Mispriced LEGO at Target

My local Target is finally recovering from the holiday season, and is beginning to setup their 2011 aisles, starting with the LEGO aisle. It was shiny and clean, and in a new place than it was just a week ago. In checking out the new sets, I found two pleasant surprises: mispriced sets!

The first is LEGO City Corner set 7641, marked $14.98 instead of $59.99:
LEGO City Corner 7641

I grabbed the last of the City Corner sets. There weren’t any available at Targets in a wide radius from where I live, but I know they had the same pricing.

The LEGO Ninjago Spinjitzu Dogo set 2504 was also mispriced at a 20% discount, and with the wrong label:
LEGO Ninjago Spinjitzu Dogo set 2504

I picked up one of these as well, even though I still think it’s overpriced at $40.

Here’s a look at the rest of the 2011 LEGO aisle at Target:

LEGO Ninjago

LEGO City

LEGO City

LEGO City

LEGO Ninjago

LEGO Ninjago

Some Harry Potter sets are finally back in stock:
LEGO Harry Potter

LEGO Star Wars

LEGO Star Wars

Today’s LEGO Haul: Technic 8258 Crane Truck

Stopped by another LEGO Store today, and was surprised to find the Technic 8258 Crane Truck at half price. They had two, and I bought both of them, along with another Home One set 7754 and the Han Solo magnet set at half price too:

LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

This LEGO Store is pretty small:
LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

Their 50% off pile has dwindled, but I was surprised to see so many Midi Star Destroyers in stock:
LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

They had a full display of Ninjago sets, which I saw plenty of parents/kids buying:
LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

Ninjago minifigs:
LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

The big hole in the shelves are where the Technic Crane Trucks were:
LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

They still had a few of the Harvesters in stock at half price:
LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

Very cool magnet, the vintage space minifig. At $10 each, I passed.
LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

A very popular set, 9348 the town people. I saw one woman buy this while I was there.
LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

They had one of the newer Star Wars sets, but this sold while I was there as well:
LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

Star Wars magnets on sale:
LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

They had a bin of Series 3 minifigs in the back. They poured another box into here before I left:
LEGO Crane Truck Technic 8258

Fun With LEGO Toy Story Green Army Men 7595

I’ve wanted this set for awhile, and as I mentioned that LEGO sets seem to come in pairs, I got two of them today. Found a great deal and got them at more than 50% off. It’s the LEGO Toy Story Army Men on Patrol set #7595. A nice pack of 4 minifigs and a green jeep.

Here are the sets:
LEGO Toy Story Army Men on Patrol set #7595

Mmmm, lots of green pieces:
LEGO Toy Story Army Men on Patrol set #7595

One of the minifigs. So many possibilities:
LEGO Toy Story Army Men on Patrol set #7595

How about a space-sick stormtrooper:
LEGO Toy Story Army Men on Patrol set #7595

It ain’t easy being green:
LEGO Toy Story Army Men on Patrol set #7595

Or maybe Ron Weasley drank a bad potion:
LEGO Toy Story Army Men on Patrol set #7595

Regardless, a great set, with some fun minifig parts and loads of green for your collection.

Great LEGO Deals Seem to Come in Pairs

I’m noticing a trend in my spending habits, and in the deals that retailers are offering for LEGO products. Again and again, I am finding it to be worthwhile to purchase two of the same set in order to take maximum advantage of sales. The photo below is of some recent purchases, and each came from a different retailer. The discounts were incredibly good, otherwise I would never buy this much LEGO in such a short time frame, and purchase duplicates of sets. For each, I chose sets that I really liked the minifigs or parts so I can expand my collection.

LEGO sets 7572, 7197, 8084, 10197

Way Too Many LEGO Star Wars Imperial Speeder Bikes, Set 30005

I couldn’t resist picking these up, the LEGO Star Wars Imperial Speeder Bike set #30005. I think I have 30 of them total, the result of finding a big batch of them, and a $10 off a $50 purchase coupon. Evidently, they are a pretty rare set, and a limited promotion of some sort. I think they appeared in stores in Fall of 2009 for the holiday season, and then reappeared in Fall 2010.

They seem to be the only way to get Stormtroopers in bulk without relying on buying bigger sets or the second-hand market. I bought them mainly for the minifigs, but was surprised at how nice the little speeder bike was. I will likely just add those pieces to my overall parts collection, you can never have too many brown and grey pieces.

I believe these worked out to about $3.25 each before tax. A pretty good deal, considering these minifigs typically trade for more than that on BrickLink. Then, you get the extra speeder bike pieces as a bonus.

 LEGO Imperials Speeder Bikes 30005

 LEGO Imperials Speeder Bikes 30005

 LEGO Imperials Speeder Bikes 30005

 LEGO Imperials Speeder Bikes 30005

 LEGO Imperials Speeder Bikes 30005

 LEGO Imperials Speeder Bikes 30005

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As an adult fan of LEGO, or AFOL for short, I’ve decided to keep a LEGO journal of sorts, sharing my LEGO collection, and discussing aspects of this hobby. Clearly, there are many other LEGO blogs out there, but these are the ones that I check daily (and by ‘daily’ – I mean HOURLY):

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