The Sun: not so free lego

syboit

doesn't seem as good as the previous years.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/article4778092.ece

Necronomicon

I don't really mind, to be honest. I think these promotions bring out the worst in people. If nothing else, you have to shift through dozens of spammy ads on adverts.ie for weeks afterwards where wannabe investors are trying to sell them for 5x their value.

/Rant.

James Howlett

So you collect stamps and send them a self-addressed envelope in a presumably larger envelope...

I prefer walking around the corner to Smyths to collect but I'll give this a bash anyway.

Derek93

Is it even open to Irish sun? can't find any terms and conditions or prices for a Irish offer.

syboit

Necronomicon wrote: »

I don't really mind, to be honest. I think these promotions bring out the worst in people. If nothing else, you have to shift through dozens of spammy ads on adverts.ie for weeks afterwards where wannabe investors are trying to sell them for 5x their value.

/Rant.

completely agree. You read some horror stories over on brickset where people are bringing in 30-40 papaers! .

James Howlett

Is this not open to Ireland? The only copy of the sun I could find today had no mention of lego and just a Ben 10 toy instead...?

Derek93

Yeah me neither, seems its not even open to Ireland, funny because I have a bonus big smile token they sent me by email, yet I can't use it..

James Howlett

Bummer, we might get one day for lego similar to today's Ben 10 so it's worth keeping an eye on

BeardySi

Had a shufty in the sun this morning... no sign of anything spectacular in the pic of the free sets so I didn't bother... Frankly I CBA getting a paper for a whole week for some little basic sets the components of which I could pick up on bricklink for little more than the cost of postage and a few papers... Much prefer the usual way of working it with the tokens...

James Howlett

This deal is now open to Irish readers. I spotted this in a shop this morning, tokens started yesterday and will run until this day week. Entries have to be posted in by the 15th march.

Necronomicon

The plot thickens:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013/mar/06/anti-page-3-victory-lego-sun

A parent who took his anti-Page 3 campaign to Legoland and Wapping is claiming victory after the Danish toymaker announced the end of its two-year promotional partnership with the Sun.

It might move to another paper - in 2009 there was a similar promo with The Mirror, though you had to post tokens away, which is a system I'd be much happier with for reasons I mentioned above.

JupiterKid

I had thought of availing of this promotion but decided against as I would have to buy 5 Sun papers in a row (€5) and then on top of that pay an extra €3 and a self addressed enclosed padded envelope for a tiny set that would probably be worth about €4.99 in shops. Not worth the expense IMO.

Plus the Sun is a complete rag that I would have absolutely zero interest in reading.

Derek93

JupiterKid wrote: »

I had thought of availing of this promotion but decided against as I would have to buy 5 Sun papers in a row (€5) and then on top of that pay an extra €3 and a self addressed enclosed padded envelope for a tiny set that would probably be worth about €4.99 in shops. Not worth the expense IMO.

Plus the Sun is a complete rag that I would have absolutely zero interest in reading.

its 5 sets, you don't just get 1 set, you get 5 random polybags for the 5 tokens.

ShadowHearth

Derek93 wrote: »

its 5 sets, you don't just get 1 set, you get 5 random polybags for the 5 tokens.

I still could not be arsed. So it is 5eu for newspapers and going to shop everyday for that newspaper. 3-4eu for all the postage expanses. So I the end you will get 5 polibags which most likely going to be around 3-4eu on adverts very soon. So of you don't include petrol expenses you save about 7eu max.
I would personally pay that 7eu extra to Not to do all the stuff.

Derek93

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I still could not be arsed. So it is 5eu for newspapers and going to shop everyday for that newspaper. 3-4eu for all the postage expanses. So I the end you will get 5 polibags which most likely going to be around 3-4eu on adverts very soon. So of you don't include petrol expenses you save about 7eu max.
I would personally pay that 7eu extra to Not to do all the stuff.

Well if you did not live out in the middle of the phantom zone..ie Cork..you could walk to the shop :P

James Howlett

I work beside a Newsagent and a Post Office, I've really no excuse not to

James Hunt

Anyone know if they printed a form for this?

It says on the tokens that they will print an application form which must be returned with the tokens, but I haven't seen it. Even today, which is the last day, it still says that they will print it later in the week. They need to have received the tokens and SAE by Friday, so if they haven't printed the form by now, it's going to be tight.

Derek93

Form was printed with token 5. so Wednesday maybe?

James Howlett

it was printed in Wednesday's paper alright. I purchased a paper on Thursday as well but there was no form in that particular issue

James Hunt

Thanks lads, seems that it was printed on a day when I didn't get the paper.

But it still said on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday that they would be printing it later in the week - which wasn't the case at all. The paper has refused to take the tokens without the form.

Seems that the application form was actually the key thing, not really the tokens.

Derek93

James Hunt wrote: »

Thanks lads, seems that it was printed on a day when I didn't get the paper.

