I had an interesting week just now where I paid 70 USD for 130 USD of LEGO.
One thing any person should do is get at least 75 dollars of LEGO before Christmas. 10% of it comes back to you in free PAB. Even better, it's in a box, not a cup. This means if you stack your elements into a box, you will have a more condensed, heavy, and economical haul from the store.
Of course, knowing the Sawgrass staff, I had no problem, and I heard some brand retail are snobbish about stacking PAB to begin with. The PAB box is a 8.00 value. I stuck in 296 parts, mostly 1x10 and 1x3 brick in white. Tropicana, here I come, even though those will be heavy reefers. Lots of pulling power needed there.
The other big deal is the Kingdoms and PQ lines. Pharaoh's Quest is the best deal right now, and LEGO has both lines on discount 20% off. Little did I know, however, that Walmart had most of every line 50% off. I was there today and bought the Rise of the Sphinx at 25.00, while yesterday I walked out with a 23.98 Snake less fortuitously, though other factors offset the price and I got VIP credits.
Walmart stores are having tremendous After-Christmas sales. From my store, sets like Slave I, Mill Village, Rise of the Sphinx, the Lighthouse, Marina, et al are discounted. I recommend getting these deals.
So this brings me to my pros and cons. Hold off your Christmas hauls until after Christmas, and use the PAB deal on something you know will not get its price chopped. I earned my box through the Mærsk train. Is it discounted? No. But the con with going to a third-world retailer like Walmart is that you do not get VIP points, though the difference of that could justify the discounted price being paid. Maybe that's why I am happy I was super patient with Pharoah's quest.
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