Comments on: LEGO Star Wars Clone Wars sets and the Toys R Us Midnight Sale

By: Juan

Juan — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:30:42 +0000

It is even much more worse in Mexico.
Not only did they not bring the entire line of Star Wars, but the prices are at least 150% more than the price in the USA.

It is absurd that the product is now fabricated in Mexico, somewhere in a maquiladora, where employees get paid 5 dollars a day for salary, and that the product is out of reach for most of the population in the Country.

I am amazed to see that they have actually managed to stay in business since 1995, when they decided to bring the company here, and open operations.

Really, I rather just take a trip up to the US, and spend the money there, and get the sets, than to pay 150% more for the same exact model.

Absurd!

By: Eskallon says

Eskallon says — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 07:13:13 +0000

Lego are making their prices way too high even if the made the gunship only £40, £30 lower they would still be making profit and a lot more people would buy them this is ridiculas

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:22:16 +0000

In Australia its just as bad! Sets worth $10 (US) sell for $20 (AUS). And the aussie dollar is almost equal to the green back. The droid gunship is retailing at about $60 (AUS) and all the big sets are about double, (Republic Gunship $180). I think I’ll wait for some 2009 Battle Packs to spend my moolah on.

Anyway apart from the cost most of the new sets look great, but I’ve already got the original AT-TE and Republic gunship. The spider droid looks good and isn’t too expensive, I might pick one of them up when it finally hits the shelves.

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:54:28 +0000

Talking about price, here in France, it’s even worse:
When you compare the prise in USD of the legoset SW and here in France in €, some models are simply the double:
For example; lego set 7678 droid gunship cost 29,99 $ in USSA
In France, it’s 39,99€, which would be 62.34 $ equivalent!!!

Simply crazy and too expensive.
As you say, what kids can afford to spend more than 100 $ to have 2 lego sets?

Guess Star Wars licensing turns everything in Gold and when you look what prices old SW lego set are sold, you understand why Lego increases its prices :(

By: Rocko

Rocko — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 04:02:55 +0000

Sometimes the popularity of Star Wars outweighs common sense. I love Star Wars but not this much.

By: Will-Will

Will-Will — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:31:42 +0000

Yeah, Ima ’bout done with LEGO sets for a while, lol. The prices on these things keep sky-rocketing! I can’t justify the money spent anymore — now that I have all the Indiana Jones sets… Some of these Clone Wars sets look pretty cool, but they lack the nostalgia the Classic sets, and the Indiana sets give me…

… and, I have nothing but bile for Toys r Us hahahaha

By: English

English — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:12:19 +0000

I went to one of the Lego shops and in England the prices for the new stuff is definately more expensive. I think it’s rediculous really, it is still supposed to be a kids toy isn’t? What kid can afford to spend a minimum of £40 ($79) on a set?

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 05:05:27 +0000

$120 for Legos is insane.

By: David

David — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:50:36 +0000

$120 for the attack ship is insane.

By: Captain Pike

Captain Pike — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:28:09 +0000

Check what they want here in Canada – $20 more for the Gunship ($139 CAD vs $119 USD) and $30 more for the AT-TE ($119 CAD vs $89 USD). Even though the US and Can. dollar have been about equal for a year now, prices are still 30-50% higher north of the border.

I know a few AFOL who have stopped buying and are seriously considering a different hobby.

By: wusmand

wusmand — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:34:56 +0000

Lol, you guys all excited while today in California at the Target in Vacavillie they were selling the gunship the tri wing and that droid ship, and they had tons

By: Sibley

Sibley — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:37:35 +0000

Seems like a fun event, despite the prices. This line looks really well done; all the set designs are great, some of the best Star Wars sets to date IMO. Surprising there aren’t any sets under $30, though.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 20:21:27 +0000

Thanks for covering the Midnight Sale, Nannan! It’s disappointing the TRU continues to mark up their prices so much (not that they don’t have the right to make money), but at least there are alternatives.