo

Woolies supermarket in Parramatta has some Cars2 merch for sale. In amongst the stuff was Tokyo Pit Stop and Maters Spy Zone - tag said $15 but they actually scanned thru for a mere $10. Also saw the small Mater, but don't know how much for. I'm glad I made the impulse purchase, Holly Shiftwell turns out to be pretty sexy.