Update 2: Updated Toys’R'Us; added Barnes and Noble, Kmart
Update: Added Toys’R'Us, Meijer, Overstock
Just like last year, I’ll be compiling all of the Black Friday deal that mentions LEGO into one post. Forum member ufjason already started a thread about it and from the looks of it, there aren’t any wallet-breaking deals that are worth going after. I’ll be updating this list as more ads come in so keep an eye out.
Update 11/21: Fred Meyer and Walgreens have been added.
Here’s our annual report on Black Friday ads mentioning LEGO. The deals are pretty lackluster compared to previous years no doubt due to LEGO’s rising popularity. Still, if you’re out and about and manage to find yourself at any of the retailers below, you might be able to score something. Some deals are good only for a few hours, some all day or all weekend. I’ve made a note of wh I’ve also listed the store hours where available. Most of the deals are for in store only. Cyber Monday should bring a few more deals around. We’ll be updating this post as more info trickles in. All information should be solidifed by Wednesday night so check back often. If you have sales news to share, hit us up through our contact page.
Store hours vary by location depending lease agreements. Deal is good all day and in-store only.
The $30 pink, blue, and duplo buckets are half off, at $14.99. (Thanks to Kyle)
Blue Friday deals good from 5am through 11am.
The online VIP Brick Friday sale happened this past Saturday, but more deals will be forthcoming.
Black Friday sales start at 12:00am Friday.
Toys’R'Us opens on 9:00pm on Thanksgiving Day. Items marked with a * are doorbuster deals, meaning they’re only good from 9pm Thursday through 1pm Friday. I hesitate listing any prices since there is a good chance that TRU will raise their base prices on items. Buyer Beware of actual MSRP when shopping for these LEGO deals.
Also, they are advertising that their Black Friday deals has already started. You might be able to score some deals online.
All $9.99 toys are BOGO free. Their LEGO selection isn’t the greatest, but they do carry Hero Factory. (Thanks to two_sons_squadron)
Walmart opens on 10:00pm EST on Thanksgiving Day.
Did you get one of these in the mail?
Yeah, me neither.
LEGO sent out invitations to a select few VIP members to partake in a special pre-Black Friday shopping event. Forum member that guy received such an invitation and posted the following details:
Not sure if this was posted here yet but I got a special invitiation in the snail mail that said I was number 1 of ‘xx’ people (less than 30 but I prefer not to say exactly lest I be pointed out at my particualr location) chosen to attend a before hours event on the 19th. No mention of the actual discounts yet but it said I had to RSVP before the 17th. Here’s what the note said.
“As one of our most valued LEGO VIP Members, you are cordially invited to an exclusive Holiday shopping event just for you at the LEGO Store! We are opening your local LEGO Store early for an invitation-only event that will allow you and one guest the opportunity to take advantage of all of our extraordinary “Brick” Friday offers before they are available to the public!”
The card says the VIP Card and photo ID are required for admittance. One free limited holiday set per person with $99 purchase. Spending limit is $5000 pre sale prices and may not purchase more than 5 of one item.
When I called to RSVP they wouldn’t give me really any more info than that but I got the feeling they really didn’t know yet either. They said they just got their list of VIPs a few days ago. I guess we will wait and see.
If you weren’t one of the fortunate few to get the invite in the mail, fear not, for there is some reprieve in the shape of an online sale. This was passed along in my LUG’s mailing list:
Good Morning LEGO Fans,
Please allow me to provide a bit of information and clarification on the upcoming LEGO Brand Retail “Brick Friday” VIP Preshop event. As some of you are aware, a handful of fans who are in close proximity to our stores have received invitations to attend an exclusive “invitation-only holiday shopping event.” I have reached out to the Brand Retail team here in Enfield in order to obtain and share the following information to help clarify why some received these invitations and others did not:
Q: How were the VIP members chosen?
A: They were selected on the basis they were in the top 25 VIP members for their local store based on engagement and purchases since joining LEGO VIP and part of the top 5% of VIPs globally.
Q: What about VIP members who didn’t get an invite?
A: All LEGO VIPs will be allowed early access through Shop.LEGO.com on Saturday, November 19th so even if they did not receive a LEGO Store invite, they will still be able to shop early and receive all of the Black Friday deals and promotions.
