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by Blacknight
Sat Apr 16, 2016 10:09 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: [Canada] ToysRUs LEGO Sale: April 15-21
Replies: 5
Views: 3300

Re: [Canada] ToysRUs LEGO Sale: April 15-21

Wow, a whole 20%! What a bargain! For 10+ years they had 20% off a whole Lego theme each week on a rotating basis. Now in 2016 , with the demise of Target and the seeming popularity of Lego, sales are non-existent in Canada outside of Walmart clearance. It's causing me to lose interest in the hobby ...
by Blacknight
Wed Mar 23, 2016 12:47 am
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Toysrus deals from Mar 18 - Mar 27
Replies: 12
Views: 7011

Re: Toysrus deals from Mar 18 - Mar 27

crom71 wrote:Timmy?
It's one of many derisive terms used by resellers on the brickpicker forum to describe children who just want to buy Lego to play with. When someone uses that term, it usually "outs" them as a member of that forum and all that entails.
by Blacknight
Sun Jan 31, 2016 2:44 am
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Are Americans near a Canadian bordering buying up Lego?
Replies: 6
Views: 5788

Re: Are Americans near a Canadian bordering buying up Lego?

Local WalMart informed me they are doing clearances now to make room for the re-set next month with new product. TRU near me finished post-Xmas inventory are are expecting re-stock soon. I had heard/read that some exclusives and higher-priced items from LEGO brick and morter stores in Canada might ...
by Blacknight
Sun May 03, 2015 2:29 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (USA)
Topic: May the 4th LEGO Star Wars Sale 2015
Replies: 30
Views: 21407

Re: May the 4th LEGO Star Wars Sale 2015

People who complain about the sale but then go ahead and make an order for regular sets anyway are just playing into Lego's greedy hands. Just. Stop. Buying.
by Blacknight
Thu Apr 30, 2015 9:13 pm
Forum: LEGO Themes & LEGO Reviews
Topic: Official Press Release: #10247 Ferris Wheel LEGO Creator Set
Replies: 9
Views: 9975

Re: Official Press Release: #10247 Ferris Wheel LEGO Creator

Nice but not worth the price. Something about the skeletal bare bones frame being multi-coloured makes it look like a K'nex set ferris wheel to me.
by Blacknight
Wed Apr 15, 2015 4:59 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Walmart.ca Clearance
Replies: 102
Views: 70928

Re: Walmart.ca Clearance

Well, your points are well taken. I think we can all agree that Walmart lies somewhere between child and criminal. I'm certainly no fan of them as a corporation - they arose out of the rubble of the segregationist American south and over the last 50 years led the charge toward a lower wage part time...
by Blacknight
Sat Apr 11, 2015 9:04 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Walmart.ca Clearance
Replies: 102
Views: 70928

Re: Walmart.ca Clearance

Nice job! I was lucky to do the same the spaceship before they implemented the "absolutely no matching to our website" rule. Well done! Hey cool I also managed to fool some kid into giving me candy the other day even though I knew their parents told them not to give me any. Nice job! Well...
by Blacknight
Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:11 pm
Forum: LEGO Retailer Discussions & Availability
Topic: Target Closing All Stores in Canada
Replies: 47
Views: 31857

Re: Target Canada In Store Clearance

Eh, are Walmarts across the country really particularly different in terms of the stock they carry? All the same American/Chinese junk. I think Target just went too big too fast. They should have started with a quarter of the number of the stores and concentrated their supply chain resources on maki...
by Blacknight
Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:38 am
Forum: LEGO Retailer Discussions & Availability
Topic: Target Closing All Stores in Canada
Replies: 47
Views: 31857

Re: Target Canada In Store Clearance

Good news is, places like TRU will get to stick around longer now Target is gone. How is this good news? Tru hardly had any Lego sales this year. I miss Target already and they haven't even left yet. Shopping there was one of the bright spots throughout 2014. Us stupid Canadians will get what we de...
by Blacknight
Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:49 am
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Walmart.ca Clearance
Replies: 102
Views: 70928