But it still said on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday that they would be printing it later in the week - which wasn't the case at all. The paper has refused to take the tokens without the form.

Seems that the application form was actually the key thing, not really the tokens.

James thats bull**** mate, they kept reprinting the same spiel about printing the form later in the week even on token 6/7/8 ect, contact consumer affairs and make a complaint.

James Hunt

Well, I emailed them and asked them again to accept the tokens without the form, given their mistake, and they agreed.

So I sent it off last Thursday, hopefully it works out.

ShadowHearth

Don't forget to brag on which sets you get!

Those should be all 2013 polibags?

Necronomicon

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Don't forget to brag on which sets you get!

Those should be all 2013 polibags?

Quite the opposite actually - it seems to be a clear-out of old stock, so they'll be polybags from 2011 and 2012 mostly. That seems to be the indiction from those who have gotten them so far.

ShadowHearth

Necronomicon wrote: »

Quite the opposite actually - it seems to be a clear-out of old stock, so they'll be polybags from 2011 and 2012 mostly. That seems to be the indiction from those who have gotten them so far.

So I guess more polibags for adverts.is!

BeardySi

Necronomicon wrote: »

Quite the opposite actually - it seems to be a clear-out of old stock, so they'll be polybags from 2011 and 2012 mostly. That seems to be the indiction from those who have gotten them so far.

Yup, LEGO confirmed that they have no involvement in this campaign after they ended their collaboration with the Shun last month, and that the the ongoing campaign is using leftover stock form previous ones...

James Howlett

Has anyone who participated received their lego as yet? It's been over a month since I posted mine and have received nothing...

kingcrowley

James Howlett wrote: »

Has anyone who participated received their lego as yet? It's been over a month since I posted mine and have received nothing...

Same here - don't remember if they stated a time scale for delivery?

I paid by credit card and they still haven't charged me....

James Howlett

The documentation stated that the lego should be received within 28 days. I think the closing date for forms was the 15th March so I assume that they must mean 28days from that date.
I'll post here when/ if they finally arrive.

Derek93

Sent two stamped envelopes one from my own house and one from my Mums under different names and neither has came back.

lostboy75

had an order in for 2 sets as well, 1 arrived at my place today.

City
30018-1: Police Microlight - looks fun, happy
Super Heroes
30162-1: Quinjet - not pushed, parts
Alien Conquest
30141-1: Jetpack - initially thought, damn, but looking at the bag again, quite like him
Ninjago
30080-1: Ninja Glider - ninjas, alway good. f off gold sword, like
30085-1: Jumping Snakes - another ninja, good, green snakes, hey why not

over all, while not great value for money, i am happy with this collection.
will post contents of other when i get it.

James Howlett

Like lostboy75 I also ordered two packages through seperate addresses. One arrived today and I'm happy with them as none of them are doubles for me. I'm particularly happy with the Jack Sparrow minifigure.
Fingers crossed the other package actually arrives...

James Hunt

Got them today - can't see the codes now but they were Star Wars Mini X-Wing, Star Wars Republic Fighter?. Creator Truck, Pirates of the Caribbean ship and little police helicopter.

Went down well here.

lostboy75

got the second set,
Super Heroes - 30165-1: Hawkeye with equipment like the minifig, rest will be recycled
Ninjago - 30081-1: Skeleton Chopper - minifig, and the bones are nice, rest recycled
Alien Conquest - 30140-1: ADU Walker - again an Alien Conquest that i like, must have a better look at this range
Harry Potter - 30111-1: The Lab - minifig, and i like the sideboard, this will be used in a model somewhere.
Star Wars - 30054-1: AT-ST - not a star wars fan, but for a tiny model, its quite nice.

all in, these 10 sets cost €16, and i dont feel disapointed. some nice sets, most will be recycled parts, but of these there are a number of the parts that i quite like.

Necronomicon

lostboy75 wrote: »

got the second set,
Super Heroes - 30165-1: Hawkeye with equipment like the minifig, rest will be recycled
Ninjago - 30081-1: Skeleton Chopper - minifig, and the bones are nice, rest recycled
Alien Conquest - 30140-1: ADU Walker - again an Alien Conquest that i like, must have a better look at this range
Harry Potter - 30111-1: The Lab - minifig, and i like the sideboard, this will be used in a model somewhere.
Star Wars - 30054-1: AT-ST - not a star wars fan, but for a tiny model, its quite nice.

all in, these 10 sets cost €16, and i dont feel disapointed. some nice sets, most will be recycled parts, but of these there are a number of the parts that i quite like.

That is a nice score, the ADU Walker is pretty rare. It wasn't in the regular promotions like all the others, you had to enter a competition to win it. Starting to wish I took the trouble to do all this!

lostboy75

did not know that at all, cheers, should have kept the bag!
will be rooting through the bin this evening it seems.....

James Howlett

... and my other package of lego. I'm petty happy with my randomly drawn lot, definitely worth the token collecting.