Yippee!

This post has been edited by lowyatben: Aug 7 2012, 08:51 PM

Same here. CMFs. Then Star Wars. Now LOTR. I'm a Lego-holic! LOL!

Monster Fighters! Please... stay far, far away. In a galaxy far, far away even better! LOL!

Sure boh?! LOL!

Am I on top in this first page? Kakaka!

So, who's getting/gotten the Lego SW Visual Dictionary? I'm getting mine this weekend

Han's not gonna be so lonely now. Let's see what kinda combo my kid can come up with now. LOL!

Cross reference top posters from v1 thru 3, then u know who've been lurking. LOL! Kiddin'!

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Added on August 7, 2012, 9:18 pmHow?

NVM. Figured it out already.

This post has been edited by lowyatben: Aug 7 2012, 09:20 PM

Siapa belum dapat lagi? Mari, mari! Jom beli (But no voucher giveaways in the Lego store, though )

I think those belong to the tai ko there. He set up the store and "loan" some of his collections for display.

Kena tax leh! But I guess they're still cheaper than getting all of them here?

LIKE +1

Funny the retailers got the blame and the consumers/collectors/AFOLs/scalpers bear the cost of the blame. They conveniently forgot the distributor, who's laughing all the way to the bank. Welcome to Malaysia, the "apa2 pun Boleh jadi kita pun bina dan buka Legoland untuk meraih banyak lagi keuntungan bukan sahaja dari M'sia tetapi juga Singapura dan lain2".

Already happened with Sideshow, Hot Toys, Hasbro... Marvel and DC Comics... our food and drinks... Everything keeps on increasing... Even when Ringgit was stronger, things still remain at higher price points with distributors and retailers citing "increasing freight charges" and all that. What goes up (and up) never comes down hor? Can only go higher. Sigh!

And I believe Lego prices in S'pore have gone up in the last few months... Gonna match M'sian prices soon?!

Funny thing is, I moved from Hasbro to Lego... And I'm spending... MORE. Scary leh...!



Want to know another funny thing? Apparently "SALES", i.e. how much discount to offer, is also determined by the real culprit!!!

Can we all boycott and stop buying Lego products for a day? A whole week? A month? Six months?

The real culprit knows our weaknesses.

That's why there's no mercy. Price increase! Less discount! People will still buy...

And continue to complain...

And buy some more...

On a somewhat related note, someone once said that even if we were to takeover Hasbro and sell Star Wars ourselves, we (in M'sia) still won't have the sales to compete with Singapore and other countries. Hasbro 3 3/4" in M'sia retails for RM42.90. In S'pore it's RM50 after conversion (but dollar to dollar and when you're earning Singapore dollar, it's definitely cheaper). In Thailand, it's RM75 after conversion.

Back to Lego, S'pore sales offer 20% discount. One shop even has 15% off all year round.

M'sia?

TRU gives vouchers. But for a set that cost more than RM250, like Jabba's Palace is RM800+, still only RM40 voucher.

Other retail stores 10% discount. But if you compare Jabba's Palace, in S'pore, it's only RM600+. Here it's over RM800. Does 10% (that is, if it's given at all) matter?

Or buy from online sources? Save even more. But either get slightly/badly damaged boxes or flattened boxes or no box at all.

If you're an AFOL, which is better? Online (cheaper) or retail (more expensive)?

If you're a reseller?

If you're a newbie?

If you're a kid?

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Added on August 8, 2012, 6:03 pmOKay, we have dilvin's answers already. As a... newbie? But also as a parent.

This post has been edited by lowyatben: Aug 8 2012, 06:04 PM

Jabba's Palace is still at least RM100 more expensive than our friends in S'pore.

And those who order online, even more savings.

Apparently, price will increase again for S8!

So you're the one! Good one, bro No wonder I saw one box, quite full but nice ones gone already

Completed my wave 2 (and entire series). No need to pump petrol. Can buy as many packs as you like. But I just got one set for myself and another for my kid.

My kid got me into it. "Daddy, I want yellow car, I want black car!" Reminded me every day for the last week. "Daddy, remember to buy black car on the 29th, ok?" Called him to inform that I'd gotten all the cars and he said the loudest "THANK YOU!" that I've ever heard from him.

I've not gotten the case yet. No hurry. Don't think people wanna scalp the case? Minifigs are also still available due to the strict rule.

Here ya go.

http://thestar.com.my/lifestyle/story.asp?...&sec=lifeliving

Model brick count:
250 GT Berlinetta - 24
458 Italia - 32
Ferrari 150° Italia - 33
Scuderia Ferrari Truck - 40
Minifigures - 46
F40 - 47
FXX - 52