2011 LEGO Alien Conquest

[slacker]

It's very cool and I will probably buy it but you can't call them impulse bags anymore. $3.50 is where it's going to be and in some places I can see $4.

[vynsane]

In all honesty I'll probably buy a few at full price and see if I can score more at clearance.

[legitimatealex]

In all honesty I'll probably buy a few at full price and see if I can score more at clearance.

Clearance is always a terrible wait and see game to play though.

[vynsane]

Oh, yeah, I'm not going to rely on clearance. I'll probably pick up at least two to four of them as soon as I see them, more if I see them get reduced.

[Luciant]

Thank you guys for not making me feel like the only one who thinks this way =)

[legogod]

Sometimes this feels like a support group.

"My name is Jared and I buy Lego at full price."

I will definitely buy these alien sets (at least the small ones) when they come out. They're pretty cool looking.

Jared

[ncbarrett]

Sometimes this feels like a support group.

"My name is Jared and I buy Lego at full price."

I will definitely buy these alien sets (at least the small ones) when they come out. They're pretty cool looking.

Jared

Hi Jared!

I have mentioned it before, there are always sets we as collectors have no issue spending full $$, and there is nothing wrong with that.

[legitimatealex]

Some sets are just worth buying at full price. I bought an impulse set at full price, and the 4 NinjaGo sets I own I also bought at full price. It's not that I thought they were going to disappear or something, I just wanted them at that time and would believed they were worth the money I was spending on them.

On the other end of the spectrum, there are a lot of sets that I would never buy, would only buy heavily discounted, and those that I wouldn't buy unless they were on sale. Some sets I just do not find attractive at all (quite a few of the star wars sets come to mind here, too plain or just reproductions of earlier sets), some sets I would like to have but not unless really discounted, and those that I need a small discount on.

Perfect example for me is this past week with the 50% BnN coupon we all had. My BnN has some of the LEGO books, the architecture sets and some City sets. I bought the Mobile Police Unit for a total of $15. It's a $44 set. I never would have bought it without the coupon and I would have marked it at a set that I kind of wanted but wouldn't buy unless I got a heavy discount. You just really have to go for the sets you want, or buy as the situation dictates.

http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=7288-1 That's the set.

[Luciant]

Sometimes this feels like a support group.

"My name is Jared and I buy Lego at full price."

I will definitely buy these alien sets (at least the small ones) when they come out. They're pretty cool looking.

Jared

Hi Jared!

I have mentioned it before, there are always sets we as collectors have no issue spending full $$, and there is nothing wrong with that.

+1 Jared

Hey, just because I have 'issue' with spending full $$ on a set, doesn't mean it will stop me now =) I can just come and vent to my fellow brethern who understand and feel my pain, and who will forgive me of the sin of paying full price.

[prozac]

available on TRU.com now:

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[ncbarrett]

available on TRU.com now:

http://www.toysrus.com/family/index.jsp ... d=11513179" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Most of them were available last week for BOGO 50%
The Jet-Copter is arriving at my house today!

[prozac]

available on TRU.com now:

http://www.toysrus.com/family/index.jsp ... d=11513179" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Most of them were available last week for BOGO 50%
The Jet-Copter is arriving at my house today!

Sure wish someone would have posted thatlast week then :P

[vynsane]

Sure wish someone would have posted thatlast week then :P

Um... it was.

[ncbarrett]

Sure wish someone would have posted thatlast week then :P

AND
here

[prozac]

you guys win!

[vynsane]

The microsite is now up:

http://alienconquest.lego.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

So far there's a 'Space Invaders' type of game where you have to strategically shoot missiles into the paths of flying saucers, and a form that allows you to ask the aliens a question.

[sadowsk1]

In all honesty I'll probably buy a few at full price and see if I can score more at clearance.

Clearance is always a terrible wait and see game to play though.

Agreed, if a set is the bees knees for you, there is nothing wrong with paying what the store is asking.

[Brick & Blue]

In all honesty I'll probably buy a few at full price and see if I can score more at clearance.

Clearance is always a terrible wait and see game to play though.

Agreed, if a set is the bees knees for you, there is nothing wrong with paying what the store is asking.

Bees Knees?

[CoMmanderC]

lego makes me fall into the trap of buying set that is not related star wars.now i have to decide on the summer sets or these new alien conquest sets. well good bye well-earned money:)

[Ogre21]

I was trying to resist this theme but, much to my dismay (and my wife's!), I don't think I'll be able to.
The aliens look great (especially the 'brain-sucker') and that Earth Defense HQ just looks too sweet!

*sigh*

LEGO is going to keep me broke forever.