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LEGO Double VIP Points – one day only!

by Thita (admin) on December 14, 2014

As a pleasant and unexpected surprise, LEGO decided to bring back Double VIP Points one more time before the end of the year, but only for one day! This offer is valid only for today until 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time. You can earn Double VIP Points both at official LEGO stores and the Online LEGO Shop. If you have been waiting until the last minute with your Christmas shopping, this is your last chance to pick up some awesome gifts, have them arrive for Christmas, and also earn Double VIP Points. I guess those who hesitate don’t always loose. At least not with LEGO. 🙂

And the good news doesn’t stop there. The #21110 LEGO Ideas Research Institute is now back in stock! This set has been out of stock for months, which caused great disappointment with those who supported the project on LEGO Ideas and would have liked to get a copy, as well as parents who wanted to get it for their children for the holidays. There is a note at the online listing of this set: “The Research Institute is available now online with limited quantities, so be sure to order as soon as possible. It is coming soon to LEGO Brand retail locations and is expected to be available within two weeks.” To be fair to all customer who have been looking for this set, there is a limit of one copy per order or household. I would suggest that you don’t hesitate and get this set as soon as possible at the Online LEGO Shop.

Also, remember that several of sets scheduled for release January 2015 in the LEGO Creator, LEGO City and LEGO Technic categories, have been listed early and are now available. We have talked about these sets in detail here: First Wave of 2015 LEGO Sets Now Available! You can find them all under the What’s New tab at the Online LEGO Shop.

And of course the best way to take advantage of the Double VIP Points period is for large exclusive sets that are only available through LEGO, and never or almost never go on sale. With Double VIP Points you basically get 10% off the price in the form of points that you can redeem during a future purchase. You can find the large exclusive sets under the Hard to Find Items and Exclusives section of the Online LEGO Shop.

And to give you even more good news, LEGO just put a number of sets on sale, including LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Ninjago, LEGO Technic, LEGO Super Heroes, and more. Most of the items on sale are 20% off. You can find them all at the Sales and Deals section of the Online LEGO Shop.

Also, don’t forget that you get free shipping with orders over $75, and you are still under the deadline to have your order arrive before Christmas with no additional shipping fees. If you have a LEGO store near you and plan to stop by today, make sure you mention you are a LEGO VIP member when you are checking out to take advantage of the Double VIP Points special. If you are shopping online sign in with your LEGO VIP account when you visit the Online LEGO Shop.

So what do you think? How do you like this super-duper one day special? Are you planning to take advantage of it? And what about the LEGO Ideas Research Institute? Have you gotten one already? Or are you getting one today? Feel free to share and discuss in the comment section below! 😉

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Make your own LEGO holiday greeting card!

by Thita (admin) on December 13, 2014

in Community News

LEGO started a new tradition last year with an online application that allows you to make your own customized holiday greeting cards by creating a minifigure version of your family. Once you are done, you can share your greeting card on various social networks, send it by email to family and friends, or download it and print it out to make a real greeting card. 🙂

I don’t think there is anyone who doesn’t like to see a minifig version of themselves, so this is a fun way to share your hobby, and also give something unique and interesting to others. By the way, this greeting card doesn’t have to be only for family, nor does it have to be only for Christmas. As the card is fully customizable, you can also make a minifig version of your friends, co-workers, or class-mates and set them in different scenes.

If you would like to make your own LEGO holiday greeting card, first go to LEGO.com/MinifigureFamily. Once you are there, you will go through three simple steps to set up your greeting card.

In step one you will set the scene. Here you can select a message from the dropdown menu on the left. You can choose anything from “Merry Christmas” to “Happy New Year”, a simple “Thinking of You”, and many more. If you choose to, you can also opt out of displaying any message at all. In this step you can also select the background for your card by clicking on the arrow at the right of the card. There are many designs to choose from including holiday settings, winter scenes, and even the beach!

Once you have set the scene and added your message, you will go to step two to add members of your family. You can choose an adult (regular size minifig) a child (short legs minifig), a baby in a stroller, and various pets. You will be walked through the steps to select faces, skin color, shirts and pants to fully customize each person. Note that this year you can select a wheelchair for any member of the family, which I thought was a nice touch. For pets you can choose dogs, cats, snakes, chickens, and other LEGO animals. In this step you can also add the name of each member of the family (including pets), which will be displayed on your greeting card, or you could just leave the name fields blank.

In step three you have a chance to take a final review of your greeting card. If you are not happy with something, you can go back to any of the previous steps to make changes and corrections. When you feel that everything is right, you can either download the finalized greeting card to your computer to print it out or send it by email, or you can also share it on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.

See? That was easy! And if you would like to make more LEGO holiday greeting cards you can start again and make a completely different one! The app allows you to make as many cards as you like. So go ahead and visit LEGO.com/MinifigureFamily to create your own greeting card. If you do print out the cards you can also use them as a fun way to decorate Christmas presents, and of course you can also mail them in the traditional way.

So what do you think? How do you like these LEGO Christmas greeting cards? Did you make your own yet? Who are you planning to send them to? Feel free to share in the comment section below! Happy holidays! 😉

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