Re: Walmart.ca Clearance

I got the AT-AT by going to Toys R Us. They price matched the $64 for it. Got it for 50% off!! How did you manage to convince them to do that. It's out of stock on the website, and clearance as well. (I've had issues trying to price match a clearance item before that wasn't Lego). On top of that, s...
by Blacknight
Sun Nov 30, 2014 6:35 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (USA)
Topic: [CAN/USA] 20% rebate at Lego.com via FressShipping.com
Replies: 3
Views: 2949

Re: [CAN/USA] 20% rebate at Lego.com via FressShipping.com

Sounds like more trouble than it's worth.
by Blacknight
Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:40 pm
Forum: LEGO Black Friday 2014 Sales
Topic: LEGO Black Friday 2014 VIP Early Access (USA & Canada) - Today Only
Replies: 42
Views: 43854

Re: LEGO Black Friday 2014 VIP Early Access (USA & Canada) -

Sometimes I wish Lego would go bankrupt so I could be free of this hobby which feels like a ball and chain and/or money suck sometimes.
by Blacknight
Sun Nov 16, 2014 5:07 am
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: TARGET AT-AT on sale
Replies: 40
Views: 25142

Re: TARGET AT-AT on sale

CLMF Bricks wrote:Sorry, the coupon only works when one item is $100.
Incorrect. Fine print says per one TRANSACTION, which could contain any number of toys.
by Blacknight
Fri Nov 14, 2014 2:59 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: TARGET AT-AT on sale
Replies: 40
Views: 25142

Re: TARGET AT-AT on sale

Ninja Turtles 79121 Submarine and City 6022 Cargo plane terminal are also both half of this week (says New Low Price, not a clearance). Buy them together and the total is just over the $100 needed for the coupon, so you get another $20 off making them 60% off. Not too shabby.
by Blacknight
Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:09 am
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: TARGET AT-AT on sale
Replies: 40
Views: 25142

Re: TARGET AT-AT on sale

Coupon period doesn't start until the 14th.
by Blacknight
Fri Oct 24, 2014 4:59 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: LEGO Bricktober 2014 Sale - Week 4 ToysRUs
Replies: 41
Views: 18481

Re: LEGO Bricktober 2014 Sale - Week 4 ToysRUs

I've had an equally mixed experience with TRU staff lately. They seem to be getting worse.

They must've had like 100 of the raccoon polybags out on the floor in my store, but they'd only allow you to take one as part of the promo. Couldn't buy individually.
by Blacknight
Sun Oct 19, 2014 11:07 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Mastermind Toys: Free minifig with $25 purchase (ends 10/19)
Replies: 6
Views: 3048

Re: Mastermind Toys: Free minifig with $25 purchase (ends 10

And did they sell the TC-4 separately? Not at my store. I asked. It's harder to milk a store like mastermind since it's a small group of staff who aren't as clueless as your average TRU employee. This figure will probably be available in November from Shop-at-home like the Clone lieutenant was last...
by Blacknight
Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:03 pm
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: Canada Toys R Us Bricktober FREE Streetview Builds
Replies: 38
Views: 15562

Re: Toys R Us Bricktober FREE Streetview Builds

gumby wrote:I don't understand why people from the US are responding to posts here in the Canada LEGO Sales & Deals forum?
Americans can't read. That's what they taught me in Canadian lumberjack school anyway. ;-)
by Blacknight
Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:27 am
Forum: LEGO Sales & Deals (Canada)
Topic: TRU Canada - 50% off galaxy squad sept 27th - Oct 3rd
Replies: 35
Views: 14728

Re: TRU Canada - 50% off galaxy squad sept 27th - Oct 3rd

Now why can you not buy from Lego? No stores near you? No credit cards? Most likely he was banned from Shop at Home for making multiple accounts to circumvent items limits, or something similar. At a certain point, a healthy hobby like investing in Lego becomes a hoarding sickness that can get you ...