Cindy in NY Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 My 9 and 10 year olds have recently become very interested in Legos. I would really like to encourage this, but they are so expensive! They are into the Star Wars sets and I am searching to find the best deals I can. I was at Target today, and a few sets were $3 off. Is that as good as it gets? Toys-R-Us had some types Buy 2 get 1 free, but Star Wars wasn't included, so I struck out there. Any advice for a new Lego mom? :confused: TIA Cindy in NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whisperlily Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 We really lucked out. My DH had legos from his own childhood that my kids started with. I have a LEGO fanatic here, and he's recieved legos from most family members on every birthday and Christmas. I found a HUGE Star Wars Lego collection (and more) at a yard sale one summer. It was easily over $2000 worth of lego kits and I paid $100 for them all. They even included the instructions. But we always had our eyes open. Looking on Craigslist, at yard sales, etc. It can be expensive, but you don't have to have a lot to enjoy them. They've graduated from needing the kits to make an item, to using their imagination and the pieces they have to construct their own version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 My kids had their collection started early as I encouraged this from relatives. They have more waiting from my part of the ones we had growing up but they're far, far away. We've also given them sets for gifts, but I think they have enough now...(not what they think.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagnfun Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 My 9 and 10 year olds have recently become very interested in Legos. I would really like to encourage this, but they are so expensive! Any advice for a new Lego mom? :confused: TIA Cindy in NY Ebay & Yard sales. My house is OVERRUN with Legos and we have never bought a set *new*.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 We lucked out too. Dh had a ton from childhood (and adulthood ;)), and we've just started *slowly* adding to ds's sets. Grandparents and aunts know that a Lego set is always a surefire hit as a gift, so he's gotten a few that way. Dh and I have actually bought very few for him. Watching for second-hand sets on Ebay or Yard sales is a good idea too. They add up very quickly it seems, our darn things seem to multiply behind my back! Jami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in NY Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 Thanks everyone for the info. I am headed over to look on Ebay, I don't know why I hadn't thought of that. Maybe I will find some at garage sales, that would be fabulous. I am hoping that they will get past the "make the set" phase and use there imagination. I have one that's all imagination but the other one is all about the instructions and the rules. Thanks again, I'll keep looking. Cindy in NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volty Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 In China we have massive amounts of cheap Lego knockoffs. I can't speak to the quality yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineIN Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 We've had Legos for years and my boys aren't even as old as yours! :lol: That's all they ask for for Christmas/birthdays. That's what they spend any money that they are given on. Sometimes places will have buy 1 get one half off, or 20% off. Have fun! Kristine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy2homeschool Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 You could also try the lego website -- sometimes they have sales or free shipping and you can sign up for their free newsletter. www.legos.com There is also a lego education website which has a homeschool section, in case you are ever interested in legos for science. We used this website to buy the Lego Mindstorm at Christmas and it was the best deal around at the time. www.legoeducation.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 We have a closeout store here called Tuesday Morning. They always have very low priced lego and playmobil. Last week they had batman and star wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I signed up for the LEGO store emails also - sometimes they have good sales items, 50% off. The LEGO stores will also have reduced merchandise if you can ever get to a store (without the boys.) You might also want to advertise LEGOS WANTED in a freebie classifieds like craigslist or whatever you have locally. An old friend of mine gave us bins of used legos when she found out I had a young maniac and I can imagine that if we hadn't popped back into her life again she would have ebayed or garage saled them since she regularly does that sort of thing. Let me know how they organize them once they have them! p.s. We also allow the consumption of Lego Eggo Waffles. They have a deal right now with 2 UPC codes and $2 you get a small Mars Mission kit - a minifig with a small spacecraft. It's an okay deal if you tolerate a little processed food in your household! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MySerenity Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 All the men in my family are lego fans (husband included). Anyways what we do is whenever they have a sale we stock up. My guys love all things lego not just Star Wars, so we lucked out with the Toy's R Us sale. Those are generally the best sales... when you can two get one free. We also look at when the stores start the clearance sales. We've gotten some good deals that way. Around Christmas time... we also take advantage of those sales. The day after Thanksgiving Target generally has one big set for half off. Sometimes those are Star Wars, sometimes other things. Also look in to the Creator Sets. They aren't Star Wars but generally the building possibilities are higher. And as someone said before Lego.com has some good sales too. We paid 40 dollars for their Lego club where they give you the magazine, 6 small Lego sets (one every other month), and this month we also got $10, in Lego bucks to use on their site. But like I said... when you see a deal... get it. We literally have a closet full of Legos ready for Christmas and birthdays. (Also if anyone uses Pamper points... you can now cash them in for Lego giftcards... we totally cashed in all our points when they started that). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 just chiming in to say that I would be of no help. Not ignoring this, just that the boys get lots of them from Pappaw and use the money he loads them up with to buy them as well. No great deals to be searched out. Just spoiled by their pappaw! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JFSinIL Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 local rummage sales like the local Mother of Twins club sale (I scored a vat tub of Duplo for a pittance - since my kidlets are now teens it waits in the basement for the probably grandkids!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELaurie Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 most of which they have received as gifts. The RR catalogue carries some LEGOS in "bulk" - not sets, just the miscellaneous pieces we had when we were kids. I found a similar set once at a teacher's store. Once my dc build the kits, they don't want to take them apart, or use the pieces for anything else, so while they stimulate imaginative play, they don't really do anything creative with them. That's not bad in and of itself, but I would prefer to encourage both. If you have a LEGO store near you, or if there is one in an area you visit on vacation sometime, or if you even know anyone who lives near a LEGO store :) they have an amazing selection of miscellaneous pieces in bins on the back wall of the store. You can buy tires, axles, windshields, steering wheels, windows, doors, trees, flowers, I could go on but you get the idea:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy in NY Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 You guys are a wealth of information! Thank you so much for all the help. I am going to sign up at lego.com and scour the garage sales this summer. The Tuesday Morning Idea is great. We have one close buy and I have never been in there, so I am going to check it out this week. Thank you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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