Q: What type of specials are the LBR Stores offering for “Brick Friday?”
A:
· 10% off of all purchases over $149.
· Free Gift with Purchase Holiday Set 2 (http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=3300002-1) with purchases over $99‐ Limit one per person.
· Free Holiday Pick-a-Brick Box with purchases over $75.
· Pull Cards (scratch cards) for all guests, increments of 10%, 25% & 50% off entire purchase.
· The Holiday Gift with Purchase Set 1 (http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=3300020-1) on sale for $9.99 during the event.Please feel free to share this information amongst your groups. I hope this helps provide better clarification, but please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.
Obviously if you shop online you won’t be able to get the scratch card. The one question I have is if the scratch card discount stacks with the 10% off all purchases over $149, effectively making it a 20%/35%/60% discount. My guess is no.
Well, it’s already out there, so no point in hiding it now. Here’s a complete day-by-day list of specials that LEGO Shop@Home is running this whole weekend.
All Weekend:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
Monday:
For Friday 11/26, the following sets are discounted 20-50% off:
7598 Pizza Planet Truck is a real winner in my book.
StarWarsShop.com weighs in with their Black Friday deal:
Offer ends November 29th.
Not much of an update as nothing new made a blip on my radar, so I’ll just link to Monday’s post here. The only thing new to add to the list is what LEGO Shop@Home is offering:
No code necessary. Discount and free shipping is automatically applied to qualifying carts. Offer good in the US and Canada and ends Monday November 29th.
Shop@Home will also be revealing new discounts everyday starting Friday through Monday. I’ll be posting updates with those deals as they come.
Hello, frugal readers! Black Friday is coming up and I’ve gathered all the deals I could find for the major brick’n'mortar stores that have some type of LEGO deal for the biggest shopping day of the year to help you formulate your shopping strategy. There are also a few online Black Friday deals that may be worth checking out from TRU.com and LEGO Shop@Home. You can also click on the comments link at the bottom right corner of this post to see if any community members have contributed any updates or comments.
If you have any LEGO deals to share, contact us or post it in the forum thread if you’re a member.
Good luck!
Updated 11:43am: LEGO Brand Retail added, and clarified the Old Navy LEGO Rock Band deal.
Updated 2:00 am 11/27: LEGO Shop@Home updated their Sales and Deals page with keychains and magnet sets. Nothing too noteworthy.
Also added Amazon.com item.
Opens 6am
Opens at 5am
Opens 5am
Opens 3am
Opens 5am Friday.
Opens midnight Thursday
Not much in the way of LEGO for Amazon’s Black Friday deals, but I did run across this item: a ZipBin LEGO City Toy Box Playmat by Neat-Oh. Zips up as a storage container/tote when not in use.
UPDATE: Allow me to apologize for allowing my own fanboy excitement to possibly make this out to be more than it ever was. Apparently, as a strictly LEGO Star Wars collector, who doesn’t collect other Star Wars items like others, I read “figure” and thought “minifigure” while others thought “action figure”. And that that makes sense, since TRU stocks an exclusive Commander Ponds action figure. As it appears at this moment, Home One will likely be coming free with the action figure and not a new minifigure. How a LEGO set and action figure together make a desirable combination, I don’t know, but if that’s your cup of tea then Black Friday will still be good to you. If you drink some other brew, until there is further information to the contrary available, you all can file this under the proverbial “kool-aid” folder.
As your resident Sales & Deals guru, I am doing my research to help you all save money on our favorite plastic obsession, including this fall on Black Friday–the mother of all shopping days. I came across a really interesting something in an early release of Toys’R'Us’s Black Friday ad that I know you all would want to know:
LEGO Star Wars: The Clone Wars Fan’s Vote Anniversary Edition – Home One Mon Calamari Star Cruiser (7754)
Our Price: $109.99
FREE Star Wars Commander Ponds figure with purchase!
What? The Home One is not, I repeat not, on sale, but it comes with a cool gift apparently! What I read into this is that if you buy a 7754 you get something else more, a minifig! Is this minifig a mini-set, or just parts? Who knows. It is a vague text-only bit of intriguing information. Help us in the community learn more about this and I’ll update you as details come in. Be sure to comment on this post’s related discussion topic in the “Finds” forum.
