Bargain watch for Amazon.es now live

 

  • Bargain watch for Amazon.es now live

    Posted by Huw, 22 Oct 2011 16:56. Filed under Brickset.

    DrDave and I have put the finishing touches on the Spanish Amazon Watch page and it's now available for your perusal.

    Having just taken a look it appears that there's some great bargains and deep discounts to be had, so if you're in Spain, I hope you find it useful.


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Posted by Alemas in Germany, 22 Oct 2011 17:05

You should have added "Hola!" in the article... :P Anyway, when will we get a translated version of the Bargain Watch page in French, German, Italian and Spanish? Isn't it a simple copy/paste job? :P

EDIT: Off-topic: Mail Order Express doesn't seem to have LEGO anymore: http://www.mailorderexpress.com/s?searchKeywords=lego&Action=submit You better remove the link in the "More buying options" page... :P

Posted by nachogemma in Spain, 23 Oct 2011 00:25

Thank you so much

Posted by kevbags in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 03:09

That is a cracking price on the tower bridge.

Posted by DrDaveWatford in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 04:23

^ You're not wrong - wonder if they ship to UK ?

;-)

Posted by Si_Dorking_Surrey in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 04:32

yes they do, for €5 or something, just ordered one :)

By the way, where can I find this page from the main brickset navigation? doesnt seem to have a home in the site architecture.

Posted by DrDaveWatford in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 04:47

^ Unless you click on the link when an alert comes up (make sure you opt in to the alerts via your preferences page) or live in Spain (in which case there'll be a link on the top right of the screen, just like you have the UK link on your front page), I'm not sure you can. I'd therefore suggest you just bookmark the page using the link in this news alert and refresh every time you visit - that'll do it.

UPDATE : amazon.es seems to be quoting me around 8 Euro postage for standard delivery on the Battle of Endor playset. @xangodango please let us know how you get on with your order for Tower Bridge - if it arrives in one piece and without additional charges, Amazon.es might end up being a useful find for all of us on the bigger sets and not just folks living in Spain....

Posted by kevbags in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 04:53

Not sure if they ship to the UK but one has been ordered for delivery to my uncles place in Spain ;-)

Posted by Si_Dorking_Surrey in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 05:16

^^ No probs, will do (I'm si_dorking on the forum, dont ask me about the weird usernames, i screwed up and its too late to change it now!)

Would be nice to give these very useful pages a proper home some time. I'll add it to the requests thread.

PS tax is already paid on the tower bridge and postage was actually 8.17

Productos: EUR 134,89
Envío: EUR 8,17
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Total antes de impuestos: EUR 143,06
Impuestos: EUR 28,61
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Importe total: EUR 171,67

Posted by BJMdotLEGO in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 05:30

Oh man, it's incredibly tempting not to buy a couple of big sets there. Mill Village Raid and King's Castle are each approx. 25% off, and that's including the shipping costs (only €9). I haven't seen Castle sets discounted this much anywhere. Wish Amazon.co.uk had these kind of sets discounted.

http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=7189-1
http://www.brickset.com/detail/?Set=7946-1

Posted by Si_Dorking_Surrey in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 06:01

^ Mill village raid was under £50 on amazon uk at one point, and Kings castle has been under £70

Posted by Huw in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 06:16

@DrDave, you're right, that's where the links appear but maybe there should be a permanent place for everyone to be able to get to those that are not their 'home' Amazon. I'll give it some thought.

In time, I plan to add a 'Amazon' tab to the set details pages to show the set prices at every Amazon.

@xango, I can change your name here if you'd like me to, drop me an email if so.

Posted by BJMdotLEGO in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 06:17

^ So perhaps one day they'll be discounted again... I'm seriously hoping so.

Man, I missed a lot of cool sets in my "dark ages": Cowboys, Vikings, "classic" Ninja/Samurai,...

Posted by atkinsar in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 07:15

Oh blimey charlie, so now I have to be tempted by Amazon es too!!

Just ordered Tower Bridge and City Corner, if it's anything like my previous experience of ordering from Amazon fr, then it should be fine.

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 23 Oct 2011 09:09

Good grief, the non-UK Amazons are more useful than I thought... :P

Posted by BJMdotLEGO in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 09:20

Just discovered CamelCamelCamel.com though the Brickset forums:

http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/LEGO-Kingdoms-7189-Mill-Village/product/B004MKNK38
http://uk.camelcamelcamel.com/Lego-Kingdom-7946-Kings-Castle/product/B003A2JCS6

Just look at those gorgeous graphs...

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 23 Oct 2011 09:22

@BJMdotLEGO: Ooooh, a price tracker. :P Customisable, too. :P Niiiice... I like it. :P SOMEONE CALL HUW, NOW! :P

Posted by DrDaveWatford in United Kingdom, 23 Oct 2011 09:26

No need to visit camelcamelcamel for the price tracker now - there's one included in the Bargain Watch listings - just click the little graph icon beneath the RRP.

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 23 Oct 2011 09:28

@DrDave: But they are customisable! :P You can adjust what to display! :P Not convincing you, eh? :P

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 24 Oct 2011 07:26

Every time Huw logs on, I hope he launches the Amazon.it Bargain Watch page... :P

Posted by DrDaveWatford in United Kingdom, 24 Oct 2011 08:04

^ Not ready to go yet, unfortunately. Patience !

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 24 Oct 2011 08:16

@DrDave: "Patience, young one"?... :P GAH, THE WAIT'S KILLING ME! XD

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 24 Oct 2011 09:26

Looks like the Amazon.it watch is already set up... http://www.brickset.com/news/?Amazon.it-watch

Posted by AddictedToStyrene in Australia, 25 Oct 2011 01:32

I am very impressed that you are able to include other countries in your 'Watches'. Although I do turn them off in my preferences, I still consider them a part of what makes Brickset such a good website for Lego fans. Good work!

Posted by DrDaveWatford in United Kingdom, 25 Oct 2011 05:43

^ You might want to keep an eye on France, since they ship to you...!

Posted by Alemas in Germany, 25 Oct 2011 08:01

@DrDave: Turns out these international Amazons are useful for Brits, too... :P

Posted by Si_Dorking_Surrey in United Kingdom, 26 Oct 2011 07:05

Tower bridge took 2 days delivery, has arrived fine.

Posted by atkinsar in United Kingdom, 26 Oct 2011 07:37

^ Same, but my box has a very small puncture hole on the back, I'll get over it.

Posted by DrDaveWatford in United Kingdom, 26 Oct 2011 11:39

Good to hear that we now have a new route to get cheap LEGO !

Posted by Renegade007cjh in United Kingdom, 29 Oct 2011 05:21

Ordered Daigon Alley & King's Castle on Monday; both arrived yesterday (Friday); packaging was standard Amazon (i.e. pretty good), although a couple of dings / dents to Harry Potter internal box.

A word to the wise; the discounts aren't always as good as it first seems, due to tax [even within EU], shipping and (here's the clincher) the exchange rate used by your credit card company.

Sales Tax, Hidden charges (no idea what they were) and shipping took it to 199.15 EURO (£175)
Actually charged on credit card £179, due to exchange rate fluctuations

So saving was only £36 (£215 - £179), which isn't too bad, I suppose, but doesn't set the world on fire. Would suggest only worth doing if you're ordering a few sets, to avoid additional postate costs.

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