You're spot on. I'm on the west coast, so it opened up for us at 9 PM Thursday. Waited in line, got knocked off by the site crash and waited in line again. Got the Endurance, all three GWPs, and the chronometer. I checked the sale, but nothing of interest. I got back online at about 9 on Friday morning. The Endurance was already on backorder. Lego totally underestimated the demand for this set.
Cannot say I experienced the same thing. The Shackleton's Lifeboat was still available Monday morning. The most desirable discounted sets were sold out during the Insiders' Weekend. And that had the double Insider points, so you basically got 28% off most discounted sets. Some other sets were added to replace sets that sold out. I personally bought most sets during Insiders' Weekend, and the Endurance on Black Friday. Spent a fortune, with some sets for investment, like the Space Shuttle Discovery, UCS AT-AT, Mos Eisley Cantina (no discount on that one), Eldorado Fortress, and spent the Insider points on the Endurance, making it almost free.
Lego has different deals with each country and resellers. They split the sets that are alowed to go on sale between them. For example I got my hands on Rivendell this year at 300€ after using 50€ worth of points at that seller(BF price was 350).
BF was bad because all sales on the big sets were the same as the previous Double Insider weekend, minus the double points. The shack boat should have had a much greater supply line. Who the hell would buy the Endurance knowing that they missed out on the GWP. It would feel like an incomplete set.
I believe Canada had all the same items on sale. The best ones were on insiders weekend like the Batman tumbler. What I was disappointed in was the preview it had tabs for the different style sets and showed the Lego bowser so I thought it would be on sale well it wasn’t
I think it was good for the retiring sets but for the sets I want they didn’t have any sales. Like avengers tower would have been a great black Friday sale!
Seemed to be a North America problem. Here in Germany I waited like 2-3 min online and had nonproblem getting the gwp boat. Also heard about people still getting it 9 in the morning …
I think the 23 and 24 deals where good i got a lot of cool sets and the 2x points and gwps were good this was my first black friday shopping ove done for lego so I wouldn't know if it was better last year.but this year i was able to get some before they sold out our went to backorder i for yhink the black friday the 29th was not good for sure
I agree about insiders weekend, good deals, I had most of the ones on sale, so it wasn’t anything I wanted. But when it came to Black Friday, it was a dud. No good sales or anything besides insiders stuff from the week before! They should have added another big set on sale like lions knights castle or avengers tower!
@UrAverageBrick agreed or even the endurance if they would have had that on that day instead I would have picked up 2 of them but now I'm going for the Titanic instead
You're spot on. I'm on the west coast, so it opened up for us at 9 PM Thursday. Waited in line, got knocked off by the site crash and waited in line again. Got the Endurance, all three GWPs, and the chronometer. I checked the sale, but nothing of interest. I got back online at about 9 on Friday morning. The Endurance was already on backorder. Lego totally underestimated the demand for this set.
Cannot say I experienced the same thing.
The Shackleton's Lifeboat was still available Monday morning.
The most desirable discounted sets were sold out during the Insiders' Weekend. And that had the double Insider points, so you basically got 28% off most discounted sets. Some other sets were added to replace sets that sold out.
I personally bought most sets during Insiders' Weekend, and the Endurance on Black Friday.
Spent a fortune, with some sets for investment, like the Space Shuttle Discovery, UCS AT-AT, Mos Eisley Cantina (no discount on that one), Eldorado Fortress, and spent the Insider points on the Endurance, making it almost free.
I think insiders weekend was great! I loved the endurance and building it now! But compared to the past this Black Friday sales was disappointing
I used my VIP points to get Santa's Post Office....rough financial year
Agreed! Well that’s a good set! Do you have the other winter village sets?
sale was bad this year youre right.
Last year was better. Let’s hope Lego does some good sales in 2025!
Lego has different deals with each country and resellers. They split the sets that are alowed to go on sale between them. For example I got my hands on Rivendell this year at 300€ after using 50€ worth of points at that seller(BF price was 350).
expecting rivendell to go on sale is a bit madness tbh, it's probably one of the best selling sets on the 500 range
Lego knows they have the power over the consumer. They don’t have to put their best sets on sale.
You are right , very disappointied
BF was bad because all sales on the big sets were the same as the previous Double Insider weekend, minus the double points.
The shack boat should have had a much greater supply line. Who the hell would buy the Endurance knowing that they missed out on the GWP. It would feel like an incomplete set.
I agree! I’m gonna make a video on how to get Shackleton for cheap!
I believe Canada had all the same items on sale. The best ones were on insiders weekend like the Batman tumbler.
What I was disappointed in was the preview it had tabs for the different style sets and showed the Lego bowser so I thought it would be on sale well it wasn’t
I think it was good for the retiring sets but for the sets I want they didn’t have any sales. Like avengers tower would have been a great black Friday sale!
Seemed to be a North America problem. Here in Germany I waited like 2-3 min online and had nonproblem getting the gwp boat. Also heard about people still getting it 9 in the morning …
I think the 23 and 24 deals where good i got a lot of cool sets and the 2x points and gwps were good this was my first black friday shopping ove done for lego so I wouldn't know if it was better last year.but this year i was able to get some before they sold out our went to backorder i for yhink the black friday the 29th was not good for sure
I agree about insiders weekend, good deals, I had most of the ones on sale, so it wasn’t anything I wanted. But when it came to Black Friday, it was a dud. No good sales or anything besides insiders stuff from the week before! They should have added another big set on sale like lions knights castle or avengers tower!
@UrAverageBrick agreed or even the endurance if they would have had that on that day instead I would have picked up 2 of them but now I'm going for the Titanic instead