Comments on: 2009 LEGO Pirates now available from LEGO Shop [News]

By: David4

David4 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:31:04 +0000

The Ship/boat is $85 at TRU B&M.

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By: eddie

eddie — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:31:21 +0000

Soldiers fort is now available.

By: David4

David4 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:15:15 +0000

I’m thinking aabout buying the $6 cannon set, you can get two for $9 at TRU which is a great deal for 4 guys and two firing cannons.

By: greenglo

greenglo — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:58:54 +0000

Just notified family to purchase for Christmas! Firing cannons!

By: Xiazeran

Xiazeran — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:47:17 +0000

WOOO PIRATES!!

By: bmwlego

bmwlego — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:17:59 +0000

I too noticed TRU charging retail price online when they first started carrying the ’09 sets. For instance, the Tiny Turbos were “only” $4.99 online whereas TRU was charging their normally expensive, marked up $5.99 in stores for the ’09 TT’s. I was shocked to see TRU charging the MSRP on the newest sets. Of course about 2 days after I noticed that TRU wasn’t ripping me off and they were having a sale on LEGO I went to TRU online to buy the ’09 sets and the prices were adjusted to match the inflated prices TRU normally charges!

This is why I normally buy my LEGO at Target and avoid TRU. Even when TRU has a sale, it is almost not worth it. If I were to buy 1 and get 1 half off on the Racers at TRU ($6 and $3 for a $9 total), it would only save me $1 over the retail price at Target ($5 each car for a total of $10)! This is not a great deal at all!

By: Ramone

Ramone — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:22:39 +0000

Can 6239 really be called “Cannon Battle” when only one of them has a cannon? Cannon Slaughter was perhaps too morbid?

/Want all of these.
//Looking forward to the soldier outpost thingy.
///Might need two of those!

By: Ian Mankowski

Ian Mankowski — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:22:37 +0000

Though the pirate ship cannons didn’t fire, one of the first original imperial ships had cannons that were spring loaded for firing fun.

It quickly disappeared though, I assume for litigation concerns, but the exact reason I don’t know.

My 8 year old self remembers bitterly that he couldn’t pick up firing cannons anywhere, and his best friend would fire them all day long at him.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:09:28 +0000

The S@H site also has a pirate t-shirt now, for $15…

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:40:32 +0000

I saw 6253 Shipwreck Hideout at TRU over the weekend. It’s a very nice set.

By: neko

neko — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:59:56 +0000

Just checked the TRU website and its still out of stock, but now listed at $99.99!

By: neko

neko — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:57:51 +0000

At my local TRU, Brickbeard’s Bounty is $99.99. It appears that the $85.00 price is only online, and is already out of stock.

By: TooMuchDew

TooMuchDew — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:42:54 +0000

John:
6253 – LEGO Pirates Shipwreck Hideout $39.99
TRU Exclusive (historically most of these will eventually be available at S@H) Out Of Stock, Temporarily Not Available
6242 – LEGO Pirates Soldiers’ Fort (367 pieces) $49.99
also Out Of Stock, Temporarily Not Available due to TRU’s current “Buy 1 get 1 HALF OFF!” sale
Hmmm…
6242 – LEGO Pirates Brickbeard’s Bounty (592 pieces) $84.99
$15.00 cheaper than S@H!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:28:54 +0000

@John: I think one or both of the sets that aren’t available yet fit in that range.

@wunztwice: Which is why you buy all your LEGO from S@H through TBB, right? Right? :-P