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What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by atmail35 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:21 pm

Not including a "dark age". I'm just wondering how long people can go in between buying Lego products with all these sales. ;) Lately, I can't even go a week with all these coupons, sales and on-line deals. It is bad! Even while I was out of town on vacation I bought a set! What is wrong with me?

I'd have to look at my credit card bills but I think since October 2010, I probably haven't gone a week without buying "something" Lego related (could be a set, CMF, PAB or other small item).

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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by dr_spock » Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:36 pm

I think 6 months.

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Post by Zeya » Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:44 pm

Since ending my dark age last October? Maybe 2 months.

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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by lukeskywalker » Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:16 pm

6 Months is probably the longest I've gone.

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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by Brickbuilder0937 » Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:47 pm

I think one month is the longest I've ever gone without buying, but only because I was temporarily out of work. I'm afraid that if I went six months Without LEGO I'd go crazy. (or maybe I'm already crazy and I'd turn sane after 6 months ;) )

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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by Mantisking » Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:30 am

Maybe six months. I've never really kept track. I know I do go in spurts of buying and building -- currently I have a stack of unopened boxes in the basement, stored away.

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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by condor » Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:11 pm

It was probably 2 months, it the time between clearance sales :)

I'm trying to go longer though because my wife gave me the eye when I brought back the last batch from Target :D

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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by legitimatealex » Sat Aug 06, 2011 9:07 pm

2 months. Clearance sales time like condor said. I'm working two jobs and just scraping by, so new LEGO isn't exactly something I can afford. The most recent thing I got were two magnet sets that LEGO had on clearance. Used 5 vip rewards to get free shipping. Wooh, females and TS3.
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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by koromo » Sun Aug 07, 2011 6:35 pm

2 months, clearance sales are an occupational hazard in the past year or so. Before that maybe 4-6 months.
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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by vynsane » Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:36 pm

Judging by my VIP history and extrapolating for non LEGO Store/S@H purchases, I'd say it's only a few weeks between LEGO purchases.
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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by Derek » Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:03 am

Seems to be normal around here, but I'd say 2 months.

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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by slacker » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:23 am

I think the longest for me is 1 month but it also depends on the deals and clearance. Last month was bad with TRU BOGO50 with 20% off one item and Target clearance.

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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by sadowsk1 » Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:08 am

I think the biggest gap for me was after Christmas to the Spring sales, so maybe three or four months.

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Re: What is the longest you've gone without buying Lego?

Post by anthonyj8 » Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:17 pm

Since I really got into Legos, about 3 or 4 months. :what?:

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